Radio Op. T/Sgt. Samuel S. Weiser KIA
Hometown: Brooklyn New York
Squadron: 578th 44th Bomb Group
Service# 12033349
Awards:
Pilot Captain Arthur V. Cullen POW, wounded, repatriated
Target: German Raider Togo, Dunkirk, France
Mission Date: 15-Feb-43
Serial Number: # 41-23783
Aircraft Model # B-24D-5-CO
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Dunkirk
Cause: Flak
The target for this hurried afternoon mission was a German Raider thought to be the Togo, which was found on the morning reconnaissance flight. It was thought that the ship was ready to slip out at any time to raid Allied shipping. Crews were hurriedly called and briefed, with 17 planes of the 44th BG soon airborne. They rendezvoused with aircraft of the 329th Squadron, 93rd BG, and were led by the 67th Squadron's Captain Cullen and the C.O. of the 67th Squadron, Major Donald W. MacDonald, as the formation's Command Pilot. Two aircraft were lost. A third crash-landed on the beach south of Ramsgate.
Captain Cullen Crew
Donald W. MacDonald Command Pilot KIA
Captain Arthur V. Cullen Pilot POW
1st/Lt. John L. Mackey Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Paul D. Caldwell Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Albert W. Emery Engineer MIA/KIA
T/Sgt. Albert W. Emery Engineer MIA/KIA
T/Sgt. Samuel S. Weiser Radio Op. KIA
T/Sgt. David H. Woo Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Thomas E. Mckinsey Gunner MIA/KIA
Sgt. James A. Hilley Gunner KIA
Sgt. Charles A. Arnold Gunner POW
Sgt. Jesse M. Norwood Gunner POW
Hometown: Brooklyn New York
Squadron: 578th 44th Bomb Group
Service# 12033349
Awards:
Pilot Captain Arthur V. Cullen POW, wounded, repatriated
Target: German Raider Togo, Dunkirk, France
Mission Date: 15-Feb-43
Serial Number: # 41-23783
Aircraft Model # B-24D-5-CO
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Dunkirk
Cause: Flak
The target for this hurried afternoon mission was a German Raider thought to be the Togo, which was found on the morning reconnaissance flight. It was thought that the ship was ready to slip out at any time to raid Allied shipping. Crews were hurriedly called and briefed, with 17 planes of the 44th BG soon airborne. They rendezvoused with aircraft of the 329th Squadron, 93rd BG, and were led by the 67th Squadron's Captain Cullen and the C.O. of the 67th Squadron, Major Donald W. MacDonald, as the formation's Command Pilot. Two aircraft were lost. A third crash-landed on the beach south of Ramsgate.
Captain Cullen Crew
Donald W. MacDonald Command Pilot KIA
Captain Arthur V. Cullen Pilot POW
1st/Lt. John L. Mackey Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Paul D. Caldwell Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Albert W. Emery Engineer MIA/KIA
T/Sgt. Albert W. Emery Engineer MIA/KIA
T/Sgt. Samuel S. Weiser Radio Op. KIA
T/Sgt. David H. Woo Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Thomas E. Mckinsey Gunner MIA/KIA
Sgt. James A. Hilley Gunner KIA
Sgt. Charles A. Arnold Gunner POW
Sgt. Jesse M. Norwood Gunner POW
Radio Op. T/Sgt. Samuel S. Weiser KIA
Hometown: Brooklyn New York
Squadron: 578th 44th Bomb Group
Service# 12033349
Awards:
Pilot Captain Arthur V. Cullen POW, wounded, repatriated
Target: German Raider Togo, Dunkirk, France
Mission Date: 15-Feb-43
Serial Number: # 41-23783
Aircraft Model # B-24D-5-CO
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Dunkirk
Cause: Flak
The target for this hurried afternoon mission was a German Raider thought to be the Togo, which was found on the morning reconnaissance flight. It was thought that the ship was ready to slip out at any time to raid Allied shipping. Crews were hurriedly called and briefed, with 17 planes of the 44th BG soon airborne. They rendezvoused with aircraft of the 329th Squadron, 93rd BG, and were led by the 67th Squadron's Captain Cullen and the C.O. of the 67th Squadron, Major Donald W. MacDonald, as the formation's Command Pilot. Two aircraft were lost. A third crash-landed on the beach south of Ramsgate.
Captain Cullen Crew
Donald W. MacDonald Command Pilot KIA
Captain Arthur V. Cullen Pilot POW
1st/Lt. John L. Mackey Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Paul D. Caldwell Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Albert W. Emery Engineer MIA/KIA
T/Sgt. Albert W. Emery Engineer MIA/KIA
T/Sgt. Samuel S. Weiser Radio Op. KIA
T/Sgt. David H. Woo Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Thomas E. Mckinsey Gunner MIA/KIA
Sgt. James A. Hilley Gunner KIA
Sgt. Charles A. Arnold Gunner POW
Sgt. Jesse M. Norwood Gunner POW
Hometown: Brooklyn New York
Squadron: 578th 44th Bomb Group
Service# 12033349
Awards:
Pilot Captain Arthur V. Cullen POW, wounded, repatriated
Target: German Raider Togo, Dunkirk, France
Mission Date: 15-Feb-43
Serial Number: # 41-23783
Aircraft Model # B-24D-5-CO
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Dunkirk
Cause: Flak
The target for this hurried afternoon mission was a German Raider thought to be the Togo, which was found on the morning reconnaissance flight. It was thought that the ship was ready to slip out at any time to raid Allied shipping. Crews were hurriedly called and briefed, with 17 planes of the 44th BG soon airborne. They rendezvoused with aircraft of the 329th Squadron, 93rd BG, and were led by the 67th Squadron's Captain Cullen and the C.O. of the 67th Squadron, Major Donald W. MacDonald, as the formation's Command Pilot. Two aircraft were lost. A third crash-landed on the beach south of Ramsgate.
Captain Cullen Crew
Donald W. MacDonald Command Pilot KIA
Captain Arthur V. Cullen Pilot POW
1st/Lt. John L. Mackey Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Paul D. Caldwell Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Albert W. Emery Engineer MIA/KIA
T/Sgt. Albert W. Emery Engineer MIA/KIA
T/Sgt. Samuel S. Weiser Radio Op. KIA
T/Sgt. David H. Woo Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Thomas E. Mckinsey Gunner MIA/KIA
Sgt. James A. Hilley Gunner KIA
Sgt. Charles A. Arnold Gunner POW
Sgt. Jesse M. Norwood Gunner POW
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