42-100323.Over Furth, Germany.

1st Lt. Walter W. McCartie served as pilot of the B-24J Liberator on the mission of 25 February 1944. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Eva McCartie, of Rural Route 1, Oskaloosa, Iowa. According to statements made by Lt. Greenwood Gay from the hospital at Dahn, McCartie was believed to have been in the aircraft at the time of the crash and was presumed to have been killed in the wreckage. Local police investigations found no remains at the crash site initially. McCartie's body was found by a lumberjack from Bundenthal on 6 March 1944 in the forest section "Kleine Litschbach", district Bundenthal. He was buried at the cemetery of Niederschlettenbach on 10 March 1944. His personal effects including watch, finger ring, money, and identification tag were transmitted to Dulag Luft Oberursel.

2nd Lt. Greenwood G. Gay served as co-pilot. His next of kin was his wife, Mrs. Lorraine R. Gay, of 1210 Dexter Street, Pensacola, Florida. Gay was captured after bailing out on 25 February 1944. He was seriously injured, having been shot through the lungs, and was transferred to the hospital at Dahn by order of the garrison physician. His ASN was recorded as 0-748623. While in the hospital at Dahn, Gay provided information to German authorities identifying the dead crewmember T/Sgt. Gerald Brown and confirming the fate of pilot Lt. McCartie. Gay was taken prisoner and transported to Dulag Luft.

2nd Lt. James V. Vitale served as navigator. His next of kin was his wife, Mrs. Margaret A. Vitale, of 804 North Huntley Drive, West Hollywood, California. Vitale bailed out of the stricken aircraft on 25 February 1944 and was captured by German forces in the Dahn/Pirmasens area. He was identified in German records with ASN 0-600022, though the MACR lists him as 0-683882 or 0-683885 across different pages. He was transported to Dulag Luft as a prisoner of war.

S/Sgt. Harold J. Hoover, born 5 March 1917, served as bombardier. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Veronica Hoover, of 1992 East Nebraska, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Hoover bailed out on 25 February 1944 and was captured by German forces in the Dahn/Pirmasens area. His identification tag number was 37176933. He was among the eight fliers captured by 1906 hours and was transported by truck to Pirmasens and handed over to Dulag Luft.

T/Sgt. Winsor H. Beebe served as radio operator. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Gladys W. Beebe, of 16 White Street, Wakefield, Massachusetts. Beebe bailed out on 25 February 1944 and was captured by German forces in the Dahn/Pirmasens area. His identification tag number was 31133637. He was held in Dahn and was sent to Pirmasens by an early train on 27 February 1944 under guard of POW detail #1502, slightly later than the rest of the captured crew.

S/Sgt. David B. Ziff, born 23 February 1922, served as ball turret gunner. His next of kin was his father, Mr. Victor Ziff, of 319 7th Street, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. Ziff bailed out on 25 February 1944 and was captured by German forces in the Dahn/Pirmasens area. His identification tag number was 13084526. He was among the nine fliers captured by 27 February 1944 and was transported to Dulag Luft.

S/Sgt. Thomas E. Daley served as right waist gunner. His next of kin was his wife, Mrs. Catherine F. Daley, of 58 Grant Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts. Daley bailed out on 25 February 1944 and was captured by German forces in the Dahn/Pirmasens area. His serial number is recorded as 31235458 on his physical record card and in German records. He was transported to Pirmasens and handed over to Dulag Luft.

S/Sgt. Edgar A. Puryear served as left waist gunner. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Edna Puryear, of Route Number 1, Lynnville, Tennessee. Puryear bailed out on 25 February 1944 and was captured by German forces in the Dahn/Pirmasens area. His identification tag number was 34194967. He was among the nine fliers captured on 25-27 February 1944 and was delivered to Dulag Luft.

S/Sgt. Eugene T. Cole, born 19 July 1921, served as tail gunner. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Cole, of Box 1561, Beckley, West Virginia. Cole bailed out on 25 February 1944 and was captured by German forces in the Dahn/Pirmasens area. His identification tag number was 15066337. He was among the eight fliers captured by 1906 hours and was transported to Pirmasens and then to Dulag Luft.

T/Sgt. Gerald R. Brown served as engineer and top turret gunner. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Lois F. Brown, of Advance, Indiana. His home was Indianapolis, Indiana. Brown was killed by shell fire during the flight before the aircraft crashed. A dead crewmember was found approximately 10 meters from the crash site. The body's identification could not be fixed exactly due to a missing identification tag, but photos on the body were presented to the hospitalized Lt. Gay, who identified the deceased as T/Sgt. Gerald R. Brown of Indianapolis, Indiana. Brown was buried at the cemetery of Niederschlettenbach, where another crewmember (McCartie) was also later interred. The MACR lists his first name variously as "Harold R." (a clerical error) and "Jerold W." or "Gerald R." in different sections of the document; the German police report and the crew listing page confirm the name as Gerald R. Brown.