MACR 7099: 44-6177

70.99.2
now
5.
Ingineer
pow
Fannon, James E.
1/5gt 374,22002 Mrs. Hattie Victoria Fannon,
mother, Vienna, Missouri NOD
E. Jisst Engineer pertairano, Tommie F. S/Sgt 1,164606 $ lir. Frank Alfano, father,
978 Valley
Birmingham, Alabama.
Road, RTD
7. Radio Operatory pow Tomkoop, James L. I/Sgt 13135118 lrs. Viola Wynkoop, motherl
Route 2, Rimersburg, Pa.
pow
8. Asst Radio Oper. Simpson, Charles II. s/Sgt 16077093 Mrs. Orpha Simpson, mothes
18900 Bradford St.,
Detroit, Michigan.
371
9. Armorer
Robert D. s/Sgt 35552178 Mrs. Louisa W. Jamieson,
wife, 116 E. Foster Parkway,
Fort Wayne, Indiana.
10. Asst Armorer Gunn. Durham, James C. s/Sgt 18225957 lirs. Dollie B. Durham,
point
mother, Gen'l Delivery
RID
Washington, Arkansas.
11.
IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE RELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLETGE OF AIR-
CRAFT AMD CHECK APPROPRIATE (only one) COBUMN TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
Contacted
LAST
Saw
NAME IN FULL
RANK
SERIAL NO.
by Radio SIGRTED Crash Forced Landg.
Mélvin It. Sinquefield
S/Sgt
13142970
X
Isham O. Teasley
lst It 0801602
X
Zunir P. Studnicka
T/Sgt 37146093
X
Millard S. Sperry
LE Col. 0396325
X
12; IS PERSONNEL ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED, CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
(X) Parachutes were used ( ) Persons seen walking away from scene of crash
( ) Any other reason (apecify) Six chutes were seen to come out of ship.
Surrounding circunstances not reasonably conclusive of KIA casualty status.
13. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO REPORT, AERTAY PHOTOGRAPH, MAP, CHART,
OR SKETCH, SHOWING APPROXILATE LOCATION WHIERE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN. Attached.
14. ATTACH, AS INCLOSUPES TO TUTS REPORT, EYEWITNEST DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH,
FORCED LANDING, OR OTTER GIRCULISTANCES PERTAINING TO MISSING AIRCRAFT:
Attached.
15.
marks, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENT CF
SEARCH, IF ANY, AND CIVE NAME, .RANK, AND SERTAL NUMBER OF OFFICER IN
CHARGE HERE: (If no search, so state giving reason) None. Crew MIA
in enciny occupied territóry.
Date of this Report: 19 July 1944
11. L. LIN,
Major, Air Corps,
5 Incls :
Operations Officer.
Incl 1 - Overlay
Incl 2 - Statement of Lt Col Sperry
Incl 3 - Statement of lst Lt Teasley
Incl. 4 - Statement of I/Sgt Studricka
Incl 5 - Statement of s/sq Sinquefield
C
13
2
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CONFIDENTIAL.
7049-3
1. Lt. Ward's ship # 177 was hit on the left wing in the Tokyo tank.
It rolled over on the left wing and lost about 500 feet. Three mon
bailed out at this time. The R. W.. gunner stayed aboard and shot down
a F. We 190. It was now completely on fire. Three more men bailed
out. About 1500 feet below the formation it exploded. Six men were seen
to leave the ship.
2. I only saw ship #927 as it went down inverted and on fire,
I only saw one chute open.
3
s/Sgt Melvin H. Sinquefield
it SISGT MELVIN H. SINQUEFTELD
ASN 13142970
Madio Operator, Right
Ship Number #42-107081
PRUE CCPF°
W.L.Stim
W. l. LIMN,
Majre, Air Corps,
CONFIDENTIAN
14

CONFIDENTIAL
7094-4
Ship # 927's left wing was on fire. I saw four parachutes and
do not think the shin was out of control.
# 177 was completely on fire, including the left and right
was and cockpit I haw one chute which was on firc. The ship turned
ovar on its back and I think it would be impossib): for any other
perso y to get out.
S
Isham O. Teasley
ISHAM o. TRASLEY
lst Lt, Air Corps
Pilot ASN 0-801602
Ship # 42-107081
" A TRUE COPY"
W. Le LINN,
Major, Aix Corps.
15

CONFIDENTIAL
099-5
Dering the attack Lt. Ward's ship # 177 climbed up alongside of
our box and rallied left with No's 3 and 4 engines on fire. A few
seconds later I saw 3 chutes open, and almost right after that 3
more chutes opened, a total of six chutes seen.
s/
T/Sgt L. P. Studnicka
t/
T/SGT L. P. STUDNICKA
ASN 37146093
Engineer, Top Turret
Ship # 42-32044
"A TRUE COPY"
W. Is LINN,
Major, Air Corps.
16

CONFIDENTIAL
7-099-6
NEADQUARTERS
FOUR EIGHTY THIRD GROUP (H)
APO 520
Statement of Witness
On 18 July 1944 the 493rd Bombardment Group (H) vent into the
assigned target arec without fighter escort or other group support. As
the initial point was approached approximately seventy-five (75) enery
fighters swept by the group formation on the right making a wide turn at
the rear in preparation for a tail attack.
When the 483rd Group executed the turn onto the bombing run the
four boxes went into the box-in-trail formation. While the turn was being
made, the aforementioned enemy fighters attacked, supported by an addition-
al force of equal fighter strength. The estimated total enemy fighter
strength was approximately 175-200 when the tai. attack was made.
Seven airplanes of the 616th Bombardment Squadron made up the number
four box', and the entire enemy fighter strength made a concentrated attack
on these soven airplanes. Three B-17's were shot to pieces while in level
flight and while maintaining their positions in formation. A fourth went
down, apparently shot out of control, and broke apart as soon as the ship
went into a spin. The three remaining airplanes of the 816th Squadron
drifted out of formation and appeared to be out of control, turo of which
were beginning to burn. Several occasional parachutes vere seen although
a number of crew members were throwm from their ships and it is unknowm
whether their pereclutes functioned.
A considerable number of enomy fighters vore shot down by the gunners
in these ships while the attack vas being made, but the fightor fire powor
was ovorwhelming. The enemy attack vas made in such a nanner that very fow
guns of each airplano could bear on the fightors.
The fighter attack was executed in waves of 5 and 6 ships in close
javelin formation closing directly and on a lovel with the tail of each B-17.
The fightor waves concentrated on 2 or 3 ships on an attack, and fired only
on the rearmost airplanes.
The fighters moved up to the number three bcx after destroying the
airplanes of the 316th Squadron, and five ships of the 817th Squadron were
destroyed in the same manner.
Twelve remaining airplanes of the 483ru Group reached the target and
dropped their bombs.
Is
WILIARD S. SPERRY,
Lt. Col., Air Corps,
Deputy Group Commander.
17

Date and Tiase Airornft
1019
was ahot dozat
17 July 44 -15.00
Pises of
near Revensburg
Type of Aireraft:
Fostress
Reporting Office:
Airbase Detachment Keufbeuren
OUT'S
PLAGE OF
NABE
RANK
SERIAL-No,
DIEAD
STIPSON
Charles liebster 16077093 asptarsd Dulag-Iuft
20 Oct 1988
WARD
Husgell Jurry lst LD. 0-689420 septured Dulag-Luft
11 Bept 1917 Ore.
ANDARSON
Hazold Leroy 2ud lt. 0-701094 captured
13 July 1939 kead Nebr.
ABTONIUS Janes Deanis Bull lt. 0-741460 onptured
DURHAM
Jemas Olen 8/39T 18x25957 paptured
18 Nov 1922
WYREOOP
Janas lecased T/san 13135118
woundeá Hospital Duleg-
Yennon*
T/SOT
37412802
wounded Esspite) Dulag-
luft
AIFATIO
Tomma Trank s/am 14184608 wounded Nespitel Dulag-
luft
RIGGINO Michaol /oseph 2nd Lt. 0-764018 captured
**
firmt letter of name could not be detersined es Berann
sheet was punched at that place: Translator.
Duleg-Iaft, 5 au 44 Wor

CASUÁLYY NO.
REPORT 9%
SATE 609 TIME
VAS BOOT 18 July 1944
PLACE OF CRASH: Roft Parachuted in the visinity of
(acer rding to statement of prisuner)
PYPE er
DEPORTIRG OFFICER Flier's Air Base Command - 31 Jaly 1644
cazv
Fannon,
BANE: James E.
DATI OF GIRTN:
T/Sgt.
SERIAL NUNGER: 37 412 802
CAPTURED: Captured
BEAS:
DISTRIBUTION: unicil CARF:
TYPE 3F
BRAVE LOCATION:
RENARNS:
Captured in the neighborhood of on 25 July 1946
(according te statement by priponer)
Bry order ese
Signature (dilegible)
Major and offieor.

AFPPA-11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
7099
Name of crew member : JAMIESON, Robert D.
Rank:
s.Sgt.
24
Serial number:
35558178
Position: : Armorer Gunner
Did he bail out? unk.
Where?
work
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane:
Was he injured?
Where was he when last seen?
Any hearsay information:
WAist GUNNeR Durham said he
SAW JAMISSOn climbine out of ball Turret with
blood Tric Kling doun his Forchead And in A daze.
Jacusson WAS LASt seen sitting beside bell Turret.
Source: 5/set Buck Durham OF SAME Crew.
Any explanation of nis fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
Total number of missions of above crew member:
44
Dates and destinations if possible:
6-3861, AF

AFPPA-12
DPA
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
V2
1. Your name HAROLD . L. Anderson Rank 1st/t Serial No. 0-702094
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander
Rank Col. Sqn CO Readion Bank Ltcol
(full name)
(füll name)
3. What year 1944
month July
day 18 did you 80 down?
21
4. What was the mission, Memminger
target, 418 DBONE
, target
,
time, about 12:00 ,altitude, 23,000ft
rouve schedules overAdviaty
to North Itally 350 route flown
same
therest of
5. Where were you when you
way left formation Close to T.P. Kempiton
6. Did you ba il out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew ball out?
Yes
8. Tell all you know about when, where, hon each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "INo Knowledge". Pilot two waist Grans's
town (near Kemitan Copilot + Pombarders in andthey small town
Tail gunner & Radio Man & mysels came dow clost + o same
Enginees Losse Sax severn days Picked upat swiss border.
9.
Where did your aircraft strike the ground? No Knowledge
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionpaires)
(Possible) Armeror Councy)
No Knowledge
11. Where were they in aircraft? No Knowledge
12. What was their condition?
No Knowledge
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
Nonx.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
None
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
a-i.
6-3862, AF

AFPPA 11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
7099
of crew member:
JANIESON, Mobert 2.
Rank:
s.Sgt.
Serial number:
$5562170
Position: (B : Arnoze: Gunner
22
Did be bail out?
NoT Known
Where?
NoT Known
If not, why not?
NoT Known
Last contact or conversation just prio" to or at time of loss of plane:
Enemy Fighters at 90 clock
Was he injured?
NoT Known
Where was he when last seen?
On ground before Take off
Any
hearsay information: Waist qunacis (bath wounded) said
he was out off the ball turret and had his
chuts on but thought he was wounder
Source:
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
Interphone shot out possible hit in the face
and didn't Know we were bailing out Coult have
passed out before making it out Could havk
stayed with the ship till it blow up.
Total number of missions of above crew member: about 35
Dates and destinations if possible on back
6-3861, AF

FPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
25
1. Your name CHARLES W. Simpson Rank S/SCT. Serial No. 16071093
2.
483-4 Organization BombGP 815th Gp Command Bombsgrn. of BARTON Rank Col San CO PEARDeMAnk LT. Coh
(fuli name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month JULY day 18 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, 37th
,
target, Minnesotan , target
time,
,altitude,
route scheduled,
, ,route flown
5.
Where were you when you left formation? TURNINGON THE I.P.
5. Did you bail out? YES
7. Did other members of crew bail out? YES
8. Tell all you know ebout when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnai.re is attached bailed out. A crew list is atrached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say "No Knowledge" No KNOWLE DGE
9.
Where did your aircraft strike the ground? EXPLADED in Fligh T.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
11. Where were they in aircraft?
12. What was their condition?
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? ALL CREW M E Ad BERS EXCEPT T /STAT
JAMISSON WERE Pow. S. 7/59t wynken is
AND 3/S9T ALFANO WERE SERlously INPUPED
AND it His ANDERSON AND 5/39t buRkA WERE
SLIGATLY INJURED
14. Please g.ve any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate scurce of information. No K'now LEDGE
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

AFFPA-11
N 6
INDIVICUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
7098
Name of crew member:
FANTESON, D.
Rank:
S.Sgt.
Serial number:
$565219
Position:
Bunner
Did he bail out? No KNOWLEDGE
Where?
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane: NONE
Was he injured?
Where was he when last seen?
Any hearsay information: HE WAS SIHING ON CATWALK
BE side BALL TURRET HE HAD His PORACHUTE
ON Bu t WAS WOUNDED ABOUT THE FACE AND
HEAD.
Source: WAIST GUNNER SKG T. J.O. DURHAM AND RADIO OP
WINKOOP
Any explanation rate based in part wholly supposition: THE PLANE
of his or on
EXPLADED IMMEDIATELY AFTER CREW BAiLED
out IT is BELIEVED THAT EGITIANIESON
ULAS ABOARD ATTIME OF Explasion
Total number of miesions of above crew member: BETWEEN 37 AND 50.
Dates and destinations if possible: Na KANWLEDGE
6-3861, AF

INFORMATION AS to 18July 44
AFPPA- 12 Discharged Oct. 45
27
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name JAMES O. DuRhAM
Rank 5/Sgt. Serial No. 18225957
2. Organization BIMBGAGE Commande: IRA Bartonianis Col San CO REARDEN Rank Major
48304
JAMES B.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1944
month July
day 18
did yeu go down?
4. What was the mission, Mematinger, Ger., target, AiRField
,target
time, unknown
altitude, UNKNOWN
route scheduled, unknown
, route flown UNKNOWN
5. Where you you left formation? NeAR Kemption, Ger.
were when
6. Did you bail out? yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? Eight others
B. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". No CRew list
Attached
9. Where did your aircrait strike the ground? Blew upin AiR NEAR Kempton, Gee.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross cneck with a above and individual questionnaires)
11. Where were they in aircraft?
12. What was their condition?
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

AFPIA 11 .
28
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
7099
Neme of crew membor:
JAMIESON, Robert D.
Rank:
S. Sgt.
Serial number:
35552178
Position:
(Bontixed)
Armorer Gunner
Did he bail out? No
Where?
If not, why not? Wounded + No timeto bAil out
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane APPROX 5
Minutes before bAilout. Heard ON interphone
Was he injured? yes
Where was he when last seen? sitting ON CATWALK NEAR ball turret
Any hearsay information: None
Source:
Any explanation of his fate based in part wholly supposition: Unable to get
or on
out OF playe ANd WAS blown up with plane. My supposition
Total number of missions of above crew member: 4-4
Dates and destinations if possible Between 20 MaRch 44 to 18 July 44
Orer FRANCe , Itnly, GeRMANY + BAlkAN Countries
6-3861, AF

AFPPA-12
29
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name FANNON JAMESE. Rank Tisat Serial No. 37412802
2. Organization Commander Part BARTON nk Coh. San con Rearlenkank MAIOR
JAMESI
(full name
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month JULY
day 18
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, AIRdROMe , target
time 10:40 approdinatly titude. 23100
route scheduled, No
KNOWALEGG , route flown Nokwowledge
5.
Where were you when you left formation? No knowLedge
6. Did you bail out?
Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? ALL buT ARMORCR CENNNER
8.
Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, nay: "No Knowledge" Notnowledge exceft
The hett WAISTGUNVER JAMES DuRhAM helped The
RighT WAIST GUNNER our Tommy Altain OUT After he
was Wounded
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground?
GROUND
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) Nok wewkedge
11. Where were they in aircraft?
12. What was their concition?
13. When, where, and ir what CL ndition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? I REN James DURhAM, and Charles Simpsed
Tail JUNNER iN PRiSON CAMP ALDOSAW AT 150sseh Word,
LT.JAMes ANTONIOUS Rald 6. HAROLD Anderson AND The
Abeve NAMED enhisted men AT CAMP huck STRIKE
FRANCe The Rest of The CRC w Thake Notseen Since
We we Re shoi diwN
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
(Any additional information may be written the back) 0-1
on
6-3852,AF

AFPPA-X
30
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
Name of crew member:
JARIESOS. Rebers D.
Rank:
s.agt.
Serial number:
Position:
Coes
Aymorer
Did he bail out? NO Knowledge
Where?
If not, wby not? He WAS injured
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loms of plane : AbouTAN
houR ANhAlF before being shotdown
Was he injured? Yes
Where was he when last seen?
Any hearsay information: I JAMES O. DuRh MM Slast Told me he
SAW Janieson get out of BALL TuRReT ANdEvi
huskle on his chute ANd ThaT bladdwas RuNNiNg
From his head. DuRhAMdid NOT KNOWIT Theword
oRlack of oryten Ke PThin from bailing out
Sourcs: WHISTINNER JAMRS 0. DuRhAM
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: All The
intermation I have ON JAMISSIN Afterwe WeRe
ATTACKED by FighteRs WASTOld are by DuRham
Total number of missions of above crew member: 45
Dates and destinations if possible: back No KNOWLedge
6-3861, AF

AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
23
1. Your name Antonious James D Fank istst Serial No. 0-741440
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander BARtoN Rank Col Son CO James Rennion Lt Col
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month July
day
8
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Memmincem , target, mennisen Airport ,target
time, 1045 altitude, 25000
route scheduled, and
, ,route flown
work
5. Where were you when you left formation?
6. Did you bail out?
yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? yes
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your afrcraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge".
no K now ledge
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground?
ink
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) UNK
11. Where were they in aircraft?
UNK.
12. What was their condition?
UNK
13.
When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed
above? ALL Members WORE present At CAMP
Lucky Staiks Except 5. Seret Robert D. Jamieson
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate sourca of information.
None
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF