The story
At the date of 06-12-1944, time: 1434, the aircraft type B-17 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Belterwiede - Ronduite. The unit of crew and plane is: 447BG/708BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: H.R. De Mallie. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
447th BG - 4 CBW - Square 'K'- 708th BS - CQ - 3rd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-17G-55-BO - #42-102658 - "Blanco Diablo" - Wednesday 6 Dec 1944 - Mission Merseburg, Germany
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16114023 - O-827144 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Howard Roy DeMallie - Monroe Co., MI - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 1
39561313 - O-2061923 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Richard Paul Fuller - Los Angeles Co., CA - EVD
12177040 - T-129728 - F/O. - Navigator - Charles Shaw Olson - Bergen Co., NJ - POW - Stalag Luft 1
14181101 - Sgt. - Bombardier - Joe Huntley Marlowe - Conway, Horry Co., SC - KIA
37731953 - Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Donald Dean Holmes - Dickinson Co., KS - POW - Stalag Luft 1
13022055 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Harold Schmacker "Shorty" Derr Jr. - Northumberland Co., PA - POW - Stalag Luft 1
17147555 - Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Lowell Dean Strain - Thomas Co., KS - POW - Stalag Luft 1
16187938 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Henry Joseph "Hank" Rutkowski - Cook Co., IL - POW - Stalag Luft 1
38564926 - Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Loel C. Bishop - EVD - POW - Kiowa Co., OK - Stalag 13D
Howard Roy DeMallie
Richard Paul Fuller
Charles Shaw Olson
Joe Huntley Marlowe
Donald Dean Holmes
Harold Schmacker "Shorty" Derr Jr.
Lowell Dean Strain
Henry Joseph "Hank" Rutkowski
Loel C. Bishop
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