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? INFO ON MIA, SEPT 30, 1944
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10/21/2007 11:29:53 PM
My grandfather was Lt. Edgar Wittmann. He went missing Sept 30, 1944 while on a mission to bomb the refineries at Balikpapan Borneo. His was a B-24 pilot. I have very little information. Please send me any information you might have. Thanks
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RE: ? INFO ON MIA, SEPT 30, 1944
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10/22/2007 06:26:45 AM
1st Lt Edgar H. Wittmann from Indiana is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Manila, the Philippines. His unit was 394th BS, 5th BG, flying B-17s and B-24s. There is a B-24J listed as being lost on 30 Sept 44 and flying with 5th BG: 44-40932 (MACR 11033) 5th BG has a website www.5thbomberbarons.com with contact addresses for perhaps further info. Regards, Leendert Brugge/Belgium
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RE: ? INFO ON MIA, SEPT 30, 1944
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10/22/2007 06:32:45 AM
Christina...You can email Lynn.Gamma@maxwell.mil.af for a copy of MACR 11033, and also follow the information given for the 5th BG by Leendert. AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION  Edgar H. Wittmann First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 0-636846 394th Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy Entered the Service from: Indiana
Died: 25-Mar-46
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart Jim :-)
<message edited by jpeters140 on 10/22/2007 06:38:23 AM >
James S. Peters Sr. T/Sgt B-17 Flt Engr, 27 missions 99 BG, 348BS, 5th Wing, 15th AAF Tortorella, (Foggia#2), Italy My Tour was from 12/03/44-06/19/45 M/Sgt USAF (Retired)
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RE: ? INFO ON MIA, SEPT 30, 1944
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10/22/2007 07:14:25 AM
44-40932 is identified as a B-24J-185-CO model.
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RE: ? INFO ON MIA, SEPT 30, 1944
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10/27/2007 02:29:49 PM
Parrott4usa6 My mother's cousin was the fight engineer/gunner on that flight and was lost with LT Wittman. His name was TSGT John W Stroud. I have done some research and you can contact me at spikemyers@verizon.net. The plane he was lost on a B-24J s/n 44-40529, and the MACR is 9456. The date of loss is listed wrong in the DB.
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RE: ? INFO ON MIA, SEPT 30, 1944
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10/27/2007 02:56:22 PM
Thanks for the info.
It indeed seems that all references say Oct 30, 1944 for the loss of 44-40529, but now it appears to have been on Sept. 30, 1944 (as well).
Regards,
Leendert
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RE: ? INFO ON MIA, SEPT 30, 1944
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11/03/2007 08:57:40 PM
The 394th micro film shows losses in action for 30 September 1944 as 2nd Lt Edgar H. Wittmann, 2nd Lt Everett Smith, 2nd Lt Howard W. McGill, 2nd Lt Alvan E. Skirk, T/Sgt John W. Stroud Jr., S/Sgt Clyde M. Ross, T/Sgt Marcus W. Lightfoot, S/Sgt Richard W. Buchignani, and S/Sgt Frank D. Buthman.
Bob
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RE: ? INFO ON MIA, SEPT 30, 1944
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11/03/2007 10:21:31 PM
The attached pic from the Australian National Archives gives some details. These cards were raised to aid in the post war search of the SWPA for missing Allied aircrew. Cheers Pete [image]local://upfiles/3539/EB8F41E8FEC647838250C88BE65139B2.jpg[/image]
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