Birth: Aug. 5, 1921 Death: Mar. 7, 1945, England Gunner S/Sgt John A. Luther KIA Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group Service# 33887792 Pilot 1st/Lt Dale E. Williams KIA

Target: Soest Germany Missing Air Crew Report Details USAAF MACR#: Date Lost: 7-Mar-45 Serial Number: 42-51343 Aircraft Model B-24J- Aircraft Letter: K Aircraft Name: SHAZAM Location: Norfolk County England Cause: On March 7, 1945, Lt. Williams crew was scheduled on a mission to bomb oil and communication facilities as well as railway marshaling yards at Soest, Germany. The weather at take-off was very bad. Clouds and icing conditions prohibited anyone from accurately observing the take-off. However, three witnesses state they saw the aircraft as it descended through the clouds. It appeared to level off, a wing separated from the aircraft, and fire broke out. The fuselage impacted the ground near Old Cotessey, England, in Norfolk, and exploded. There were no survivors.

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Burial: Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: SECTION E, SITE 5035 Maintained by: John Dowdy Originally Created by: US Veterans Affairs Offi… Record added: Feb 25, 2000 Find A Grave Memorial# 935368