MACR PILOT: 2Lt Arthur M. Vetter O-795682
MACR #: 00645
Fiche #: 00213
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 350th BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: SE
Intended Destination: Paris Reanult Plant
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: CAVU
Give
Date: September 15, 1943
Time: 19:00
Location: Over Paris
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy anti-aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: 43-57621
B: 43-57629
C: 43-57645
D: 43-57648
Weapons
A: 660215
B: 660433
C: 638708
D: 396465
E: 406818
F: 369465
G: 396344
H: 396769
I: 383822
J: 393664
L: 398323
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 | Arthur M. Vetter | 2Lt | O-795682 |
| CP | Donald G. Smith | 2Lt | O-741943 |
| NAV (N) | Wendell K. McConnaha | 2Lt | O-734944 |
| BOM (B) | James G. Bormuth | 2Lt | O-676542 |
| RAD | John M. Wagner | TSgt | 33237317 |
| ENG | Orval L. Parsons | TSgt | 35333680 |
| BAL | Edward W. Fontaine | SSgt | 31172594 |
| WG (W) | Hobert C. Trigg | SSgt | 16073581 |
| WG (W) | Edward M. Daly | SSgt | 32560807 |
| TG (T) | Warren G. Lush | SSgt | 37461810 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond J. Gormley | 2Lt | O-797516 | |
| Bernard A. DeMarco | Capt | O-701290 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Any other reason
Other: Down under control
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| A/C 452 (42-3452 LN-Z. . SEE MACR 645, MICRO-FICHE 213) WAS HIT IN THE #2 ENGINE AT 1900 BETWEEN THE IP AND THE PT AND THE RALLY POINT (RIGHT OVER PARIS). NO CHUTES, NO EAC, BELIEVE HE DROPPED HIS BOMBS. LAST SEEN DROPPING BACK APPARENTLY UNDER CONTROL. ( LT GORMLEY) AT 1901 OVER LAGNY, RIGHT WING (VETTER) LOST ALTITUDE. #2 AND #3 ENGINES SMOKING. DISAPPEARED INTO CLOUDS (CAPT DeMarco) | ||
| No Data | ON 15 SEP 43 T/SGT ORVAL L. PARSONS WAS FLYING AS TTE, HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE LEG BEFORE BAILING OUT AND WAS TAKEN POW. S/SGT WARREN G. LUSH WAS FLYING AS A REPLACEMENT FOR W. D. EDWARDS AND BECAME AN EVADEE. LUSH WAS FROM THE J. T. GRIFFIN CREW. APPARENTLY McCONNAHA DIED OF EXPOSURE WHEN HE FELL FROM A CLIFF IN THE PYRENEES AS HE WAS GOING INTO SPAIN (JAN 1944). |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: CLAUDE L. HOSFORD 1st Lt Air Corps Personnel Officer
Date prepared: September 20, 1943
