Eyewitness statement, page 5 · 22 June 1944
CASUALTY REPORT FOR AGO
infean
Proparod by
MIS-X Soction
CPM Branch
DATE:
17 Oct 44
NARRATOR
: DONOBUE, John Las lst Lt.
SQUADRON
: 87.5th
ARMY SERIAL NO. : 0-1683520
GROUP
:
HOME ADDRESS : 115 Franklin Arlington. Mass.
TYPE AIRCRAFT : B-17
EX-REPORT NO. : None
DATE OF MISSION: 22 Jun 44
POSITION
MEMBERS OF CREW
PWIB RECORDS
PILOT
2ud Lt. W. Schild
KIA
CO-PILOT
2nd Lt. G. Preiberger
KIA
NAVIGATOR
2nd Lt. G. Dekovich
P/W
BOMBARDIER
lst Lt. John L. Donohue
Narrator
RADIO OPERATOR
T/Sgt. U. Johnston
ENGINEER
2/Sgt. L. Erlinger
P/N
ARMORER
s/Sgt. F. Denison
RD
ASS'T RADIO OPERATOR
s/Sgt. J. Ryan
RD
ASS'T ENGINKER
s/Sgt. (1) Spracher
KIA
ASS'T ARMORER
s/sgt. (:) Eldridge
KIA
KNOWN INFORMATION: The plane was on fire and the control completely shot away when I
bailed out at 24,000 feet on 22 Jun 1944 in the vicinity of the province of Piaworo,
Italy. The navigator, Lt. Dekovich, co-pilet, Lt. Freiberger and myealf were injured
previous to the pilot's order to bail out. The plane crashed in Gorgangano, a province
of Pianoro, Italy. The bodies of the pilot, Lt. Schild, the co-pilot, Li. Freiberger,
and the ass't armorer, S/Sgt. Eldribge, were buried in a Catholic semetery, near the
plane erash, S/Szt. Spracher bailed out, but his chute did not open. The Italian
peasants buried him 1dth the other three. s/sgts. Denison and Ryan were with me after
landing and returned to duty.
HEARSAY INFORMATION:
DISTRI BUTION:
AGO
-1
AC/AS (PERSONNEL) -1
infean
Proparod by
MIS-X Soction
CPM Branch
DATE:
17 Oct 44
NARRATOR
: DONOBUE, John Las lst Lt.
SQUADRON
: 87.5th
ARMY SERIAL NO. : 0-1683520
GROUP
:
HOME ADDRESS : 115 Franklin Arlington. Mass.
TYPE AIRCRAFT : B-17
EX-REPORT NO. : None
DATE OF MISSION: 22 Jun 44
POSITION
MEMBERS OF CREW
PWIB RECORDS
PILOT
2ud Lt. W. Schild
KIA
CO-PILOT
2nd Lt. G. Preiberger
KIA
NAVIGATOR
2nd Lt. G. Dekovich
P/W
BOMBARDIER
lst Lt. John L. Donohue
Narrator
RADIO OPERATOR
T/Sgt. U. Johnston
ENGINEER
2/Sgt. L. Erlinger
P/N
ARMORER
s/Sgt. F. Denison
RD
ASS'T RADIO OPERATOR
s/Sgt. J. Ryan
RD
ASS'T ENGINKER
s/Sgt. (1) Spracher
KIA
ASS'T ARMORER
s/sgt. (:) Eldridge
KIA
KNOWN INFORMATION: The plane was on fire and the control completely shot away when I
bailed out at 24,000 feet on 22 Jun 1944 in the vicinity of the province of Piaworo,
Italy. The navigator, Lt. Dekovich, co-pilet, Lt. Freiberger and myealf were injured
previous to the pilot's order to bail out. The plane crashed in Gorgangano, a province
of Pianoro, Italy. The bodies of the pilot, Lt. Schild, the co-pilot, Li. Freiberger,
and the ass't armorer, S/Sgt. Eldribge, were buried in a Catholic semetery, near the
plane erash, S/Szt. Spracher bailed out, but his chute did not open. The Italian
peasants buried him 1dth the other three. s/sgts. Denison and Ryan were with me after
landing and returned to duty.
HEARSAY INFORMATION:
DISTRI BUTION:
AGO
-1
AC/AS (PERSONNEL) -1
National Archives, MACR 11543, page 5 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.