Back L-R: Lt. Kenneth Gross (B), Lt. Jerome Hart (N), Lt. Marion O’Dell (CP), Lt. Lawrence Keller, Jr. (P)
Front L-R: Sgt. Virgilio Jacoby (TT), Sgt. Peter Motiaytis (FG), Sgt. Wallie Vansandt, Jr. (RO), Sgt. John Maloney (FG), Sgt. Harold McClean (BT), Sgt. Charles Jellings (TG), Sgt. Norbert Philippi (FG)
Sad Sack (42-30196/MACR 0839). Keller, O'Dell, Hart, Gross, Jacoby and McClean were KIA. Vansandt, Maloney, Motiaytis and Jellings were POW.
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Hi all..My father was in the 384th bomb group and 546th squadron..went down in "Me and My Gal" and was in stalag 17b..barracks 34-a..His name was Julius Markus and was left waist gunner..He also flew aboard
"Little America"."Salvage Queen","Battle Wagon"."Lucky Thirteen","Little Audrey",and "The Cat's Ass" aka
"Pulmadique"...
It was "Me and My Gals" first and only combat mission..
Thanks, Sue. My uncle, Walter A. Kaeli, was in barracks 34B at Stalag 17B. Belatedly, Happy New Year & thanks for all your work in support of the Association.
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Hi all..My father was in the 384th bomb group and 546th squadron..went down in "Me and My Gal" and was in stalag 17b..barracks 34-a..His name was Julius Markus and was left waist gunner..He also flew aboard
"Little America"."Salvage Queen","Battle Wagon"."Lucky Thirteen","Little Audrey",and "The Cat's Ass" aka
"Pulmadique"...
It was "Me and My Gals" first and only combat mission..
Thank you for that update Viktor. I did not know that Jellings had remained in the AF. .
Hello Sue
The Keller Crew was one of five crews who was lost in my area on 14. October 1943.
Sgt. Charles Jellings was dead after the WWII in a B29 accident, he was a good friend from Roger Grommesch (member of the SSMA)
Viktor
Thanks, Sue. My uncle, Walter A. Kaeli, was in barracks 34B at Stalag 17B. Belatedly, Happy New Year & thanks for all your work in support of the Association.
Motiaytis was also at Stalag 17B, Barracks 38A and Jellings was at Stalag Luft 4
Michael I have found Wallie Vansandt and John Maloney both in barracks 38B, Stalag 17B, Still looking for the others
where were Vansandt, Maloney, Motiaytis and Jellings POWed?