Need help, info on 640thBS gunner Gabriel E. Maldonado

[Rainer]

Gabriel E. Maldonado is listed as passenger aboard USS LST-982 which left Southampton heading for the Normandy on 16 September 1944. It appears that he accompanied the rear echelon (68 men led by Capt Warren B. Ward) of 640th BS during their move to the ALG at Bretigny, France.

As far as I know there are only three MACR for A-20's of the 640th BS/409th BG:

MACR12790 A-20G-30-DO 43-9749 409BG/640BS loss of control due to nearby AA explosions over Beauvoir, France on 30 April 1944, both gunners bailed out and became prisoners of war, but pilot managed to regain control and returned to base safely.
Pilot 1Lt Preston B. Hanson O-747401
Armorer/Gunner SSgt Lionel Gerald Barbin 31268364 POW
Engineer/Gunner SSgt Patrick G. Cahill 36805545 POW

MACR5086 A-20G-30 43-9694 409BG/640BS shot down by direct AA hit on mission to Amiens, France on 27 May 1944.
Pilot 2Lt Raymond Louie Gregg O-885980 KIA
Armorer/Gunner Sgt Budd Wesley Teare 13058941 KIA
Armorer/Gunner Pvt Archie D. Graves 17025399 KIA

MACR5087 A-20J-5 43-9446 409BG/640BS shot down by direct AA hit on mission to Amiens, France on 27 May 1944.
Pilot Capt Leland Francis Norton O-792301 KIA
Bombardier 2Lt Robert Thomas Taugner O-682405 POW
Armorer/Gunner SSgt Paul Duran 36742077 POW
Mechanic/Gunner SSgt Julian Herbert Tate 13120755 KIA

However, if an aircraft crashed in friendly territory or the whereabouts of the crew were known within a few days no MACR was created.

[Evgeny Velichko]

Thank You very much!

I got some aaditional info:

In late war, he could fly B-26 with 640thyBS. When Squadron got B-26 instead of A-20s? Were there any losses?

[Rainer]

640th BS was equipped with A-26 Invaders during November 1944. There are three MACR for A-26's of this squadron:

MACR12356 A-26B-15-DT 43-22328 409BG/640BS shot down by AA fire southwest of Waxweiler, Germany on 24 January 1945.
Pilot 2Lt Richard G. Strombom O-765142 KIA
Engineer/Gunner Sgt Arthur E. Bartasavich 33756628 KIA
Armorer/Gunner Sgt Edward M. Gladding 11057816 KIA

MACR12434 A-26B-25-DL 41-39323 409BG/640BS shot down by AA fire northwest of Unna, Germany on 16 February 1945.
Pilot 2Lt William C. Mercer, Jr. O-760887 KIA
Armorer/Gunner Sgt Richard Roland Fox 35141238 KIA
Engineer/Gunner SSgt Lyman J. Saunders 31265363 KIA

MACR12592 A-26B-15-DT 43-22364 409BG/640BS shot down by AA fire northwest of Halle, Germany on 21 February 1945.
Pilot 2Lt Gene B. Murphy O-760656 KIA
Engineer/Gunner Sgt Thomas P. Harrison 32884034 KIA
Armorer/Gunner Sgt Clifford G. Baker 35142166 KIA