T/Sgt. Edward Rosengren
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron 566th 389th Bomb Group
Service # O-711119
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot First Lt, Robert W. Bonnar KIA
Target:Magdeburg
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-Feb-45
Serial Number: 42-50551
Aircraft Model B-24J-1-
Aircraft Letter: R+
Aircraft Name: DELECTABLE DORIS
Location: Germany
Cause: AA -- 7 KIA, 3 POW
First Lieutenant Robert W. Bonnar was the plane's pilot/commander and the primary target was Magdeburg, Germany. While on the bombing run over secondary target Ohlendorf/Salzgitter, Germany, DELECTABLE DORIS took a direct hit by flak in the flight deck and in the cockpit. Pilot Bonnar sustained grievous injuries in the explosion and was observed to have been unconscious and possibly KIA at the controls.
Lt. John Warren Merrill and Sgt. Billy Errol Wiedman were able to get out of the plane and parachute safely to the ground though Merrill was seriously injured. Merrill was able to provide a statement to Army Air Corps investigators about what he witnessed on the plane after the exlosions occurred. Lt Merrill returned to the US after liberation.
Sgt. Weideman reported he saw the tail-gunner, Sgt. Arthur Magellan, bail out as soon as the plane was hit and that his parachute opened. Weideman shortly thereafter also bailed out and reported he saw one other chute above him (Merrill) but could not see who it was. Weideman landed safely but was soon mauled by angry townspeople due to British Spitfire fighter planes attacking the area. He was taken into custody by some Waffen-SS soldiers who removed him to a barn for his protection and to hold him for further orders. While he was there, he saw a cart come by with the legless body of Lt. Bonnar and another crew member he could not recognize due to the remains being badly burned.
Seven of the Bonnar crew were killed and were buried at the cemetery in Ohlendorf/Salzgitter. Two other crew members were captured and held as Prisoner's of War (POW) until the war ended.
The bodies buried at Ohlendorf/Salzgitter remained there until after the war. T/Sgt. Edward Rosengren was reburied Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Liège, Belgium. He has a cenotaph memorial Woodmere Cemetery Detroit Wayne County Michigan.
Crew of 42-50551
1st/Lt. Robert W. Bonnar Pilot
1st/Lt. Rene George Van De Voorde
1st/Lt. Rene George Van De Voorde
T/Sgt. Edward C. Rosengren
T/Sgt. Charles F. Runchey, Jr
S/Sgt. Carl Eugene Brewer Gunner
S/Sgt. Arthur M. Magellan Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. John H. Springer Gunner
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron 566th 389th Bomb Group
Service # O-711119
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot First Lt, Robert W. Bonnar KIA
Target:Magdeburg
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-Feb-45
Serial Number: 42-50551
Aircraft Model B-24J-1-
Aircraft Letter: R+
Aircraft Name: DELECTABLE DORIS
Location: Germany
Cause: AA -- 7 KIA, 3 POW
First Lieutenant Robert W. Bonnar was the plane's pilot/commander and the primary target was Magdeburg, Germany. While on the bombing run over secondary target Ohlendorf/Salzgitter, Germany, DELECTABLE DORIS took a direct hit by flak in the flight deck and in the cockpit. Pilot Bonnar sustained grievous injuries in the explosion and was observed to have been unconscious and possibly KIA at the controls.
Lt. John Warren Merrill and Sgt. Billy Errol Wiedman were able to get out of the plane and parachute safely to the ground though Merrill was seriously injured. Merrill was able to provide a statement to Army Air Corps investigators about what he witnessed on the plane after the exlosions occurred. Lt Merrill returned to the US after liberation.
Sgt. Weideman reported he saw the tail-gunner, Sgt. Arthur Magellan, bail out as soon as the plane was hit and that his parachute opened. Weideman shortly thereafter also bailed out and reported he saw one other chute above him (Merrill) but could not see who it was. Weideman landed safely but was soon mauled by angry townspeople due to British Spitfire fighter planes attacking the area. He was taken into custody by some Waffen-SS soldiers who removed him to a barn for his protection and to hold him for further orders. While he was there, he saw a cart come by with the legless body of Lt. Bonnar and another crew member he could not recognize due to the remains being badly burned.
Seven of the Bonnar crew were killed and were buried at the cemetery in Ohlendorf/Salzgitter. Two other crew members were captured and held as Prisoner's of War (POW) until the war ended.
The bodies buried at Ohlendorf/Salzgitter remained there until after the war. T/Sgt. Edward Rosengren was reburied Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Liège, Belgium. He has a cenotaph memorial Woodmere Cemetery Detroit Wayne County Michigan.
Crew of 42-50551
1st/Lt. Robert W. Bonnar Pilot
1st/Lt. Rene George Van De Voorde
1st/Lt. Rene George Van De Voorde
T/Sgt. Edward C. Rosengren
T/Sgt. Charles F. Runchey, Jr
S/Sgt. Carl Eugene Brewer Gunner
S/Sgt. Arthur M. Magellan Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. John H. Springer Gunner
T/Sgt. Edward Rosengren
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron 566th 389th Bomb Group
Service # O-711119
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot First Lt, Robert W. Bonnar KIA
Target:Magdeburg
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-Feb-45
Serial Number: 42-50551
Aircraft Model B-24J-1-
Aircraft Letter: R+
Aircraft Name: DELECTABLE DORIS
Location: Germany
Cause: AA -- 7 KIA, 3 POW
First Lieutenant Robert W. Bonnar was the plane's pilot/commander and the primary target was Magdeburg, Germany. While on the bombing run over secondary target Ohlendorf/Salzgitter, Germany, DELECTABLE DORIS took a direct hit by flak in the flight deck and in the cockpit. Pilot Bonnar sustained grievous injuries in the explosion and was observed to have been unconscious and possibly KIA at the controls.
Lt. John Warren Merrill and Sgt. Billy Errol Wiedman were able to get out of the plane and parachute safely to the ground though Merrill was seriously injured. Merrill was able to provide a statement to Army Air Corps investigators about what he witnessed on the plane after the exlosions occurred. Lt Merrill returned to the US after liberation.
Sgt. Weideman reported he saw the tail-gunner, Sgt. Arthur Magellan, bail out as soon as the plane was hit and that his parachute opened. Weideman shortly thereafter also bailed out and reported he saw one other chute above him (Merrill) but could not see who it was. Weideman landed safely but was soon mauled by angry townspeople due to British Spitfire fighter planes attacking the area. He was taken into custody by some Waffen-SS soldiers who removed him to a barn for his protection and to hold him for further orders. While he was there, he saw a cart come by with the legless body of Lt. Bonnar and another crew member he could not recognize due to the remains being badly burned.
Seven of the Bonnar crew were killed and were buried at the cemetery in Ohlendorf/Salzgitter. Two other crew members were captured and held as Prisoner's of War (POW) until the war ended.
The bodies buried at Ohlendorf/Salzgitter remained there until after the war. T/Sgt. Edward Rosengren was reburied Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Liège, Belgium. He has a cenotaph memorial Woodmere Cemetery Detroit Wayne County Michigan.
Crew of 42-50551
1st/Lt. Robert W. Bonnar Pilot
1st/Lt. Rene George Van De Voorde
1st/Lt. Rene George Van De Voorde
T/Sgt. Edward C. Rosengren
T/Sgt. Charles F. Runchey, Jr
S/Sgt. Carl Eugene Brewer Gunner
S/Sgt. Arthur M. Magellan Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. John H. Springer Gunner
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron 566th 389th Bomb Group
Service # O-711119
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot First Lt, Robert W. Bonnar KIA
Target:Magdeburg
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-Feb-45
Serial Number: 42-50551
Aircraft Model B-24J-1-
Aircraft Letter: R+
Aircraft Name: DELECTABLE DORIS
Location: Germany
Cause: AA -- 7 KIA, 3 POW
First Lieutenant Robert W. Bonnar was the plane's pilot/commander and the primary target was Magdeburg, Germany. While on the bombing run over secondary target Ohlendorf/Salzgitter, Germany, DELECTABLE DORIS took a direct hit by flak in the flight deck and in the cockpit. Pilot Bonnar sustained grievous injuries in the explosion and was observed to have been unconscious and possibly KIA at the controls.
Lt. John Warren Merrill and Sgt. Billy Errol Wiedman were able to get out of the plane and parachute safely to the ground though Merrill was seriously injured. Merrill was able to provide a statement to Army Air Corps investigators about what he witnessed on the plane after the exlosions occurred. Lt Merrill returned to the US after liberation.
Sgt. Weideman reported he saw the tail-gunner, Sgt. Arthur Magellan, bail out as soon as the plane was hit and that his parachute opened. Weideman shortly thereafter also bailed out and reported he saw one other chute above him (Merrill) but could not see who it was. Weideman landed safely but was soon mauled by angry townspeople due to British Spitfire fighter planes attacking the area. He was taken into custody by some Waffen-SS soldiers who removed him to a barn for his protection and to hold him for further orders. While he was there, he saw a cart come by with the legless body of Lt. Bonnar and another crew member he could not recognize due to the remains being badly burned.
Seven of the Bonnar crew were killed and were buried at the cemetery in Ohlendorf/Salzgitter. Two other crew members were captured and held as Prisoner's of War (POW) until the war ended.
The bodies buried at Ohlendorf/Salzgitter remained there until after the war. T/Sgt. Edward Rosengren was reburied Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Liège, Belgium. He has a cenotaph memorial Woodmere Cemetery Detroit Wayne County Michigan.
Crew of 42-50551
1st/Lt. Robert W. Bonnar Pilot
1st/Lt. Rene George Van De Voorde
1st/Lt. Rene George Van De Voorde
T/Sgt. Edward C. Rosengren
T/Sgt. Charles F. Runchey, Jr
S/Sgt. Carl Eugene Brewer Gunner
S/Sgt. Arthur M. Magellan Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. John H. Springer Gunner
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Michigan.
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