MACR PILOT: 1Lt Lindley L Williamson O-753831
MACR #: 05167
Fiche #: 01852
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:
Intended Destination: Berlin
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: 10/10 low clouds over most of route - 8/10 over target
Give
Date: May 24, 1944
Time: 11:15
Location: Target area
Specify: Information not available
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy anti-aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-007880
B: SW-008508
C: SW-008382
D: SW-007899
Weapons
A: 652618
B: 949533
C: 726602
D: 727265
E: 272829
F: 727192
G: 726645
H: 240632
I: 72700
J: 727952
L: 726855
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 | Lindley L Williamson | 1Lt | O-753831 |
| CP | James G Dennis | 2Lt | O-816707 |
| NAV (N) | Barwick O Barfield | 2Lt | O-691680 |
| BOM (B) | William Carrillo | 2Lt | O-757695 |
| RAD | Lloyk K Kouns | TSgt | 35090841 |
| ENG | Charles B Sewell | TSgt | 13049902 |
| BAL | James O Townsend | SSgt | 34508071 |
| WG (W) | Walter Wisniewski | SSgt | 33379081 |
| WG (W) | Colbert W Graham | SSgt | 18105469 |
| TG (T) | Robert H Anderson | SSgt | 37161782 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason:
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| No Data | ON A COMBAT CREW ROSTER OF 7 MAY 44 AND ON THE FINAL MISSION, S/SGT WIENIEWSKI, AND COLBERT GRAHAM WERE ON THE CREW ON PLACE OF SULLIVAN & MARSHALL AND BOTH BECAME POWs. THIS WAS THE 13TH MISSION FOR THIS CREW. ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS IN THE MACR, LT WILLIAMSON BELEIVED BOTH LT DENNIS AND SGT KOUNS WERE KILLED BY GERMAN CIVILIANS. GERMAN RECORDS INDICATE KOUNS DEAD AND RECOVERED AT CRASH AND BURIED IN VILLAGE CEMETERY KAMPEHL; GRAVE #1 ON 24 MAY 1944. OF DENNIS THE GERMAN REPORT STATES: "BURIED AT THE LOCAL CEMENTARY OF SEGELETZ, DISTRICT RUPPIN ON 24 MAY 1944 AT GRAVE #1 AT THE ELDER BUSH. " THIS REPORTS SMACKS OF A COVERUP AND IT IS LIKELY CIVILIANS KILLED THESE AIRMEN BEFORE THEY CAME UNDER GERMAN MILITARY CONTROL. THERE ARE ALL TOO MANY SUCH REPORTS. . . pw SEE DAYS NOT FORGOTTEN BY MARILEE WILSHIRE BARFIELD IN THE 100TH FILES. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST RESEARCHED AND WELL WRITTEN WORKS DEALING WITH POW LIFE AND THE EFFECT ON FAMILY AND LOVED ONES IN THE USA. IT INCLUDES GERMAN INTERROGATION REPORTS, AMERICAN INTERROGATION REPORTS TAKEN AT CAMP LUCKY STRIKE IN 1945, RED CROSS POW BULLETINS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, PERSONAL LETTERS FROM LT BARFIELD AND ALL OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT AND U. S ARMY AIR FORCE REGARDING LT BARFIELD. THERE IS A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS CAUSING THE LOSS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FATE OF THE ENTIRE CREW. . |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: Walter G. Burke 1st Lt., Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: May 27, 1944
