Merseburg
Wednesday, 13 September 1944
Field Order 495
Missing Aircraft


NOTE: Elipses (...) denote words that were unreadable.
Serial numbers have been omitted.
In the interest of file size, any questions that were left blank have been omitted.


Summary of Eye Witness Accounts Missing Aircrew

325th Squadron
a/c 281
1 Lt. Donald M. Cooke - pilot

Destination:   Merseburg

Missing aircraft:    Eck   250

A.   1230-- SE of Eisenach
B.   26,000
C.   last noted heading 290
D.   in formation flying number three off deputy lead
4.   4 109s hit this formation
3.   # 4 feathered
4.   [blank]
5.   [blank]
6.   none
7.   this a/c listed as missing. This would appear to be last report on Eck's a/c.

4.   Date:   [blank]
Eyewitnesses:
Bruce, James B. Bruce S/Sgt. 281
Boggs, John M. Sgt. TG 281
Smith, Arthur M. Lt. 281
[looks like Alfred Smith Capt printed in]

Signed by Alfred...
Capt. S-2 Duty

 


 

327th Squadron
a/c 231250 B

P 1 Lt. Harry W. Eck
C 2 Lt. Clyde L. Wren
N 2 Lt. John L. Sauer
B 2 Lt. Emil T. Wasilewsky
R S/Sgt. John E. Hogan
TT S/Sgt. Clifford E. Keeney
BT S/Sgt. John J. Bono
WG Sgt. Geo. F. Clark
TG Sgt. Thos. G. Deitman

 


 

MIA

327th Squadron
a/c 338396 J

P 1 Lt. Jack A. Peck
C 1 Lt. Gilbert E. McMahon
N 1 Lt. Edwin Yaksh
B 1 Lt. Robert E. Reynolds
R T/Sgt. Theodore C. Franklin
TT T/Sgt. Wm. A. Sanderson
BT S/Sgt. Robert G. Pemberton
WG S/Sgt. Richard E. Martin
TG S/Sgt. James A. Greene

 


 

MIA

327th Squadron
a/c 231995 M

P 2 Lt. Warren D. Stallings
C 2 Lt. James W. McGovern
N F/O John P. O'Connell
B 2 Lt. Harold T. Matthews
R Sgt. Thomas J. Beattie
TT Sgt. Melvin Lasco
BT Sgt. Frank E. Hensley
WG Sgt. Rudolph A. Kattainen
TG Sgt. Ernest F. Schnaebele

 


 

MIA

327th Squadron
a/c 4338389 Z

P 1 Lt. Howard C. Donlon
C 1 Lt. Robert L. Ruckman
N 2 Lt. Henry C. Vickers
N 1 Lt. Julius W. Gburczk
B 1 Lt. Orin E. Christensen
R T/Sgt. Robert G. Turner
TT T/Sgt. John D. Matlock
BT S/Sgt Joe R. Marino
WG S/Sgt. Wayne F. Butler
TG 1 Lt. Gustave W. Krause


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