Personnel

CREW



DATE: 4 March 1944             350th Sqdn. A/C 42-38016  "SEATON'S SAD SACK"

TARGET: Berlin                     MACR #3024 Micro-fiche # 1022



1st Lt Stanley M.Seaton            P   POW   sn# O-746437                   Taps 25 Aug 1988

2nd Lt William F.Clayton          CP    POW  sn# O-750774

2nd Lt Charles F.DeWolfe,Jr.  NAV   POW  sn# O-807903                   Taps 07 Jun 1988

2nd Lt Maurice H. Cain          BOM   POW  sn# O-681869  28 APR 44 SOTTEVAST (NO BALL WITH LT LAKIN AND COL KELLY)

 T/Sgt George N.Ofiesh        TOG   POW  (ROG on Original Lt Ford Crew)  

 T/Sgt Joseph A.Judd           ROG   POW  sn#32440417

 T/Sgt Peter A.Hogan           TTE   POW  sn#32451103                   Taps 22 Oct 1987

 S/Sgt Robert H.Cook            BTG   POW  sn#13074805

 S/SgtArthurJ.Labrecque       RWG   POW  sn#31150856                   Taps 12 Aug 1982

S/Sgt Loydell Malone             LWG   POW  sn#15354046

 S/Sgt Leming Hull                   TG   KIA     sn#35671600



Crew was assigned to 100th Bomb Group on December 1, 1943.  Original Bombardier on the crew was Lt Maurice H. Cain sn# O-681869 and was replaced on the Berlin mission by TOG  T/Sgt George Ofiesh.  Ofiesh was the orginal ROG on Lt Ford Crew) This plane apparently damaged by enemy a/c and crew,except possibly Sgt.Hull, bailed out over village of Kesseling (District of Ahrweiler) and became POWs.



From a German report the following is quoted: "On 4 Mar 1944 at 1500 hours,a four engine enemy aircraft crashed ,approximately 1 kl north of the village of Kesseling (District of Ahrweiler). The a/c exploded on the ground when it crashed. It burned completely and could not be salvaged. Type unknown. Leming Hu11,35671600 T 43 S Sgt DEAD. The rest of the crew bailed out and were captured. They were sent to Stulag (Luft) Oberursel on 5 Mar 1944.



The identification of the deceased is attached herewith,the other one buried with the body. The deceased was interred on 6 Mar 44,in the Community Cemetary in Kesseling."



This was the 14/15 mission for this crew according to James Brown, originial 100th Historian - Jim came to question this mission total and stated near the end of his life a possibility it is too high.. Pw



Missions we Know about for Lt Stanley Seaton Crew:



January 15, 1944  Crew assigned to fly with the 390th Bomb Group but mission was scrubbed due to weather.  Plane assigned 230788 LN-R "Mismalovin"

February 4, 1944 FRANKFURT, flew a/c 239792 LN-X Half & Half

February 5, 1944 ROMILLY sur SEINE & VILLACOUBLAY flew aircraft 238016 LN-B Seaton's Sad Sack

February 9, 1944 HALBERSTADT (RECALL)  flew aircraft 238016 LN-B Seaton's Sad Sack

February 15, 1944 PRACTICE MISSION  flew aircraft 238016 LN-B Seaton's Sad Sack

February 21, 1944 BRUNSWICK, ALHORN, & VORDEN AF flew aircraft 238016 LN-B Seaton's Sad Sack 

February 22, 1944 SCHWEINFURT (BAD WEATHER, RECALL)  flew aircraft 238016 LN-B Seaton's Sad Sack 

March 3,1944  BERLIN (RECALL)      flew aircraft 238016 LN-B Seaton's Sad Sack 

March 4, 1944 BERLIN (shot down)  flew aircraft 238016 LN-B Seaton's Sad Sack  





Dear Mr. faley

My uncle was Bob Cook(Seaton's sad sack that went down in 3-4-44) Is there any photos of bob on written memories of  any of the other pilots. I remember some of the stories of bobbies about sad sack going down and being taken prisoner. I am trying to get together some of my families history. My father was a F-84 pilot lilled in Korea and his brother was lost as a air commando in a C-47 gunship.I have a picture of Bobby taken at Kearney Nebraska and I have had sucess with the commandos finding pictures. I wrote Ron Leigh the artist because I saw his painting and he suggested I write you for some direction.

I do have a color 4x6 slide of a squadron of b-17s in the clouds that I would like to send to your group. I don't know what squadron or  group it is

Thanks for your time

John Cook

1203 Hambrooks Blvd

Cambridge

MD  21613 

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