Capt Gerrick Clarence W 0-429635 POW on October 4 1943 in Belgium

[Alain57]

Hello ,

On October 4 1943 Capt Gerrick Clarence W 0-429635 became POW at the airfield of Coxyde Belgium. To me info he belonged to the 389BG. Further Lt Wilson George 0-755328 and S/Sgt Trumbly Albert F 3802458 were also made POW at the same place and date. Does omeone has some additiona linfo on this?

Regards
Alain57

[Stig Jarlevik]

Gerrick was the pilot onboard B-24D 42-72802

No info on the other two. The loss is oddly enough not in the book by Bishop & Hey

Cheers
Stig

[Alain57]

Thanks Stig

Alain57

[Luc Vervoort]

Hi Alain57,

See https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries...ry?id=26306407

No macr was made for his aircraft and crew.

Best regards

Luc

[Luc Vervoort]

Hi Alain 57,
The Tagesbericht for 4/10-1943 of the KTB of Kommadostab Militärbefehlshaber in Belgien und Nordfrankreich (RW36-5 p.488) mentions : (free translation)
16h40 An American Liberator bomber shot down near Coxyde. 6 members of the crew taken prisoner. Plane destroyed by fire.
During the evening emergency landing of a flak-damaged burning Liberator-bomber on Coxyde airfield. 6 Crewmembers taken prisoner.

Best regards

Luc

[Alain57]

Hi Luc,

Thanks for the reply.

Alain57

[Tony Kambic]

This gets complicated.

In Sky Scorpions book, story of the 389th BG, (by Wilson and McKay):

Capt. Clarence Gerrick 4 Oct 43 in aircraft 42-40802. POW?

Also Lt George Wilson 4 Oct 43 in aircraft 42-40802 POW/RTD?

Also S Sgt. Albert Trumbly 4 Oct 43 in aircraft 42-40802 POW/RTD?

In rear of book, Aircraft Losses: 10.04.43 42-40701 YO*E

Also indicated this same aircraft crash landed in Tunsia on 9.21.43 Cat E?

From Joe Baugher: 42-40802 to USN as PB4Y-1 32088 May 13, 1943.

From B-24 Web: 42-72800, 801, 804, 806, and 807 were all in the South Pacific. 802, 803, and 805 missing in this and Baugher site.

Good luck

[Stig Jarlevik]

Tony

I must have taken the info from a 389BG web site at some point.
Since, when I have time, I download if possible the interesting data from these websites
I no longer clutter my system with them.

Cheers
Stig

[Alain57]

Thanks for the reply
Alain57

[Tony Kambic]

Forgot this one from Baugher:

42-40701 (389th BG, 564th BS, "Liberty Belle") for unknown reasons 2 crew baled out over Sicily Jul 14, 1943. Both KIA, plane landed safely. MACR 16453. Crashlanded at Sidi Ahmed AB, Tunisia Sep 21, 1943. Abandoned there. Condemned Oct 4, 1943