ZAGREB, YUGOSLAVIA - MISSION NO. 325 - DECEMBER 6, 1944

Fourteen aircraft took off at 0650 hours to bomb the Marshalling Yards at Zagreb. One aircraft crashed on take-off and one was an early return. The other 12 aborted the mission due to weather and returned their bombs.

B-17 #42-31682, 96th Squadron, crashed and burned on take-off killing all ten crew members.

The crew consisted of:

2nd Lt. Eric J. Zachrison, P; O-768796

2nd Lt. Harold Beall, CP; 0826853

2nd Lt. Edward E.Quimby, Jr., N; 02056466

F/O John M. Burch, B; T-5512

T/Sgt. John P. Harlan, UT; 20800932

S/Sgt. Thomas S. Barton, LT; 14059699

Sgt. Lloyd O. Terry, RW; 18193424

Sgt. Arthur R. Dixon, LW; 37544301

Sgt. Cornelius J. Reilly, TG; 11087941 and

T/Sgt. Daniel P. Soltis, RO 33112907

B-17 #42-31682 Delivered Denver Dec 6, 1943; Assigned to 96BS/2BG Amendola Feb 1, 1944; {59m} crashed on takeoff at Amendola, Italy for mission to Zagreb Dec 6, 1944 burnt out, entire crew perished.

John M Burch