Since there seems to be some interest on this Subject:
Two excellent Books 
" The Last Flight of Bomber 31 " Ralph Wetterhahn
Lists Serial Numbers , Dates , types of all AAF and NAVY A/C in Russia.
Lists all Crewmen interned and Release Dates.
Excellent info on the Men and A/C who flew Missions from Alaska.
" Missing in Action in the U.S.S.R. "   Professor Martin Lakin  Duke University
Lakin Crew - 404th BG B - 24 , Crash Landed Kamchatka  Interned.
Narrative of his time of internment - Interesting !
Mike

To anyone interested, I have found the following book to be an excellent resource:
 
Home From Siberia:  The Secret Odysseys of Interned American Airmen in World War II.
by Otis Hays, Jr.  Texas A&M University Press. College Station, TX, 1990.
 
This book addresses both USN and AAF interned crews who came down in Soviet Territory during missions against Japan or Japanese possessions.  The book breaks them down into five Internee Groups.  By Hays' count, this category included a total of 291 interned airman who originated from 37 aircraft.  The book contains appendices including Interned Crews by Unit, Interned Crews by Release Group, and an Alphabetical Roster of Internees.
 
Several books on the Doolittle Raid also discuss the fate of Crew #8 (York crew).  The first of the five internee groups was comprised solely of this crew.
 
Good luck to anyone researching these cases,
 
Rich

Rich,
 
I discovered recently the Doolittle crew interned in Russia, there is only Major Nolan A. Herndon, navigator that is alive. 
 
I attempted to contact him, and learned he was in the VA Hospital in South Carolina.  Contacted a family member, unfortunately did not know much about the veteran.
 
I was provided the numbers 218 USAAF personnel, and 68 Navy airmen were interned in Russia.  I have copies of letters, dated early 1990’s signed by the Secretaries of the AF, Navy, and Acting Secretary of the Navy authorizing POW medals.
 
Robert

Source: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/tfrussia/tfrhtml/tfrsplit/tfr097.html even covers more recent events
 
RECORD
6 July 1947 City of Petropavlovsk
On this date and year, a commission consisting of chairman LTC F.P. Kukarin and members A.A. Terekhov, chief of the Anatomical Pathology Laboratory and major in the Medical Corps, and V.S. Remarchuk, judicial and legal medical expert and captain in the Medical Corps,
carried out the exhumation of the remains of U.S. Army Air Force Sergeant Thomas E. Ring, who expired in a hospital on 1 Sep 1943 from a heavy wound received during the crash of an airplane on 12 Aug 1943 in the vicinity of Petropavlovsk.
The above remains were exhumed in order to return them to the country of origin [his homeland].
The remains removed from the grave were dressed for burial, wrapped in white linen sheets, placed in a wooden coffin. The coffin was then placed in a metal coffin of galvanized iron. The lid of the coffin was bolted shut and hermetically soldered.
A brass tablet with the name of the deceased engraved on it was affixed to the lid of the metal coffin.
This record attests to the above facts.
Lieutenant Colonel Kukarin
Major, Medical Corps Terekhov
Captain, Medical Corps Remarchuk
Captain, Administrative Division
[signature] Romashev
[Postal frank, field post #83529]
Attachment No 2

LIST OF INTERNED AMERICAN AIRMEN

USSR
Interned March - April 1942:
TFR2-12



1. B-25 Aircraft

1.
Aircraft Commander
Captain
Edward Joseph
YORK

2.
Co-pilot
Lieutenant
Robert G.
EMMENS

3.
Navigator
1st Lieutenant

HARDON

4.
Radio Operator/Machine-gunner
Corporal
David
POWELL

5.
Mechanic
Sergeant, 1st Class
Theodore X.
LABAN

2. B-24 Aircraft Consolidation Liberator, No 240309

1.
Pilot
Lieutenant
Jim R.
PATENGER

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
Richard I.
FILET

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
Charles K.
HENNER

4.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
Robert U.
VANLESS

5.
Motor-mechanic
Sergeant, 1st Class
Anthony S.
HOMITS

6.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Peter G.
BEGNOTOVICH

7.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
James P.
DIXON

8.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Charles R.
DAY

9.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Donald L.
DIMMEL

10.
Photographer
Corporal
Robert
BARNES



3. B-24-D aircraft Consolidation Liberator, No 02355, formation No 21

1.
Pilot
Major
Carl G.
WAGNER

2.
Co-pilot
Lieutenant
Winfred X.
WENDWER

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
Wenson X.
BLACK

4.
Mechanic
Corporal
Robert L.
DANIELS

5.
Mechanic
Master Sgt.
Laurence I.
MORKS

6.
Gunner
Master Sgt.
Josel I.
KEARNS

7.
Bombardier
Master Sgt.
Thomas A.
CORBITT

8.
Gunner
Master Sgt.
David L.
CARTER

9.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Margo
VASQUEZ

10.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Arnold M.
SOGRISTED

11.
Radio Operator
Corporal
Harvard K.
FULLEY

12.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Henry K.
EVRETT

13.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Charles L.
WADE

4. B-24 aircraft Consolidation Liberator, No 123891, formation No 43

1.
Senior Pilot
Lieutenant
Jajim K.
PUTNUM

2.
Pilot
Lieutenant
Allen T.
MILLET

3.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
Robert V.
DYKESON

4.
Navigator
Lieutenant
Floyd A.
EMMENSON

5.
Mechanic
Tech. Sergeant
Molphy A.
MORZH

6.
Radio Operator
Master Sergeant
Myron M.
ALBERT

7.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Netten S.
GOODIE

8.
Radio Operator
Master Sergeant
Ernest A.
BRAYSON

9.
Gunner
Master Sergeant
Edward D.
DOYLE

10.
Mechanic
Master Sergeant
Hatchin M.
HAMMOND

11.
Photographer
Airman
Charles K.
GROWS
TFR2-13



5. B-25-D aircraft Mitchell, No 130502, formation No 02

1.
Pilot
Major
Richard D.
SAULTER

2.
Co-pilot
Lieutenant
Edward X.
TEPLER

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
Harry G.
COPE

4.
Gunner
Master Sergeant
Kenner A.
VAYER

5.
Gunner
Master Sergeant
Pyle X.
GREEZIE

6.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Evan L.
LANK

7. Mitchell Aircraft, No 130171, formation No 71

1.
Pilot
Lieutenant
Wayne A.
MORRIER

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
Vladimir P.
SAVICH

3.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
Albert V.
HONEY

4.
Radio Operator
Master Sergeant
John A.
BILLINGLSEY

5.
Gunner
Master Sergeant
Joseph A.
DANWOOD

7. Mitchell Aircraft, No 113250, formation No 60

1.
Pilot
Lieutenant
Russell V.
HEARST

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
John Madison
TELLER

3.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
James Robert
ODEIER

4.
Radio Operator
Master Sergeant
Robert
WILCOX

5.
Gunner
Master Sergeant
Harry Baye
HEEBE

6.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Charles Henry
HILL

8. Mitchell Aircraft, No 130473, formation No 73

1.
Pilot

Norman R.
SEVIGNAK

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
John L.
KITLEY

3.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
Harold R.
HODGES

4.
Radio Operator
Master Sergeant
James A.
FASSED

5.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Crady
WINKERS
TFR2-14



9. Mitchell Aircraft, No 253352, formation No 52

1.
Pilot
Lieutenant
John T.
ROGER

2.
Co-pilot
Flight Officer
Loyal V.
FRA...[?]FRAM

3.
Bombardier

Norman I.
EASTMOOR

4.
Radio Operator
Tech. Sergeant
Clarence X.
OVERBOY

4.
Gunner
Master Sergeant
Gerald G.
GREEN

10. B-34 Aircraft, No 48909, formation No 2, landed 24 JULY 1944

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
John P.
VIVIAN

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
David Ross
WILSON

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
Thomas Henry
EDWARD

4.
Co-Navigator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Pavel John
SHASNEY

5.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Frank Andrei
WIRAND

6.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Emil Arnold
NOMMENSEN

11. B-34 Aircraft, No 48910, formation No 9

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
Russell Prance
BONE

2.
Pilot
Lieutenant
Glen Wallace
MANTLEY

3.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
Ralph Wayne
STEVENS

4.
Navigator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Laurence
Edward

SOMMERS

5.
Aerial Engineer
Sergeant, 1st Class
Frank Leo
CROW

6.
Bombardier/Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Joseph Patrick
HORVAT

7.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Samuel
GELBER



12. B-24 Aircraft, No 48930, formation No 11

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
Howard Pavel
SHUTTEE

2.
Pilot
Lieutenant
John Edward
BRAZIL

3.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
Byron Albert
MORGAN

4.
Navigator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Willie Everbee
JOEL

5.
Aerial Engineer
Sergeant, 1st Class
John [?]ernsis
Beggin

6.
Bombbardier/Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Walter Herbert
MORRIS

7.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Edward John
JUDGE

13. B-24 Aircraft, No 48938, formation No 12

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
George August
MART

2.
Pilot
Lieutenant
Richard Henry
JOHNSON

3.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
William Abbott
KING

4.
Aerial Engineer
Sergeant, 1st Class
William Edward
DIXON

5.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Richard Thomas
EVERARD

6.
Navigator
Sergeant, 1st Class
William Davie
STROM

7.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Clifford Clarence
PATKIZE

14. B-34 Aircraft, No 48496, formation No 7

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
Jackson Wilson
CLARK

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
Bervin Junio
MILLER

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
John Franklin
MATTERS

4.
Mechanic
Sergeant, 1st Class
Hoyle Atma
Edward

SIMES

5.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
John [?]
BRENNAN

6.
Bombardier/Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Herbert Charles
ROW

15. B-24 Aircraft, No 49525, formation No 81, landed on 13 Aug 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
Carl William
LINDELL

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
James Stanley
HEAD

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
Merlin Keefe
RICHARDSON
TFR2-15



4.
Mechanic
Sergeant, 1st Class
Irry Henton
WILLIAMSON

5.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Russell Lily
MONTY

6.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Kiril James
BROWN

16. B-24 Aircraft, No 45509, formation No 75, landed 21 August

1.
Aircraft Commander
1st Lieutenant
Jack Ralston
COWLES

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
Leonardo
PANELLA

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
Millard Benjamin
PARKER

4.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Harold Rudolf
TONY

5.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
John Robert
MACDONALD

17. B-34 Aircraft, No 49508, formation No 82, landed 28 February

1.
Aircraft Commander
1st Lieutenant
John Arthur
DINGLE

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
Emil Morris
PETTERBORNE

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
Evgenii Frank
DOOLAN

4.
Aerial Engineer

Charles Denver
HENRY

5.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Daniel
LAINTZ

6.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Harvey Hoffman
POLLARD

18. B-29 Aircraft Flying Fortress, formation No 32, landed 29 July 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
Captain
Howard R.
TERRELL

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
John R.
KIRKLAND

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
Frank S.
OGDEN

4.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
Edward T.
GOLDEN

5.
Mechanic
Sergeant, 1st Class
Mike
LOSIK

6.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
Jermoe S.
ZVERCHER

7.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
Merl Alfred
BAILEY

8.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
George
HUMMEL

9.
Gunner
Tech. Sergeant
Lewis Allan
EARLY

10.
Gunner
Staff Sergeant
Roy
PRICE

11.
Gunner
Airman
Herbert A.
VOST
TFR2-16



19. B-24 Aircraft, No 240977, formation No 77, interned 25 Sept 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
JOHN OPIP
John E. OTT

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
FRANK PERM
Frank J. PEOLICH

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
GILBERT ARNOLD
Gilbert S. ARNOLD

4.
Bombardier
Lieutenant Class
RAYMOND SHAYLOR
Raymond U. SHIMMER

5.
Aerial Mechanic
Sergeant, 1st Class
CHARLIE CLORK
Charlie X. CLARK

6.
Radio Operator
Sergeant
ROBERT PETERSON
Robert X. Peterson

7.
Co-Radio Operator
Sergeant
DIN SOYIX
Din P., SEYID

8.
Mechanic Assistant
Sergeant
CARL AUSTIN
Carl U. OSTEN

9.
Technical Photographer
Sergeant, 1st Class
ARTHUR MARTEL
Arthur G. MARTEL

10.
Gunner
Sergeant
LEONARD KARSHINSKY
Leonard R. KARKOSHINSKY

11.
Gunner
Sergeant
TOMA B. SHELTON
Thomas B. SHELTON SEYID

20. B-34 Aircraft, No 49472, formation No 72, interned on 18 September 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
Major
CHARLES WAYNEE
Charles WAYNE

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
JOHN MEFF
John U. MATCHF

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
ERST JOHN
John E. ERET

4.
Radio Operator
Sergeant
BAXTER ROBERT
Robert I. BAXTER

5.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
EARL MILFORD
Earl A. MILFORD

14. B-34 Aircraft, No 33278, formation No 11, interned 12 Sept 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
DARRELL FAYZEY MACDONALD
Darrell F. MACDONALD

2.
Navigator
2nd Lieutenant
KENNETH HOLBERT MILES
Kenneth G. MILES

3.
Navigator
2nd Lieutenant
DANNY LYLE BROADWELL
Donny L. BROADWELL

4.
Aerial Engineer
Sergeant, 1st Class
JOHN WILLIAM ROZO
Edward

John W. ROSE

5.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
WILLIAM FRANCIS NICODIMAS
William E. NICHODEMUS

6.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
JACK CLENTIN ROSS
Jack C. Ross
TFR2-17



22. B-25 Aircraft, No 253351, formation No 77, interned 10 Sept 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
WILLIAM WOODSMAN HYDE
William W. HYDE

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
RALPH WILLIAM HAMM
Ralph W. HAMMOND

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
JOHN [?] MACAMTON
John B. MacINTOSH ARNOLD

4.
Radio Operator
Sergeant Class
WARREN [?] LAFTEN
Warren G. LAUGHTON

5.
Gunner
Sergeant
WILLIAM CL[?]ENCE CROWELL
William C. CROWELL

6.
Mechanic
Sergeant
JOHN FRANCIS KERR
John F. CARR

23. B-25 Aircraft, interned on 1 Nov 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
WILLIAM MACWOLAN
William MacWILLIAM

2.
Co-Pilot
2nd Lieutenant
DONALD WARD
Donald WARD

3.
Navigator
2nd Lieutenant
CHARLES WALLAND
Charles WOLLAND

4.
Mechanic
Corporal
ROBERT SALVESTBER
Robert SILVESTER

5.
Photographer
Sergeant
NORMAN HERMANSAN
Norman HERMANSON

6.
Gunner

NICHOLAS HORIN
Nicholas HORIN

7.
Radio Operator

DOSEPH BRISHEBER
Joseph BRISHENBER

24. B-29 Aircraft, formation No 365, interned 11 NOV 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
Captain
PRICE BOSTON
Weston X. PRICE

2.
Navigator
Lieutenant
SVICHEN MELVIN
Melvin E. SCHERER

3.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
FLANAGAN JOHN
John E. FLANAGAN

4.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
MORRISON EDWARD
Edwin MORRISON

5.
Engineer
Lieutenant
ROSSERFORD YUDOMON
Evgenii P. RUTHERFORD

6.
Radio Operator
Tech. Sergeant
PLETER DAVID
David PLETTER

7.
2nd-Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
STAVINSKY HENRY
Henry J. STAVINSKY

8.
Gunner
Master Sergeant
LARKIND DONALD
Donald J. LARRIN

9.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
BRODINIAS JOHN
John BARDINIAS

10.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
WEED FRANK
Frank A. WEED

11.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
COOK MILLARZH
Millard S. COOK
TFR2-18



25. B-24 Aircraft, No 240993, formation No 93, interned 25 NOV 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
DANIEL HOTEBED TAYLOR


2.
Navigator
2nd Lieutenant
UDVARD HATKEEFF WILLER


3.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
LESTER RAYMOND ELOND


4.
Bombardier
2nd Lieutenant
LEO CARL LAYDON


5.
Gunner
Corporal
CHARLES EVANS DIWALKY


6.
Gunner
Corporal
WATMAN ANDERSON NEWELL


7.
Radio Operator
Corporal
BERNARD PETER BENDOROVICH


8.
Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
JANE RUDOLPH SMITH


9.
Gunner
Corporal
BILL JOYE BARNETT


10.
Photographer
Corporal
BORT LOTEN


11.
Aerial Engineer
Corporal
LOUIS HENRY RUMAN


12.
Gunner
Corporal
MARTIN LACKIN


26. B-29 Aircraft, interned 21 Nov 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
1st Lieutenant
MACKIM WILLIAM
William J. MACHISH

2.
Co-Pilot
1st Lieutenant
SHEFER JOHN
John K. SCHAEFFER

3.
Navigator
1st Lieutenant
DIAMOND JACK
Jack A. DIAMOND

4.
Bombardier
1st Lieutenant
RUTTLEDGE JAMES
James R. RUTTLEDGE

5.
Engineer
1st Lieutenant
WORD JAMES
James W. WORD

6.
Radio Operator
Lieutenant
AHRENSEN WILLIAM
William R. AHRENTSON

7.
Co-Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
MANN WILLIAM
William P. MANN

8.
Staff Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
BROWNWOOD FLOYD
Frederick D. BROWNWELL

9.
Staff Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
MORTS EDWARD
Edward J. MERTS

10.
Staff Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
SIGRIST HERMAN
Herman K. ZILRIST

11.
Staff Gunner

HESSINGER HERMAN
Herman HASSINGER



27. B-24 Aircraft, formation No 82, interned 7 Dec 44

1.
Aircraft Commander
1st Lieutenant
ROBERT BASE


2.
Pilot
Lieutenant
RICHARD MURPH


3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
JOHN BACK


4.
Bombardier
1st Lieutenant
EDWARD MAYKOP


5.
Weather Observer
1st Lieutenant
EDWARD MILLER


6.
Aerial Engineer
1st Lieutenant
DAME WILLIAMSON


7.
Radio Operator
1st Lieutenant
LEONARD LANGHOLD


8.
Radio Operator
Gunner
[?]HERON (EHDICHD)


9.
Assistant Mechanic
Sergeant, 1st Class
WALTER LEYTON


10.
Gunner
Sergeant
D.V. SHUPLIN


11.
Observer

WERNER KOMZK


12.
Photographer
Master Sergeant
ROBERT REED


13.
Weapons Specialist
Sergeant
ANTON SINTOR


28. B-24 Aircraft, No 4240996, formation No 96, interned 19/29 [?] January 45

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
KEPIST Evgenii Elliott


2.
Pilot
Lieutenant
EDESHD BECKON


3.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
PERRY GOEGODZAM


4.
Navigator
Lieutenant
UTIAM AKOZAN


5.
Aerial Engineer
Sergeant, 1st Class
MERLY HASSIMI


6.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
ZEP[?] LIRZHON
ZEPYU

7.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
YAUGIT SVINEBERG
SVIABERG/ZWEIBERG?

8.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
DUSAN[?]AFALOUS


9.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
GLENN TKOLLER


10.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
STERLING SMORGUT


11.
Observer
Master Sergeant
TILRIER ESVIERZHON


12.
Junior Observer
Sergeant, 1st Class
MARTON HAPOCH

TFR2-19



29. B-34 Aircraft, No 49654, formation No 96, 21 February 45

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
JOHN RIGHT POWERS


2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
LENIRIZ SHADE THOMAS


3.
Navigator
2nd Lieutenant
WALLY CHIDZHIMA[?]PIEZOJT


4.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
FRAZIES PATRICK HASIV


5.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
RALPH BIESOP LANE


6.
Flight Engineer
Sergeant, 1st Class
ROBERT GEORGE TAMAFNEK


B-25 Aircraft, No 4336134, interned 20 May 45

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
JARED BARRY BIVER


2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
SISO MARVIN ASHBURN


3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
GEORGE WILLIAM OLLA


4.
Bombardier
Sergeant, 1st Class
CHARLES NICHOLS


5.
Radio Operator
Corporal
ALBERT STANLEY PARISHT


6.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
LEAF OMAR JANESEN


31. B-24 Aircraft, No 42-40998, formation No 98, interned 16 May 45

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
WILLIAM DELTON YUDZHEN


2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
KINNER VSEDEN WALKER


3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
HAND GEORGE SANDERSON


4.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
PATTER RICHARD THOMAS


5.
Radar Operator
2nd Lieutenant Class
CANON EDWARD STEVEN


6.
Gunner
Corporal
VOLKMAN VANEY LUNAY


7.
Mechanic
Sergeant, 1st Class
GLYSEN GEORGE PETTER


8.
Gunner
Corporal
LUCKY GEORGE THOMAS


9.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
BORGISS COLTON


10.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
SWIRTMAN WILLIAM EDWARD


11.
Photographer
Sergeant, 1st Class
STEVENSON PARKER WILLIAM


12.
Gunner
Corporal
LEDERWUND RON THOMAS

TFR2-20



32. B-24 Aircraft, No 111924, formation No 34, interned 11 May 45

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
RICHARD B. CLINKEY

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
TALLEYROCK PLOWIS

3.
Navigator
2nd Lieutenant
SMITH STANLEY

4.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
STELLA K. FRANCIS

5.
Mechanic
Corporal
SMITH HOLIDAY

6.
Radio Operator
Corporal
PUTLEN WILLIAM

7.
Weapons Specialist
Corporal
RAYMOND

8.
Photographer
Sergeant, 1st Class
NITKENNET

9.
Observer

LOROIAN

10.
Assistant Mechanic
Corporal
CUTLER RAYMOND

11.
Gunner
Corporal
JOLLY ROBERT

12.
Radio Operator/Gunner
Corporal
STREKNIUS ALFRED

33. B-25 Aircraft, No 5336158, interned 11 May 45

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
HARBER MARTR FLANGER

2.
Co-Pilot

IVAN TAYLOR

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
ROBERT DAVNEY

4.
Mechanic
Sergeant, 1st Class
TAXON BAYER

5.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
FLOUND SARUSEN

6.
Bombardier
1st Lieutenant
ERKIT STISEL

7.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
PAVEL UTCHEK (killed)

34. B-25 Aircraft, No 43-36160, interned 10 June 45

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
ROBERT WISILIN WABRING

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
JERRY KROOT

3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
BYRON [?]F.IL'T

4.
Radio Operator
Corporal
ROY A[?]DEVANE

5.
Gunner
Corporal
ROY F[?]KERRICK

6.
Aerial Engineer
Corporal
MATTHEW M. GLADESK (killed)
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35. Aircraft whose crew perished (10 June 45)

1.
Squadron Commander
Captain
EDWARD IRVIN
[handwritten] Irving

2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
HARRY LORD
[handwritten] Nerd

3.
Navigator

GENENTEN AISER
[handwritten] NATHAN ANZER

4.
Mechanic

ALFRED ILENS
[handwritten] FRED BENEY

5.
Radio Operator

PRO LESLEY DEYTON



(female)
[handwritten] Corporal LES NAKAY DENTON

6.
Gunner
ROLLAND ERNEYER
[handwritten]
-.- Rolland

36. B-25 Aircraft, interned 17 July 45

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
ROBERT TORZ


2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
IMRI IRNHORT


3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
ARTHUR V. DRAYNEN


4.
Mechanic
Corporal
EDWARD SORNEN


5.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
EDWARD CURZHOK


6.
Gunner
Corporal
DNIEU VAUGH


37. B-25 Aircraft, interned 17 July 45

1.
Aircraft Commander
Lieutenant
GEORGE L. VONILER


2.
Co-Pilot
Lieutenant
RICHARD E. MILLER


3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
GEORGE D. CHERLT


4.
Radio Operator
Sergeant, 1st Class
ALBERT PROSIUK


5.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
BERNARD T. CAIRLEY


6.
MECHANIC
Sergeant, 1st Class
ORWELLY K. DIADD (drowned)


38. B-29 Aircraft, crew parachuted on 21 Aug 44, discovered 10 September

1.
Aircraft Commander
Major
RICHARD MACKLING


2.
Senior Pilot
Lieutenant
ERIS COLE


3.
Navigator
Lieutenant
LYLE TARNER


4.
Gunner
Master Sergeant
CHARLES ROBEAN


5.
Bombardier
Lieutenant
MORTEN GEIUDJEN


6.
Radio Operator
Master Sergeant
DELWOOD WEBB


7.
Right Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
JOHN BUCKLEY


8.
Engineer
1st Lieutenant
ILIN CONRAD


9.
Senior Gunner
Master Sergeant
WEM STOKES


10.
Radio Specialist
Sergeant, 1st Class
OTTIS CHARLES


11.
Gunner
Sergeant, 1st Class
LEWIS MONEP

TFR2-22
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Hello Rob,

Good list.

The B-25 Mitchell from the "Doolittle Raid" commanded by York was a B25B serial number 40-2242.
A photo exists that shows her after landing .

The pilot of the B24 42-40309 was POTTENGER the date was 11/12-August 1943. MACR number 13041 28th BG 404th BS.
And for others I think you will find that MART is MAHRT, TERRELL is JARRELL, HYDE is HEAD, MacWILLIAM is McQUILLIN and  BASE is WEIS.

For the 12th September 1943 Seven crews made it into Russia from the 404th and 77th BS's.

The next loss was a VB-135 a/c piloted by Bone on the 15th June 44.
A second on the same day was also from VB-135, a PV-1 Ventura 48910 piloted by Schuette.

On the 19/20th June 44 another VB-135 Ventura a/c 48938 flown by Mahrt.
Then on the 23rd July 44 another VB135 flown by Clark and the next day another 48909 flown in by Vivian.

On the 29th July 44 a B29 from the 462nd BG 771 BS flown by Jarrell 42-6256 MACR 7178.

The list goes on but - My interest picked up with a loss that I have previously mentioned here on this website, that of the loss on the 10th of June 1945, pilot WOLBRINK, 77th BS 28th BG. The MACR given for this loss is 14942, B25 serial number given as 43-36151.
Crew were Knoot, B.F.Field, Caris, Glodek (dead on arrival) and Dehaven.

BUT this is the mystery, MACR 14942 is for 43-36151 a 6th November 1944 loss from the 77th BS 28th BG, pilot Muldoon.
Muldoon's crew on the 6th November 44 were Norris,Putnan,Hastings, Downs,Kelso and Salvato.
I have the MACR and also the name of Muldoon's  Grandson who replied IIRC here on this site, his name is Jonathan Domingues.

This leaves the question of Wolbrink's a/c and crew loss of the 10th June 45 open. As other losses from the 28BG for June 45 are B-25 43-36160 (macr 14611) ; B-25 44-29148 (macr 14612); B-24 44-50345 (macr 14658).

From your list WABRING looks like the man and his a/c 43-36160 and macr 14611 so I will check this out, thanks for lead.

I do have "Home from Siberia" and Geust & Petrov's "Red Stars 4 - Lend Lease Aircraft in Russia" that gives details of and profiles of All known a/c in Russia from the Allies.

I have also traced myself several aircraft and crews.
Alex

Hello Rob,
YES, I checked and your man WABRING's correct name is in fact WOLBRINK.
 
and
 
McGlinn's a/c was B-29 42-93829 macr 7523
 
and Edward Irvin was Edward J. Irving his a/c was 44-29148 macr 14612.
 
while B-29 42-6358 was "Ding-Hao" macr 9865 of pilot Mickish and Price's 42-6365 was named "General H.H.Arnold Special" and was on its 11th mission. 

Alex

Good work Alex

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Appreciate your effort to identify the crew members held in the Soviet Union during WWII.
 
The site below reveals a letter by Colonel Hays Jr.
 
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v191/Robersabel/Internees%20Of%20Siberia/?action=view&current=SovietInternees.jpg
 
The last statement (in part) "and together they formed "The Americans Home From Siberia Association" and began to lobby Washington for POW status resulting in success."
 
Success was realized only 16 years ago, and documents reveal at least 282 airmen were awarded the POW medal held in a neutral country.
 
Yet today I am not able to locate support for the 200 -300 "internees" held in Wauwilermoos Prison, Switzerland, also a neutral country during WWII. 
 
There have been two veterans awarded the medal. 
1. General Fogleman authorized the first in 1996.
2. The AF Board For Correction of Military Records approved the second in 2006.
 
I am not wrapped in the American Flag when I say I have contacted:
 
Senator Kyl
The Office Of Secretary of Defense
The Office Of The Secretary Of The AF
The Office OF AF Chief of Staff
The Ex-Prisoners Of War Association
The VFW
 
I have assisted with paperwork for a request for the POW medal to a deceased former pilot held in the same prison only to be denied by the same AFBCMR.
 
What does it take to balance the scale?  The only answer I know is effort that matches those held in Siberia.  I believe it is too late because so many have past.
 
End of story...
 
Robert

During the Pacific war, 291 American airmen were interned in the Soviet Union. They were the crews of 37 planes which had to make emergency landings on Soviet soil after bombing operations over Japan.
 
All were interned in a camp near Tashkent, from which most of them 'escaped' to Teheran in Iran.
 
The dilemma these prisoners created for the Soviets was that under international law, a neutral country during wartime (the Soviet Union and Japan were not at war) was prohibited from releasing combatants from belligerent countries who came into their custody. The so-called 'escapes' were secretly negotiated between the US and the Soviet Union.

CPT(VT) W.P. Sullivan
HQ Company - Asst G-3
Camp Johnson, VT

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Kilroy was here

During the Pacific war, 291 American airmen were interned in the Soviet Union. They were the crews of 37 aircraft which had to make emergency landings on Soviet soil after bombing operations over Japan.

The WW II working definition of Prisoner of War (POW) is located in Articles 4 and 5 of the Geneva Convention (12 AUG 1949) "Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War".  In particular, "one who, while engaged in combat under orders of his government, is captured by the armed forces of the enemy."  The US and USSR were not "enemies." So, US aircrews from the Pacific Theater were classified by the Kremlin and US War Department as "internees." 

USSR was not "enemies" with Japan until days before V-J Day, so until then there was no state of belligerency towards each other until then. The Kremlin worked pretty diligently for the first years of the war to ensure that Japan considered the USSR to be officially "neutral."

Thus, the dilemma these Pacific Theater aircrews created for the Soviets was that, under the terms of international law (Hague Conventions, Geneva Conventions), a neutral country was prohibited from releasing combatants of belligerent countries who came into their care & custody.

Almost all were interned in a camp near Tashkent, from which most of them 'escaped' to Teheran, Iran.  For strategic expediency, the so-called 'escapes' were actually secretly negotiated between the US and the Soviet Union, who needed US material aid and support.

Sorry for the double-post. I accidently "entered" it before I finished editing it, and do not know how to delete the first (incomplete) post.

Sorry. Carry on.