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Loose 32nd CCTS Crew 1099
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| Loose 32nd CCTS Crew 1099 Summary |
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The Loose Crew completed their CCTS (Combat Crew Training School) with the 32nd CCTS at Davis-Monthan Air Field in Tucson, Arizona. They were one of the first crews transferred to the 492nd in Alamogordo, New Mexico on 5 Jan 44. They were assigned to the 859th BS.
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On 15 Feb 44, this crew was involved in a crashlanding about a mile and a half from the base at Alamogordo. Four of the 11-man crew were killed, two seriously injured and the remaining five suffered minor injuries. See: Training Accident
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Naturally, the crew was disbanded. The two pilots ended up in other bomb groups and completed combat tours in Europe. Three of the crew were reassigned to the Smith 906 and Roads 915 crews in the 859th BS. Our assumption is that since the rest of the survivors had major injuries, they spent the rest of the war recovering.
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Lt Robert Taylor, the crew's regular bombardier, wasn't on the plane that day. In his place was another bombardier along with a bombardier instructor. Taylor, now orphaned, was reassigned to the Roads Crew.
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Original Roster
Loose CCTS Crew 1099
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Position
MOS |
Name |
Rank |
Serial # |
Notes |
Pilot
MOS 1024 |
Loose, Otis A |
2nd Lt |
O-690126 |
Minor injuries in accident
Transferred to 389th BG |
Co-Pilot
MOS 1024 |
Luce, Douglas T |
2nd Lt |
O-759698 |
Minor injuries in accident
Transferred to another group |
Navigator
MOS 1034 |
Lindsay, William B |
2nd Lt |
O-699942 |
Killed in training accident
Have seen name spelled Lindsey |
Bombardier
MOS 1035 |
Taylor, Robert E |
2nd Lt |
O-606528 |
Was not in the accident
Reassigned to Roads Crew 915 |
Engineer
MOS 748 |
Tetrault, Marcel O |
Sgt |
12174255 |
Killed in training accident
Have seen his name spelled Tetreault |
Radio
Operator
MOS 757 |
Conner, William A |
Sgt |
34663727 |
Major injuries in accident |
Nose Gunner
MOS 748 |
Cox, Oscar S |
Sgt |
38424797 |
Minor injuries in accident
Reassigned to Smith Crew 906 |
Ball Turret
MOS 748 |
Rodgers, Edwin F |
Sgt |
16074978 |
Minor injuries in accident
Reassigned to Smith Crew 906
Have seen name spelled Rogers |
Tail Gunner
MOS 611 |
Brown, Jack R |
T/Sgt |
14054449 |
Minor injuries in accident
Reassigned to Roads Crew 915 |
Gunner
MOS |
Schaeffer, Warren B |
Sgt |
35607675 |
Major injuries in accident
Have seen name spelled Schaffer |
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