42-97361 THE PUNCHED FOWL

MACR 4821
2LT
 ALEXANDER J HALBLEIB
 PILOT
 POW
 7 MISSIONS
2LT
 GEORGE B KELLY
 CO-PILOT
 POW
 7 MISSIONS
F/O
 SAMUEL K KNIFFEN
 NAVIGATOR
 POW
 7 MISSIONS
2LT
 CHARLES H SCHULMAN
 BOMBARDIER
 POW
 7 MISSIONS
SSGT
 EDWARD R BINKELE
 ENGINEER
 POW
 7 MISSIONS
SSGT
 JOSEPH F CARR
 RADIOMAN
 KIA
 8 MISSIONS
SGT
 FRANCIS J NADER
 BT GUNNER
 KIA
 7 MISSIONS
SGT
 WILBUR F POSTLEWAITE
 RW GUNNER
 POW
 7 MISSIONS
SGT
 WILLIAM D MORGAN
 LW GUNNER
 KIA
 7 MISSIONS
SGT
 PATRICK J MCDONOUGH
 TAIL GUNNER
 KIA
 7 MISSIONS
Mission #48  Target: Brux, Czechoslovakia
May 12, 1944
Flew #4 in low squadron
The Punched Fowl exploded during fighter attacks between Koblenz
and Frankfurt. Six of the crew bailed out, some very close to the
ground. The plane crashed 2km SE of Ohren/Limburg, Germany.