MACR PILOT: 1Lt Coy I. Montgomery O-803251
MACR #: 03015
Fiche #: 01019
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 349th BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: East
Intended Destination: Berlin
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: Information not available
Give
Date: March 6, 1944
Time: 12:15
Location: North of Hanover
Specify: Information not available
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: Missing
B: Missing
C: Missing
D: Missing
Weapons
A: Missing
B: Missing
C: Missing
D: Missing
E: Missing
F: Missing
G: Missing
H: Missing
I: Missing
J: Missing
L: Missing
Persons are listed as
Casualty Type: Battle casualty
Number of persons on board
Crew: 10
Pass: 0
Total: 10
Personnel
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| Position | Name | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| P2 | Coy I. Montgomery | 1Lt | O-803251 |
| CP | Robert F. Connaway | 2Lt | O-689302 |
| NAV (N) | Frank C. Laver | 2Lt | O-809647 |
| BOM (B) | James D. Fulton | 2Lt | O-682022 |
| RAD | Wilbur I. Trembley | TSgt | 38213628 |
| ENG | George W. Burton | TSgt | 35448179 |
| BAL | Louis P. Savell | SSgt | 14150231 |
| WG (W) | Anthony E. Ruda | SSgt | 33293827 |
| WG (W) | Junior L. Bucher | SSgt | 17129018 |
| TG (T) | Earl W. Ritter | SSgt | 39168628 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall T. Chadwick | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-802652 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Parachutes were used
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| "At 1215 hours just north of Hanover an A/C believed to be #170 was attacked by enemy fighters and was shot down, four or five chutes were seen. The I.D. of this aircraft is not positive. It may have been #051." Lt. Ron Chadwick. | ||
| No Data | They were flying A/C #42-30170 which had flown under three names: Torchy 2nd, HOT SPIT, and MISS CARRIAGE. On 6 Mar 44, Lt Frank C. Laver was the Navigator and a POW; Sgt Wilbur Trembley, on his first mission, was the ROG and a POW; T/Sgt George W. Burton was the TTE and a POW; S/Sgt Anthony Ruda was the RWG and a POW, and S/Sgt Louis P. Savell was the BTG and a POW. The Germans buried Lt Montgomery (Coy I.) on 10 Mar 1944, noting the cause of death as crash/ burns... |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Personnel Officer
Date prepared: March 13, 1944
