Personnel

CREW



2nd Lt Robert P.Kramer               P KIA 10/10/43  THIS WAS THE FAMOUS MUNSTER MISSION OF 10 0CT 1943

2nd Lt Edward F.Connelly,Jr.     CP POW  10/10/43 TAPS: 24 JAN 1981

2nd Lt Hugh S.Geiger,Jr .       NAV POW    10/10/43

2nd Lt Thomas B.Casey,Jr.    BOM POW    10/10/43               ,

T/Sgt Dean O.Todd                 TTE POW    10/10/43

T/Sgt James A.Watkins         ROG POW    10/10/43                           A/C #42 3433 "LEONA"

S/Sgt Donald M.Glaze            BTG KIA     10/10/43                         MACR #1024,Micro fiche 339

S/Sgt George A.White          RWG KIA    10/10/43

S/Sgt Fred B.Moore              LWG POW 10/10/43 TAPS: 10 MAY 1983

S/Sgt Harvey F.James              TG POW  10/10/43



350th Sqdn.  This is  the 3rd mission for this crew, having flown the first one 4 Oct 43.(Hanua)

Oct  4, 1943 to Hanau

Oct. 8, 1943 to Bremen

Oct 10, 1943 Munster (shot down)



SEE: "MUNSTER: The Way It Was" by Ian Hawkins   p.133,134,363,352



Reply from Geiger Oct.1990: Plane named "Leona" after wife of R.P.Kramer.



              From statememts in the MACR file it would appear three men were killed were unable to bail out

prior to the ship entering a spin and finally exploding. Gieger (Lt Hugh E. Gieger, Jr.) said he personally

examined the dogtags and they had the appearance of being burned. Kramer (Lt Robert P. Kramer) was at

the nose exit ready to jump, when he turned back for one last verification all crew members had bailed out. This

gallant action cost the popular Bob Kramer his life.



 German reports pinpoint the crash site and time as 1515 hours 10 Oct 1943 "at Lambeck near

Wulfen, 100 meters north of Schloss Lembeck." Interment was on 14 Oct 1943 at Catholic cemetary, Lambeck

in Row #1 graves 10, 11 and 12.

Still in aircraft when it exploded.