| 389th BG Missing Air Crew Report Details | ||||
| USAAF MACR#: | 1852 | |||
| Date Lost: | 7-Jan-44 | |||
| Serial Number: | 42-7593 | |||
| Aircraft Model | B-24H-1-FO | |||
| Aircraft Letter: | P | |||
| Aircraft Name: | BLUNDER BUS | |||
| Squadron: | 565th BS | |||
| Location: | Crashed at Le Plesis, France | |||
| Cause: | German fighters | |||
| Notes: | ||||
| Position | Rank | Name | Fate | Hometown |
| Pilot | 2/Lt | Smith, Royce E. | POW | Klamath Fls, OR |
| Co-Pilot | 2/Lt | Hirsch, Robert H. | POW | E. St. Louis, IL |
| Navigator | 2/Lt | Strayer, Duane C. | POW | Rock Springs, WY |
| Bombardier | F/O | Smith, Revis L. | EVD | Bangor, NY |
| Engineer | S/Sgt | Dillon, James Jr. | KIA | Eccles, WV |
| Radio Op. | S/Sgt | Haugher, Robert G. | EVD | Donegal, PA |
| Ball/Tunnel | Sgt | Burton, Thomas L. | POW | Clover, SC |
| Waist | Sgt | Donley, William J. | POW | Brooklyn, NY |
| Waist | Sgt | Nobles, Relius E. | POW | Sylacauga, AL |
| Tail | Sgt | Gilbert, Edward J. | POW | Waltham, MA |
| How to obtain more detailed MACR from National Archives | ||||
| Return to Chronology | ||||