574th BOMB SQUADRON
ROLE: BOMBARDIER
INDIVIDUAL CREW MEMBERS
Sources: AAIR, USAAFDATA, MACR, WWII AAF Casualty List, NARA (see resources page).
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| Squadron | Crew | Year | Month | Role | Name | Rank | Serial | Status |
| 574 | 574000 | 44 | 2 | w.b | Arena, Albert | 1/Lt. | O745795 | |
| WITNESS DETAILS & STATEMENT: Bombardier - In Metelsky aircraft. Stalnaker on left. Heavy and accurate FLAK in target area. 5 chutes. Aircraft peeled to right, stalled, and crashed. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: MACR 06649, 42-95821. 8 Jul 1944 | ||||||||
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| 574 | 574000 | 44 | 7 | w.tog | Burgess, James A. | S/Sgt. | 20616124 | |
| WITNESS DETAILS & STATEMENT: Togglier. Box 2, high flight, no.3. Warrington pulled out of formation and began losing altitude. The left wing and forward bomb bay were burning. I saw one man bail out but no chute. 3 chutes seen when aircraft at 2000 feet. NB Role assumed to be AG. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: MACR 12203, 44-67914. 25 Jan 1945 | ||||||||
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| 574 | 574000 | 44 | 9 | w.b | Lee, Leonard F. | 2/Lt. | O712178 | |
| WITNESS DETAILS & STATEMENT: Bombardier - Box 2, second flight, no.1. Aircraft 720 hit in right wing by FLAK. The wing was blown off, aircraft then turned over onto its back, and burst into flames. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: MACR 12222, 42-107720. 10 Feb 1945 | ||||||||
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| 574 | 574000 | 44 | 12 | w.b | McNamara, James J. | 2/Lt. | O783446 | |
| WITNESS DETAILS & STATEMENT: Bombardier - Box 1, low flight, no.5. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: MACR 11485, 42-95838. 23 Dec 1944 | ||||||||
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| 574 | 574000 | 44 | 12 | w.b | McNamara, James J. | 2/Lt. | O783446 | |
| WITNESS DETAILS & STATEMENT: Bombardier - Box 2, second flight, no.4. Right wing of 107720 received direct hit in right wing engine nacelle, and right wing and engine were blown off. Aircraft flipped onto its back and began to spin downwards. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: MACR 12222, 42-107720. 10 Feb 1945 | ||||||||
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| 575 | 575000 | 44 | 4 | w.tog | Comer, Jack S. | S/Sgt. | 10601613 | |
| WITNESS DETAILS & STATEMENT: Bombardier - no.4. Stalnaker continued on bomb run after he was hit but was losing altitude. NB Role assumed to be Togglier. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: MACR 06649, 42-95821. 8 Jul 1944 | ||||||||
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