http://forum.armyairforces.com/(c) ArmyAirForces30I am looking for any information on my father, 1st Lt John Suchernick, 72nd Bomb Squadron. He was a navigator from Feb 1945 until the end of the war.  Thanks, John M. Suchernick,  frdnjohn@optonline.nethttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163572Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:12:31 GMTNARA shows J.M. Rogers #17059436 born 1915, enlisted 1942, civ life was an auto-mechanic.. he was 27 when he enlisted. probably worked on a/c engines or ground crewman.. Terry T.http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163565Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:02:28 GMTKotulat is not listed as a POW in Stalag XVII-B; hope this helps to narrow your search.http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163513Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:22:50 GMTBarry, I sent you a private email.http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163470Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:11:45 GMT My father, Lt John G. Caraberis, was a POW at Stalag Luft III (possibly in the Belaria Compound) at the end of 1944. I have a handwritten list of those in his "Room" and am in search of anyone who might remember him. Thehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163468Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:28:54 GMT Greetings- I have a roster of the West Compound of Stalag Luft III and I checked to see if your Sgt. Kotulak was listed - he is not, but I realize that I might be missing a page in a section of this roster. The page numbered 158http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163467Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:12:41 GMT Hi Susan, This is a bit 'off point' but I am wondering where you obtained the West Compound roster. My Dad was in Stalag Luft III (among other camps) and I am trying to locate others who might have been with him in the Belhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163466Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:09:26 GMTPatrick, I have a history of the 19thBG published in 1945 which lists its members by BS, including the 30th, and rank. Both Woods and Poirier are listed with asterisks denoting they died during the war. An addendum details the missionshttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163404Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:44:47 GMTHarley H. Ross Published: March 17, 2008 I enlisted in the Army Air Corps on May 26, 1942, reporting for active duty at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, on Oct, 21, 1942. I became Harley H. Ross, air cadet, and was shipped by trahttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163093Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:05:35 GMTColin, Mike and Hal Thanks for the info, will follow up with the Footnote site as there is probably to many to post here. Thanks again, great work Buzhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163046Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:59:24 GMTBuz and Colin, www.footnote.com is a subscription service that provides immediate access to MACRs. You can download pages in JPG format directly to your computer. Can search their files using thttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162973Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:33:33 GMTBuz - Post the Aircraft Serial #s and MACR #s. Several Ways to find Info. Mikehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162972Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:28:03 GMTHi Buz, I came across the following two links... http://pagesperso-orange.fr/p-47.database/ which provides a link to both the MACR reports (right hand side of the screen) & info by serialhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162956Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:35:58 GMTGents Can anyone advise if there is a resource on the net that I can obtain names in relation to certain MACR's. I have the MACR number and aircraft serials, but after the pilots names to go with them. I have no requirehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162952Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:03:36 GMTAl, Understood. The more I work with MACRs the more instances I find of a disconnect between reality and what's in the file. One example I've been working on recently is a mid-air collision over the target. Both ships and 16http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162938Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:52:17 GMTCombat Pilots and Crewmen had a Life Insurance Policy of $10,000. Declaring DEDs for MIAs facilitated the process for the Beneficiary to receive the Money. Mikehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162931Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:46:16 GMTHal- In the case of my father's crew, the bodies of all three men were buried within a couple of days at Bremervorde, Germany. The families received the usual MIA telegrams, and then in about 3-4 months they received KIA notification. Afhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162930Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:11:19 GMTJanet, Don't know if you've ever seen this letter, found it in Footnote.com Halhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162928Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:55:56 GMTTo add to this debate: My uncle's B29 #42-69871 (Schofield) crew, MACR #14269, shot down 16 Apr 45, over Tokyo, four (?) survivors, imprisoned and 3 died in fire in Tokyo Military Prison were designated as follows in the MACR: 2ndLt Donalhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162901Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:39:24 GMTI don't know about that. My uncle was in the army in the Phillipines; he is listed on the wall at the Manila Cemetery (and in the Pacific) as MIA. However, initially they buried "his" remains with several others; after further testing hehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162898Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:53:52 GMT