I am currently working on a project to document the facts and circumstances surrounding the almost 600 Group Burials at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.  The below named individuals were interred as a Group Burial but I cannot locate a Missing Air Crew Report or Accident Report to document these facts.  I have been in contact with the website Accident.com and with Lynn Gamma at Maxwell AFB, Alabama with no success.  I was just wondering if anyone had any information pertaining to this crash such as the facts and circumstances, aircraft type, tail number and crew positions.  Thank you for your time and assistance.  These individuals were assigned to the 37th Bombardment Squadron, 17th Bombardment Group (Medium), 12th Air Force, Telergma, Algeria, North Africa       Confirmed Deceased:     Kaestner , Edward S Jr, SSgt,             Macleod, Gordon M, 1Lt, Rohwer, Lester D, 1Lt,                  Taylor, George J, SSgt
 

Here's the info I have that corresponds to listed crew names:
 
Pilot: Lt. Lester D. Rowher
Date: 02.24.1943
MIA, cause unknown
Aircraft: B-26 Marauder 41-17912 named "Pardon Me"
17th Bomb Group, 37th Bomb Squadron
Mission Target for 17th BG that day: El Aouina Airdrome, Tunis
17th BG losses: 3 a/c
 
Additional info from 17th BG:
24 Feb. 1943; El Aouina Aerodrome, Tunis, Tunisia; 20 lb. fragmentation bombs; intense heavy flak; 3 B-26’s from 37BS shot down, 41-17868, 41-17873, and "Pardon Me"
41-17912 , 2Lt. Gordon McLeod KIA and 2Lt. Marvin J. Anderson Jr. KIA were 37BS co-pilots on two of these aircraft. 1 B-26, 34BS "New York Central" belly landed, pilot Lt."Pops" Dillworth and written off. 10 others damaged.
Note: From JBaugher serial number list, all dated 2/24/43, 41-17868, 37BS lost over Tunis; 41-17873, 37BS, shot down by AAA crashed in Tunis Bay;
41-17912, 37BS, MIA
 
11 a/c participated on this mission: Formation Commander Capt. T. F. Vickers.
 
Regarding no MACR, check here: http://www.armyairforces.com/dbmacr.asp
Regarding Tail Numbers, they were not in use at that point in time.
41-17912 was in service with 17th BG 37th BS from November 18th 1942 until February 24th 1943, so it was part of the original echelon, according to Operations Orders Number 35 of November 17, 1942.
 
 

There are several 459th BG casualties in group burials there.  I visited once and have the MACRs for them and one other crew.  If you need these MACRs, I can copy them for you.

Thanks for the information.  I have been working on this project for over three years and hoping to have it completed by Christmas of this year.  Just getting some of the records from the Army has taken 9-12 months.  There is one grave that has 17 crew members buried in it, but total aircraft involved is 12.  There may be a bombardier from a B-24, tail gunner from a B-17, etc that makes up the 17 crew members.  I would get a MACR and think I had that grave finished, but would come up three or four short and then have to go back out to try to get another MACR to document them.  I have learned alot from this and want to say thanks to all involved for the sacrifices during WWII.