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alexander Total Posts : 67 Reward points : 218 Joined: 08/08/2006 Location: Landen, Belgium Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options Mission Report of 20 March 1944 - 06/08/2008 12:50:27 PM Hello, Does anybody have a copy of the mission report of the 20 of March 1944? I would like to know what was reported that day about the 360 FS. I'm investigating the loss of 2 pilots of 360 Fs who were shot down that day. Thanks, Alexander

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RE: Mission Report of 20 March 1944 - 06/09/2008 10:52:34 AM

Alexander -
3/20/44 - Escort Bombers to Frankfurt
Mission was Recalled very Late due to Bad Weather .
Apparently , a few Units didn't hear the Recall.
3 360th Pilots lost
Lt. Charles Garvey Jr. - POW
P - 47 # 42 - 74638 PI - D " Nashville Belle "
Lost in bad Weather , Crashed near Loxbergen MACR # 3395
Lt. Philip McCullough - POW
P - 47 # 42 - 74622
Hit by Flak , Crashed near Beauvechin MACR # 3397
F/O Howard Maupin - Evaded
P - 47 # 42 - 22535 PI - N " Kathleen Ann "
Lost Bad Weather , Crashed near Neerwinden MACR # 3394
Mike

alexander Total Posts : 67 Reward points : 218 Joined: 08/08/2006 Location: Landen, Belgium Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: Mission Report of 20 March 1944 - 06/10/2008 08:09:51 AM Hello, Thanks for the information. Do you know if the 2 POW's survived the war? Regards, Alexander

shooshoobaby Total Posts : 4024 Reward points : 705 Joined: 01/28/2006 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: Mission Report of 20 March 1944 - 06/10/2008 11:18:14 AM Alexander - I Checked POW Data base at www.nara.gov Neither of them are listed - The Data Base is incomplete. Mike

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RE: Mission Report of 20 March 1944 - 06/11/2008 06:06:21 AM

Hello Mike,

I've received the next info about:

Mc Cullough from Massachussetts: returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated, date latest report 04 of July 1945, POW in Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silensia Bavaria (moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser)

Garvey Charley Jr from Tennesse: returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated, date latest report 11 of June 1946, POW in Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silensia Bavaria (moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser)

Regards,

Alexander

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RE: Mission Report of 20 March 1944 - 06/23/2008 08:25:26 PM

"kathleen Ann" was Ray Withers' plane, named for his wife. Ray (and Kathleen) lives in Florida. I've had several great conversations with him. I also was in touch with Howard Maupin's son (Keith, I think ). I don't remember exactly but I think I put Keith in touch with Ray.

Philip McCullough 1916 - 1978 Massachusettes
Charles Garvey jr. 1920 - 1980 Tennessee

Andy Mays in Maine

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RE: Mission Report of 20 March 1944 - 06/24/2008 05:47:07 AM

Hello,

Thanks for the information. I've started my investigation of the crash of Howard Maupin +/- 2 years ago. I'm in touch with the Maupin family and I'm busy to reconstruct the whole story (mission, crash, escape itinerary, etc.). The place of crash of Howard's P-47 isn't so fare away from my home.

Regards,

Alexander

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