416th Bombardment Group (L) WWII Military Service Fatalities 1943 - 1945

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Losses, accidents, crash-landings or other incidents, sometimes fatal, frequently occurred during
Training, Routine Flights, and Operational Combat Missions flown by the 416th BG.
Included below are 127 416th Bomb Group member Fatalities which occurred during their WWII Military Service.


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Base: Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma

Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #	IDPF File
Apr 15, 1943	Hulette, Eugene Stuart	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-736222	KIT	AAR 43-4-15-6

Base: Lake Charles AAFld, Louisiana
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Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #	IDPF File
Jun 25, 1943	Curdy, Paul Freeman	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-736138	Fatal	AAR 43-6-25-7
Jun 25, 1943	Wentling, Richard Lamar	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	33238387	Fatal	AAR 43-6-25-7
Jun 25, 1943	Riley, Thomas Francis Jr.	Pvt	Passenger	670th	32391566	Fatal	AAR 43-6-25-7
Jun 25, 1943	Hildebrandt, Howard Jamison	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-736212	Fatal	AAR 43-6-25-7
Jun 25, 1943	Zelley, Lawrence Elmer	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	12133146	Fatal	AAR 43-6-25-7
Jun 25, 1943	Jasinski, Vincent John	2Lt	Passenger	670th	O-575094	Fatal	AAR 43-6-25-7
Jul 4, 1943	Scully, Andrew P.	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-797995	KCRGC	AAR 44-7-4-9
Sep 4, 1943	Burke, Walter James Jr.	2Lt	Pilot	671st	O-800465	KMAC	AAR 44-9-4-8
Sep 4, 1943	Morton, Robert Warren	2Lt	Pilot	671st	O-806309	KMAC	AAR 44-9-4-8
Oct 1, 1943	Morris, Walter Calvin	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-684382	KCRGC	AAR 44-10-1-3
Oct 1, 1943	Bass, Everette Lee	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	34303730	KIT	AAR 44-10-1-3
Oct 1, 1943	Braud, Hughes Mathieu	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	34076768	KIT	AAR 44-10-1-3
Oct 10, 1943	Holzscheiter, Fred Ervin	2Lt	Pilot	671st	O-737103	Fatal	AAR 44-10-10-2
Oct 10, 1943	McVay, Frederick Henry	2Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	671st	O-749975	KIT	AAR 44-10-10-2
Oct 10, 1943	Graham, Clyde Emerson Jr.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	15014830	Fatal	AAR 44-10-10-2
Oct 10, 1943	Kempernolte, Robert Francis	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-685204	Fatal	AAR 44-10-10-2
Oct 10, 1943	Wisdom, John Wilkes	2Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	669th	O-747687	KIT	AAR 44-10-10-2
Oct 14, 1943	Vienneau, Arthur Joseph	Pvt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	31257873	KIT	No_Report
Oct 18, 1943	Jones, Herman Carlton Jr.	2Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	670th	O-749966	KIT	AAR 44-10-18-21
Oct 18, 1943	White, John Wallace	2Lt	Pilot	668th	O-797754	KCRGC	AAR 44-10-18-19
Oct 18, 1943	Eckert, David Scheer	Cpl	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	32393029	KIT	AAR 44-10-18-19

Base: Laurel AAFld, Mississippi
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Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #	IDPF File

Base: AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England
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Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #	IDPF File
Feb 14, 1944	Minnicks, William Daniel	2Lt	Pilot	671st	O-747856	Fatal	AAR 44-2-14-501
Apr 10, 1944	Cramsie, William Edward	1Lt	Pilot	671st	O-25895	MIA, KIA	MACR 3747		10	Yes
Apr 10, 1944	Henshaw, Charles Russell	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	671st	32452886	MIA, KIA	MACR 3747		10	Yes
Apr 10, 1944	Steward, Jack NMI	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	18097398	MIA, KIA	MACR 3747		10	Yes
Apr 10, 1944	Raines, Arthur Alvin Jr.	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-747891	MIA, KIA	MACR 3746		10	Yes
Apr 10, 1944	Bender, Glenn J.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	39553380	MIA, KIA	MACR 3746		10	Yes
Apr 10, 1944	Nielsen, Jack O.	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	669th	19139615	MIA, KIA	MACR 3746		10	Yes
Apr 23, 1944	Schouten, Joseph Thomas	1Lt	Pilot	671st	O-747902	MIA, KIA	MACR 4095		26	Yes
Apr 23, 1944	Williamson, Robert Ray	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	19139625	MIA, KIA	MACR 4095		26	Yes
Apr 23, 1944	Feistl, Joseph E.	Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	671st	7021806	MIA, KIA	MACR 4095		26	Yes
Apr 24, 1944	McDonald, Arthur Allen	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-806285	Fatal	AAR 44-4-24-513		Recalled	Yes
Apr 24, 1944	Barnard, Leroy NMI	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	6391061	Fatal	AAR 44-4-24-513		Recalled	Yes
Apr 24, 1944	Shields, Joseph John	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	13099665	Fatal	AAR 44-4-24-513		Recalled	Yes
May 9, 1944	Battersby, William	Capt	Pilot	668th	O-411681	Fatal	AAR 44-5-9-519			Yes
May 9, 1944	Coleman, Charles W.	Pfc	Parachute Rigger and Repairman	668th	32372194	Fatal	AAR 44-5-9-519			Yes
May 12, 1944	Stockwell, Robert Edmond	1Lt	Pilot	671st	O-671710	MIA, KIA	MACR 4634		46	Yes
May 12, 1944	Foster, Hollis Alfred	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	671st	37019048	MIA, DED	MACR 4634		46	Yes
May 19, 1944	Conopask, Royden Edward	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	670th	31141640	Fatal	AAR 44-5-19-525		49	Yes
May 19, 1944	Walsh, Thomas Ira Jr.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	36606965	Fatal	AAR 44-5-19-525		49	Yes
May 20, 1944	Bradford, Blair Hodgson	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-742670	MIA, KIA	MACR 4972		50
May 20, 1944	Kleopfel, Michael Edward Jr.	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-684351	MIA, KIA	MACR 4971		50
Jun 6, 1944	Ahrens, Henry S.	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	671st	32910250	MIA, KIA	MACR 6047		68
Jun 6, 1944	Mazza, Louis C.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	12204199	MIA, POW, FOD, KIA	MACR 6047		68	Yes
Jun 29, 1944	Baxter, Bruce Edward	F/O	Pilot	668th	T-002090	MIA, KIA	MACR 6192		87
Jun 29, 1944	Ernstrom, Reed Ludvig	Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	19171760	MIA, KIA	MACR 6192		87
Jun 30, 1944	Ritchie, Scott Brewer Jr.	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-026239	KIT	AAR 44-6-30-524 / MACR 15923			Yes
Jun 30, 1944	Anderson, Edwin A.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	31324736	KIT	AAR 44-6-30-524 / MACR 15923
Jun 30, 1944	Smith, Harold W.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	33568884	KIT	AAR 44-6-30-524 / MACR 15923			Yes
Jul 5, 1944	Allen, Byron Kidd	Pfc	Photographer	4CCU	17071355	KIA	No_Report		90	Yes
Jul 8, 1944	Coe, William H.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	14178256	DLD	No_Report
Jul 11, 1944	Penttila, Walter Lauri	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-755407	KIT	AAR 45-7-11-521			Yes
Jul 18, 1944	Cruze, Raymond Kyle	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-747755	MIA, KIA	MACR 12210		101	Yes
Jul 18, 1944	Cherry, Frank Edward	Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	34774161	KIA	MACR 12210		101
Jul 19, 1944	Cochran, Ralph L.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	34764279	KIA	MACR 15777		102
Aug 6, 1944	McManus, Thomas William Jr.	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-750423	MIA, KIA	MACR 7872		116	Yes
Aug 6, 1944	LaPointe, John H.	Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	670th	32490064	MIA, KIA	MACR 7872		116
Aug 6, 1944	Sommers, Douglas T.	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-750707	MIA, KIA	No_Report		116	Yes
Aug 6, 1944	Zaklikiewicz, Stanley Robert	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	16078501	KIA	No_Report		116	Yes
Aug 6, 1944	Johnson, John Lennart	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	17110843	KIA	No_Report		116
Aug 6, 1944	Farmer, Walter Woodrow	Lt Col	Pilot	Hq	O-021749	KIA	MACR 7850		116
Aug 8, 1944	Dontas, Peter NMI	1Lt	Pilot	669th	O-806236	MIA, KIA	MACR 7794		117
Aug 8, 1944	Nielsen, Arthur Lawrence	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	669th	37389813	MIA, KIA	MACR 7794		117	Yes
Aug 25, 1944	Haney, Norris Brydia	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-764986	KMAC	AAR 45-8-25-535
Aug 30, 1944	Smith, John David	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-759516	KMAC	AAR 45-8-30-523			Yes
Sep 16, 1944	Vleghels, Andre Joseph	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-750488	MIA, KIA	MACR 9103		145	Yes
Sep 16, 1944	Rice, Roger W.	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	669th	11113422	MIA, KIA	MACR 9103		145	Yes
Sep 16, 1944	Young, Clay Eugene	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	17129222	MIA, KIA	MACR 9103		145	Yes
Sep 24, 1944	Haptonstall, Richard Lee	T/Sgt	Airplane Crew Chief	669th	35161441	DLD	No_Report

Base: A-55 Melun/Villaroche, France
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Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #	IDPF File
Sep 29, 1944	Nordstrom, Arthur William	1Lt	Pilot	670th	O-684399	MIA, KIA	MACR 9273		148	Yes
Sep 29, 1944	Miller, Robert Lee	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	18163422	MIA, KIA	MACR 9273		148	Yes
Sep 29, 1944	Boukamp, Tonnis NMI	1Lt	Pilot	669th	O-026182	MIA, KIA	MACR 9188		148
Sep 29, 1944	Daniel, William John Sr.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	13131411	KIA	No_Report		149
Sep 29, 1944	DeMand, Francis Wilhelm	1Lt	Pilot	671st	O-806235	MIA, KIA	MACR 9274		149	Yes
Sep 29, 1944	Burns, Alwin Caruthers Jr.	2Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	671st	O-708876	MIA, DED	MACR 9274		149	Yes
Sep 29, 1944	Troyer, Reuben Junior	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	671st	15059054	MIA, DED	MACR 9274		149	Yes
Sep 29, 1944	York, Robert Walter	1Lt	Pilot	671st	O-750758	MIA, KIA	MACR 9275		149	Yes
Sep 29, 1944	Morehouse, Ray Clare	1Lt	Pilot	671st	O-752431	MIA, KIA	MACR 9276		149	Yes
Sep 29, 1944	Burgess, Arthur James	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	33416564	MIA, KIA	MACR 9276		149
Sep 29, 1944	Zygiel, Leonard A.	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	671st	36582062	MIA, KIA	MACR 9276		149	Yes
Oct 15, 1944	Leishman, Samuel Payne	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-758013	Fatal	AAR 45-10-15-533
Oct 15, 1944	Siracusa, Joseph F.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	32873602	Fatal	AAR 45-10-15-533			Yes
Oct 15, 1944	Shempren, Eugene H.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	13097542	Fatal	AAR 45-10-15-533
Nov 10, 1944	Miles, Richard Clare	2Lt	Pilot	668th	O-766020	Fatal	AAR 45-11-10-523			Yes
Nov 10, 1944	Kelley, William George	2Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	668th	O-722723	Fatal	AAR 45-11-10-523
Nov 10, 1944	Morrissy, Terrance Francis	Cpl	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	31356271	Fatal	AAR 45-11-10-523			Yes
Nov 10, 1944	Pepe, Samuel A.	Cpl	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	42001714	Fatal	AAR 45-11-10-523			Yes
Dec 24, 1944	Cheney, Marine W.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	17121760	MIA, POW, DED	MACR 11922		175
Dec 25, 1944	Kehoe, John William	1Lt	Pilot	669th	O-758184	MIA, KIA	MACR 11923		176
Dec 25, 1944	Graham, Robert F.	Cpl	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	669th	19091471	MIA, KIA	MACR 11923		176
Dec 25, 1944	Miracle, Richard Victor	Capt	Pilot	668th	O-026150	MIA, KIA	MACR 12016		176	Yes
Dec 25, 1944	Burg, Jack J.	1Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	668th	O-743756	KIA	MACR 12016		176
Dec 25, 1944	Galloway, Arthur F.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	35631618	MIA, DED	MACR 12016		176
Dec 25, 1944	Simmonds, John R.	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	17135418	MIA, DED	MACR 12016		176	Yes
Dec 25, 1944	Svenson, Robert Ross	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-752453	MIA, KIA	MACR 11667		177	Yes
Dec 25, 1944	Fild, Philip G.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	35533423	MIA, KIA	MACR 11667		177
Dec 25, 1944	Prentiss, Richard Burr	Capt	Pilot	668th	O-789200	MIA, KIA	MACR 11668		177	Yes
Dec 25, 1944	Bursiel, Francis Harold	1Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	668th	O-749712	MIA, KIA	MACR 11668		177
Dec 25, 1944	Brown, Daniel Miller	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	35514148	MIA, KIA	MACR 11668		177
Dec 25, 1944	Wylie, Alvin Orr	Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	13170122	MIA, KIA	MACR 11668		177	Yes
Jan 1, 1945	Murphy, Thomas Andrew	1Lt	Pilot	670th	O-765045	MIA, KIA	MACR 11517		180	Yes
Jan 2, 1945	Clark, Hiram Bovee	1Lt	Pilot	669th	O-750339	KIA	AAR 45-1-2-529		181
Jan 2, 1945	Sabadosh, John Walter	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	37341749	KIA	AAR 45-1-2-529		181	Yes
Jan 14, 1945	VanMeter, George Constance Jr.	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-759532	KIA	AAR 45-1-14-517		185	Yes
Jan 14, 1945	Kiker, Charles Milton	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	12031996	KIA	AAR 45-1-14-517		185	Yes
Jan 25, 1945	Conlon, Anthony R.	Pfc	Airman Basic	Hq	32454890	DLD	No_Report
Feb 2, 1945	DeStefano, Richard	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	35628719	KIA	No_Report		197
Feb 8, 1945	Steed, George Hubert Jr.	1Lt	Pilot	669th	O-799490	Fatal	AAR 45-2-8-538		200	Yes

Base: A-69 Laon/Athies, France
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Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #	IDPF File
Feb 14, 1945	Eckard, Lawrence A.	2Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	668th	O-2063231	MIA, KIA	MACR 12346		204
Feb 16, 1945	Wilson, Harold James	F/O	Pilot	671st	T-190787	MIA, KIA	MACR 12448		206	Yes
Feb 21, 1945	Cook, John Allen	2Lt	Pilot (Casualty On Ground)	670th	O-763958	DLD	No_Report		209
Feb 25, 1945	Farley, John J.	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-765240	MIA, KIA	MACR 12726		214	Yes
Feb 25, 1945	Hardesty, Edgar Russell	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	33720735	MIA, KIA	MACR 12726		214
Mar 18, 1945	Kenny, James Patrick	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-691368	MIA, KIA	MACR 13152		239	Yes
Mar 18, 1945	Griffith, John J. Jr.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	20224338	MIA, FOD	MACR 13155		239	Yes
Mar 18, 1945	Enman, Roland Ernest	2Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	669th	O-688692	MIA, KIA	MACR 13153		239
Mar 18, 1945	Carter, Ashton Ellsworth	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	669th	11014823	MIA, KIA	MACR 13153		239
Mar 21, 1945	Andersen, Charles Jay Jr.	Capt	Pilot	668th	O-445522	KIA	AAR 45-3-21-517 / MACR 15911		246	Yes
Mar 21, 1945	Babbage, Westmoreland NMI	2Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	668th	O-766177	KIA	AAR 45-3-21-517 / MACR 15911		246
Mar 21, 1945	Roman, Leo J.	2Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	668th	O-2068051	KIA	AAR 45-3-21-517 / MACR 15911		246	Yes
Mar 21, 1945	Heitell, Stanley L.	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	32704568	KIA	AAR 45-3-21-517 / MACR 15911		246
Mar 21, 1945	Rooney, Robert John	Capt	Pilot	670th	O-026102	KIA	AAR 45-3-21-517		246	Yes
Mar 21, 1945	Kamischke, Robert J.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	36590630	KIA	AAR 45-3-21-517		246
Mar 23, 1945	Tharp, Freeland Madison	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	18136021	MIA, KIA	MACR 14314		249	Yes
Mar 28, 1945	Gunkel, Harry Gerhard	F/O	Pilot	668th	T-125797	MIA, KIA	MACR 13520		256
Mar 28, 1945	Grzona, LeRoy J.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	36816710	MIA, KIA	MACR 13520		256

Base: A-59 Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France
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Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #	IDPF File