Date: 1943 Jan 27/27			A/C Type: B-24D Liberator		SN: 41-23776		Code:		A/C Nickname: Spirit of 76
File: 265		Airforce: USAAF		Sqn/Unit: 44 BG - 68 BS			Mission/Raid: Wilhelmshaven/Vegesack. Bombed Lemmer.
1	Pilot	1Lt. Maxwell W. Sullivan    Terschelling-Margraten					9	Gunner	S/Sgt. Glenn C. Pierson.  Ter.-Margr-USA
2	CP	2Lt. Duane E. Nelson          Terschelling-Margraten					10	Gunner	S/Sgt. Philip J. Bloomfield  Ter.-Margraten
3	Nav	1Lt. Raymond C. Lunenfeld  Tersch.-Margraten-USA					11
4	B	2Lt. Albert W. Glass  Lifeboat-POW (foot amputated)					12
5	E	S/Sgt. Frederick W. Clark    Terschelling-Margraten					13
6	RO	M/Sgt. Ben F. Duke     Tersch.-Margraten-Arlington					14
7	Gunner	S/Sgt. Harry L. Ottman      Tersch.-Margraten-USA					15
8	Gunner	Sgt. Thomas W. Crook Jr.                 MIA					16
One of the first raids on Germany by the USAAF. Targets in northern Germany were obscured by clouds and bad weather. As alternative target they chose the Dutch town Lemmer! Although many Germans there, the bombs fell behind the town in the fields. Shot down by FW190's. Tail in harbor, rest wreck on beach west of the port. Only one wounded surviver, 1 MIA.

In October 1945 the American casualties were exhumed from the West-Terschelling 'Longway' Cemetery. This was a very solemn and impressive ceremony. They were reburied in Margraten. This is the US centralization Cemetery "Netherlands" in Margraten (NL). In 1950 four men of 41-23776 were from there reburied to the United States.









































































  Sources/Read more:

 - http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem21.htm 

- ABMC

- See also our file on Terschelling 'Longway' Cemetery in the Seach Menu. Search on: Cemeteries. Lake Area Cemeteries - All.  

    






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