Bates Fred H 10PRG/155PRS - Jackson William E 448BG/715BS KIA Belgium

[Alain57]

Hello ,

Does someone has some addional info on the following persons

KIA Belgium march 19 1945 Lt Fred H Bates KIA 10PRG/115PRS 25/09/1923 Toledo Ohio - Arlington Virginia

KIA Belgium ? may 5 1945 William E Jackson 448BG/715BS probably in B-24 42-95055

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Alain57

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

Re. Lt Fred H. Bates:

Only mention for 10PRG in Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol.6 - Part 2 - 9th Air Force.

19 March, 1945 - SALVAGED.
10 PRG.
F-6G-NA - 44-14777
Pilot: ?
Listed SALVAGED NDB (Non Battle Damage) by 10PRG on this date.

See:
Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces - Volume 6 - ETO Area - January 1945 - March 1945.
Bishop,Stan D.,Hey, John, Franken,Gerrie & Marco Cillessen.
Cambridge:Bishop Book Productions,2020.
p.457

Col.

[SteveR]

Nothing whatsoever on Lt. Bates in Tom Ivie's Aerial Reconnaissance: The 10th Photo Recon Group in World War II.

I just re-read the pages covering 18 through 20 March 1945 in the book, then I checked the index and Bates doesn't even appear there.

[Leendert]

There is S/Sgt William E. Jackson Jr. (15102452) of 448th BG/715th BS, but this man buried at Cambridge American Cemetery with date of death 9 May 1944...
He probably was part of crew of 42-73497 at Seething on 22 April 1944 when a/c was shot up by a German Me-410 and B-24 made crash landing, all crew survived.

As for Lt. Frederick Hiram Bates (0-826636): his death most likely due to an encounter with a German night fighter a few days before at Le Culot. See this 'old' thread: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...p?t-15893.html in which Lt Bates is mentioned.

Groet,
Leendert

[Alain57]

Goodafternoon

Thanks Leendert

Greets
Alain57