416th Bombardment Group (L) WWII Military Service Non-fatal Injuries 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 416th Bomb Group members who suffered Non-fatal Injuries 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 #

Base: Lake Charles AAFld, Louisiana
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Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #
Oct 18, 1943	Duthu, Robert John	1Lt	Pilot	670th	O-736160	Seriously Injured	AAR 44-10-18-21
Oct 18, 1943	Lee, Robert E. Jr.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	20450748	Seriously Injured	AAR 44-10-18-21

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

Base: AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England
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Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #
Mar 19, 1944	Powell, Vernon H.	Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	670th	O-748029	WIA	No_Report		6
Mar 19, 1944	Chvatal, Franklin R.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	35512546	WIA	No_Report		6
Mar 19, 1944	Dunn, Lloyd Francis	Capt	Pilot	671st	O-742399	LWIA	No_Report		6
Mar 19, 1944	Feistl, Joseph E.	Pvt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	7021806	WIA	No_Report		6
Mar 19, 1944	Pair, Horace F.	Lt	Pilot	671st	O-747882	WIA	No_Report		6
Mar 19, 1944	Marion, Herbert A.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st		WIA	No_Report		6
Mar 19, 1944	Adams, Victor P.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	35048327	WIA	No_Report		6
Mar 23, 1944	Perkins, Ronald D.	Lt	Pilot	671st	O-747885	WIA	No_Report		8
Apr 10, 1944	Worden, Howard Carr	S/Sgt	Gunner	671st	19011087	Slightly Injured	No_Report		10
Apr 11, 1944	McGlohn, Charles L.	Lt	Pilot	670th	O-806228	Seriously Injured	No_Report		13
Apr 11, 1944	Orr, John R.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	17028300	WIA	No_Report		13
May 8, 1944	Newkirk, Arlington Westley Jr.	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	13157600	WIA	No_Report		40
May 8, 1944	Anderson, Edwin A.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	31324736	WIA	No_Report		40
May 11, 1944	Gruetzemacher, Robert Oliver	1Lt	Pilot	670th	O-421542	WIA	No_Report		43
May 12, 1944	Moran, John W.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	16038462	WIA	No_Report		46
May 12, 1944	Driskill, Paul B.	S/Sgt	Gunner	670th	38341351	WIA	No_Report		46
May 13, 1944	Daugherty, Lewis M.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	14176606	WIA	No_Report		47
May 19, 1944	Crispino, Joseph Charles	1Lt	Pilot	670th	O-799946	WIA, RTD	AAR 44-5-19-525		49
May 20, 1944	MacManus, Patrick F.E. Jr.	1Lt	Pilot	669th	O-671671	WIA	No_Report		50
May 20, 1944	Wing, Jeong Shew	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	18158622	WIA	No_Report		50
May 20, 1944	Burns, Donald E.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	39288631	WIA	No_Report		50
May 20, 1944	Fandre, Benjamin Gust	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	36815235	WIA	No_Report		50
May 20, 1944	Hill, Luther E.	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-806064	WIA	No_Report		50
May 20, 1944	Merchant, William A.	1Lt	Pilot	671st	O-806300	WIA	No_Report		50
May 27, 1944	Sims, Thomas J.	2Lt	Pilot	668th	O-675455	WIA	No_Report		58
May 27, 1944	Zaklikiewicz, Stanley Robert	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	16078501	WIA	No_Report		58
May 27, 1944	Hewes, Harry Earl Jr.	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-669722	MIA, POW, SWA, EUS	MACR 5035		58
May 27, 1944	Kasper, Joseph Francis	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	669th	06944924	MIA, POW, RMN, RTD	MACR 5035		58
May 28, 1944	Flacks, Francis L.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	16041788	WIA	No_Report		61
Jun 3, 1944	Price, Robert F.	Maj	Pilot	668th	O-431508	WIA	No_Report		65
Jun 3, 1944	Cook, George Moss	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	38435713	WIA	No_Report		65
Jun 4, 1944	McBrien, Richard T.	Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	668th	O-750085	WIA	No_Report		66
Jun 6, 1944	Meng, William Jones	Maj	Pilot	670th	O-397582	WIA	No_Report		68
Jun 6, 1944	Swafford, Joseph O. Jr.	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	670th	17127295	WIA	No_Report		68
Jun 6, 1944	Mish, Charles Clark	2Lt	Pilot	668th	O-753399	WIA	No_Report		68
Jun 6, 1944	Clark, Claude J. Jr.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	18045318	WIA	No_Report		68
Jun 6, 1944	Chustz, Roy F.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	18139562	WIA	No_Report		68
Jun 6, 1944	Floyd, Claredon F.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	34507380	WIA	No_Report		68
Jun 22, 1944	Shea, Daniel Francis	Lt	Pilot	670th	O-026111	WIA	No_Report		83
Jun 23, 1944	Hedrick, Harold R.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	14165008	WIA	No_Report
Jun 29, 1944	Shaefer, Richard F.	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-025866	WIA	No_Report		87
Jun 29, 1944	Fejes, John Andrew Jr.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	13039715	WIA	No_Report		87
Jun 29, 1944	Judd, Earl R. Jr.	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	39318083	WIA	No_Report		87
Jun 29, 1944	McGuire, John J.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	17143116	WIA	No_Report		87
Jun 29, 1944	Mani, Jack NMI	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	39560628	WIA	No_Report		87
Jun 30, 1944	Ochaba, Joseph A.	S/Sgt	Gunner	670th	36528191	WIA	No_Report
Jul 5, 1944	Maltby, Alfred H.	1Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	670th	O-747669	WIA	No_Report		90
Jul 5, 1944	Leonard, Thomas J.	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-747830	WIA	No_Report		90
Jul 6, 1944	Basnett, Robert J.	1Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	671st	O-749745	WIA	No_Report		92
Jul 8, 1944	Ames, William H.	2Lt	Pilot	671st	O-753586	WIA	No_Report		94
Jul 18, 1944	Bursiel, Francis Harold	1Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	668th	O-749712	WIA	No_Report		100
Jul 18, 1944	Sommers, Douglas T.	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-750707	WIA	No_Report		100
Jul 18, 1944	Giesy, Samuel H. Jr.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	39554134	WIA, RTD	MACR 12210		101
Jul 18, 1944	Conte, Ralph Francis Sr.	1Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	670th	O-749833	WIA	No_Report		101
Jul 18, 1944	Stephens, Donald W.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	39832920	WIA	No_Report		101
Jul 18, 1944	Rooney, Robert John	1Lt	Pilot	670th	O-026102	WIA, RTD	No_Report		101
Jul 18, 1944	McCleary, Herbert Melvin	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	37437141	WIA, EUS	No_Report		101
Jul 31, 1944	Lesher, Robert D.	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-684361	WIA	AAR 45-7-31-523		110
Jul 31, 1944	Hedrick, Harold R.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	14165008	WIA	AAR 45-7-31-523		110
Jul 31, 1944	Antanaitis, Adolfos J.	S/Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	31110809	Major Injuries	AAR 45-7-31-523		110
Aug 6, 1944	Osborne, Arthur E. Jr.	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-684403	WIA	No_Report		116
Aug 6, 1944	Forma, Warren NMI	Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	668th	O-749633	WIA	No_Report		116
Aug 6, 1944	Burns, Donald E.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	39288631	WIA	No_Report		116
Aug 6, 1944	Evans, O. D.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	18133280	WIA	No_Report		116
Aug 6, 1944	Madenfort, James NMI	Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	669th	O-681755	WIA	No_Report		116
Aug 6, 1944	Veazey, Charles W.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	14153481	WIA	No_Report		116
Aug 8, 1944	Shainberg, Norman Vernon	1Lt	Pilot	669th	O-737483	MIA, POW, SWA, RMC, EUS	MACR 7799		117
Aug 10, 1944	Kenny, James Patrick	2Lt	Pilot	668th	O-691368	WIA	AAR 45-8-10-525		122
Aug 10, 1944	Noteriani, Frank NMI	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	20318628	Seriously Injured	AAR 45-8-10-525		122
Aug 10, 1944	Spadoni, James Karl	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	39034142	WIA, SIA, EUS	AAR 45-8-10-525		122
Aug 11, 1944	Brzezinski, Edward P.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	33416474	WIA	No_Report		123
Aug 12, 1944	Sparling, Joseph R. Jr.	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-800605	WIA	AAR 45-8-12-513		125
Aug 12, 1944	Brayn, Marvin R.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	12204339	Major injuries	AAR 45-8-12-513		125
Aug 12, 1944	Shaw, Calvin L.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	39206434	SWA, EUS	AAR 45-8-12-513		125
Aug 29, 1944	Morris, Chester A. III	Cpl	Clerk-Typist	669th	34766097	WIA	No_Report
Sep 1, 1944	O'Hare, Arthur G.	S/Sgt	Assistant Crew Chief	669th	32076122	Seriously Injured	No_Report
Sep 6, 1944	Harp, Clifford J.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	15331635	WIA	No_Report		139
Sep 6, 1944	Brown, Kenneth P.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	35540545	WIA	No_Report		139

Base: A-55 Melun/Villaroche, France
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Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #
Sep 29, 1944	Kehoe, John William	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-758184	WIA	No_Report		148
Sep 29, 1944	Maltby, Alfred H.	1Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	670th	O-747669	WIA	No_Report		149
Sep 29, 1944	Addleman, Raymond F.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	13125060	WIA	No_Report		149
Sep 29, 1944	Eutsler, Ralph J.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	38463862	WIA	No_Report		149
Oct 12, 1944	Garrett, Alvin D.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	34649222	LWS, RTD	No_Report		155
Oct 13, 1944	Newell, S. P.	Sgt	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	14014441	WIA	No_Report		156
Oct 13, 1944	Milhorn, Gentry Lavern	2Lt	Pilot	671st	O-760648	WIA	No_Report		Training
Oct 13, 1944	Doran, Michael J.	Cpl	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st		WIA	No_Report		Training
Dec 2, 1944	Meagher, Joseph Francis	Lt	Pilot	668th	O-749487	SWA, EUS	No_Report		164
Dec 23, 1944	Hanna, Robert C.	1Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	671st	O-732466	Slightly Injured	AAR 45-12-23-510		173
Dec 25, 1944	Greene, William James	1Lt	Pilot	669th	O-026092	WIA	No_Report		176
Dec 25, 1944	Britt, Jesse W.	2Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	669th	O-1995932	WIA	No_Report		176
Jan 2, 1945	Roberts, William H.	2Lt	Pilot	668th	O-759509	Slightly Injured	AAR 45-1-2-525		181
Jan 2, 1945	Lackner, Ralph Joseph Jr.	2Lt	Pilot	668th	O-760872	Slightly Injured	AAR 45-1-2-527		181
Jan 2, 1945	Musarra, Anthony J.	Cpl	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	13106490	Slightly Injured	AAR 45-1-2-527		181
Jan 14, 1945	Wilson, Harold James	F/O	Pilot	671st	T-190787	Slightly Injured	AAR 45-1-14-527		185
Jan 16, 1945	Poundstone, Leo E.	Lt	Pilot	669th	O-749491	WIA	No_Report		187
Jan 21, 1945	Hinker, Cletus V.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	36820684	WIA	No_Report		188
Jan 23, 1945	Atkinson, Paul Gregory Jr.	Capt	Pilot	670th	O-025972	SWA, RTD	No_Report		191
Jan 23, 1945	Ackerson, Dale G.	Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	670th	O-708906	SWA, EUS	No_Report		191
Jan 23, 1945	Beck, John T.	Lt	B/N	671st	O-760152	WIA	No_Report		192
Jan 23, 1945	Nielsen, Leland C.	Capt	Pilot	671st	O-660790	WIA	No_Report		192
Jan 28, 1945	Gur, Edwin L.	Pfc		669th	33424382	WIA	No_Report
Feb 8, 1945	Tranchina, Carl E.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th	32879614	SWA, EUS	AAR 45-2-8-538		200

Base: A-69 Laon/Athies, France
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Date	Name	Rank	Duty	Bomb Sq	S/N	Status	Report		Mis- sion #
Feb 21, 1945	Johnson, Robert K.	Lt	Pilot	669th	O-765256	WIA	No_Report		209
Feb 21, 1945	Brandt, Henry E.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	669th		WIA	No_Report		209
Feb 21, 1945	Merritt, Theron Steventon	Lt	Pilot (Casualty On Ground)	670th	O-737192	Seriously Injured	No_Report		209
Feb 21, 1945	Sheley, Stanley Horace	Lt	Pilot (Casualty On Ground)	670th	O-758084	Seriously Injured	No_Report		209
Mar 18, 1945	Vars, Clifford J.	2Lt	Pilot	668th	O-772506	MIA, WIA, RMB, RTD	MACR 13155		239
Mar 18, 1945	Chitty, Wesley Dewitt Jr.	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-718867	WIA	No_Report		239
Mar 21, 1945	Kirk, Robert L.	1Lt	Bombardier/Navigator	670th	O-761328	WLD	AAR 45-3-21-517		246
Mar 21, 1945	Sgroi, Anthony P.	Sgt	Gunner	670th		WIA	No_Report		246
Mar 21, 1945	Edstrom, Lawrence W.	2Lt	Pilot	671st	O-759579	WIA	No_Report		246
Mar 23, 1945	Ford, Russell nmi	2Lt	Pilot	670th	O-835177	MIA, RTD	MACR 14314		249
Mar 25, 1945	Hall, Millard	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	670th	37355197	WIA	No_Report		253
Mar 25, 1945	Harvest, Robert W.	F/O	Bombardier/Navigator	668th	T-125068	WIA	No_Report		253
Apr 12, 1945	Carver, James H.	1Lt	Pilot	668th	O-759569	WIA, RTD	No_Report
Apr 12, 1945	Brown, Forest O.	Pfc	Airplane Armorer - Gunner	668th	37493292	WIA, RTD	No_Report
Apr 12, 1945	Graham, Nathan M.	S/Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	668th	14131123	WIA, RTD	No_Report
Apr 12, 1945	Valentine, Carl NMI	S/Sgt	Airplane Crew Chief	668th	15019343	SWA, EUS, RTD	No_Report
Apr 16, 1945	Buckley, Walter C.	Sgt	Airplane Mechanic - Gunner	671st	33642160	WIA	No_Report		273
May 16, 1945	Haskell, Robert W.	2Lt	Pilot	669th	O-767541	Slightly Injured	AAR 45-5-16-522
May 16, 1945	Martin, Emile Charles	1Lt	Co-Pilot	669th	O-759484	Seriously Injured	AAR 45-5-16-522

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