Personnel

CREW



F/O  CHARLES L. PETERSEN         P     KIA   05 JUN 44 BOULOGNE

2ND LT JAMES D. KEEFFE            CP    KIA   05 JUN 44 BOULOGNE

2ND LT ELMER H. VISHION         NAV  KIA   05 JUN 44 BOULOGNE

1ST LT JAMES F. JONES             BOM  KIA   05 JUN 44 BOULOGNE

    SGT PAUL ZIMA                     ROG  KIA   05 JUN 44 BOULOGNE

    SGT CARL J. PHILLIPS             TTG  KIA   05 JUN 44 BOULOGNE

    SGT JAMES L. HELLER             BTG  KIA   05 JUN 44 BOULOGNE

    SGT ANDREW L. ADDISION       WG  POW 05 JUN 44 BOULOGNE

    SGT RICHARD J. SAWAYA         WG  KIA   05 JUN 44 BOULOGNE

    SGT CORWIN E. ALSPACH         TG   KIA   05 JUN 44 BOULOGNE



349th Sqdn.. Crew, as above, joined the 100th on 26 may 44



This was the second mission for the above crew;  EYEWITNESS REPORT: A/C #591 (Petersen) was flying right wing on A/C # 095 when 095 (Lt Wilson) was hit by a ground rocket and collided with # 591.  The nose section of # 095 was sheared off, but it appeared to remain under control and peeled out of the formation. Five chutes were seen from # 095 as it "SSS" back toward the channel.  A/C #591 was last sighted about three miles south of Boulogne at 1015 hours.



A/C # 43-37591  MACR #5383, Microfiche # 1957



CREW

                                           A/C # 42-31987  "SHILAYEE"

2ND LT MARK V. WILSON                  P    POW     5 JUN 44  BOULOGNE

2ND LT CHARLES E. ADAMS              CP    CPT      WITH STANLEY CLARK CREW

2ND LT JOHN T. JOHNSON              NAV   KIA       5 JUN 44  BOULOGNE

2ND LT RALPH A. KROENKE             BOM   KIA       5 JUN 44  BOULOGNE

S/SGT EUGENE V. SWEENEY           ROG   POW     5 JUN 44  BOULOGNE

S/SGT JOHN W. McAULIFFE             TTE   POW     5 JUN 44  BOULOGNE

   SGT DONALD M. ROHASEK           BTG   POW     5 JUN 44  BOULOGNE

   SGT WILLIAM E. MORELAND        RWG  POW      5 JUN 44  BOULOGNE

   SGT GEORGE B. DONAHUE          LWG   NOC

   SGT CECIL G. DAVIS                     TG   POW      5 JUN 44  BOULOGNE



349th Sqdn.  Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 21 Feb 1944.  On 5 Jun 1944, Lt. Donald Roth, CP on the F.J. Herres crew, was flying in place of C.E.Adams and was KIA.  S/Sgt Glover Nall, from the J.A. Harrison crew, was flying in place of G.B.Donhoue and became a POW.  On 5 Jun 1944 the Wilson crew was flying a brand new silver B-17G 42-107095, XR-F since they were now a lead Crew.   shilaylee was Lt Wilsons aircraft prior to receiving this new plane.

  A/C # 42-37591  MACR #5383, Microfiche # 1957