The story
At the date of 16-02-1945, time: 1530, the aircraft type B-24 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Valthe - Nieuwe Weerdinge. The unit of crew and plane is: 467BG/790BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: J.D. Mullican. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Crew: B-24H-25-FO - #42-95080 - 16th Feb 1945 - Mission: Osnabruck
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13118521 - O-837912 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - John Dennis "Moon" Mullican - Rock Island, TN - POW
13178294 - O-2063747 - 2nd Lt. - Co-pilot - Jay S. Young - Pen Argyl, PA - POW - Hospital Emmen
12175928 - T-132852 - F/O - Navigator - William John Caselton - Washington, DC - POW
32956496 - Sgt. - Nose Gunner - William H. Willis - Dover, DE - POW
36457521 - Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Walter Murphy Sies - Kalamazoo, MI - KIA
13045340 - Sgt. - Radio Operator - Mervyn (nmi) Levin - Philadelphia, PA - POW
31299537 - S/Sgt. - RCM Operator - Francis William Connor Jr. - Haverhill, MA - POW
33806907 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Carl R. Pratt - Coatesville, PA - POW
37570442 - Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Matt James Brletich - Keewatin, MN - POW
36627461 - Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Leonard Edward "Lum" Tomaski - Momence, IL - POW
John Dennis "Moon" Mullican
Jay S. Young
William John Caselton
William H. Willis
Walter Murphy Sies
See this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fQZSd03HBw&feature=share&fb_ref=share
Mervyn (nmi) Levin
Francis William Connor Jr.
Carl R. Pratt
Matt James Brletich
Leonard Edward "Lum" Tomaski
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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