458th Bombardment Group (H)
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Unloading wounded from Liberty Lib - August 25, 1944 (Photo: Karl Lake)



- 458th Casualty Notes

The table below lists all 458th Bombardment Group casualties suffered during the war.  Listed are those personnel who were killed in action or accidents, became prisoners of war, were interned in neutral countries, evaded capture, and those who were returned to duty.

The 458th lost 304 personnel killed in action or accidents, including accidents not involving aircraft.  Of 47 aircraft shot down or otherwise lost to enemy action where a Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) was created, 179 air crew were killed, 193 became POWs, 33 evaded capture, and 60 were interned by a neutral country, some of these men being returned to England.  A number of the group’s Liberators made it back to England with dead or wounded aboard.  While the men on these aircraft who were KIA are recorded, there is no official record on the number of men wounded in action, so those totals are not included here.

Several incidents, resulting either from combat or accidents occurred in which aircrew survived the experience and were back with the group in a short period of time.  A number of men were sent to other units or returned to the U.S.  Since these names are included on MACRs and Accident Reports, I have classified their status as returned to duty (RTD).


Once a name is located in the table below, refer to the “Status” column and then choose one of the seven PDF links listed directly below for more information on an individual casualty.

Complete 458th Detailed Casualty List (by date)

Killed In Action (KIA)     Prisoner Of War (POW)     Died, Non Battle (DNB)      

Evaded Capture (EVD)     Interned (INT)     Returned To Duty (RTD)    



- 458th Casualties

 Last Name

First Name

MI

Rank

Serial #

Pos

Date

Unit

Status

 ABRAMOWITZ

 LEONARD

 

2LT

0708629

P

9-Apr-45

753

POW

 ABSHIRE

 WILBERT

 

S/SGT

18171009

TG

27-May-44

755

KIA

 ADAMS, JR

 DEWEY

P

SGT

35682763

G

2-Mar-44

752

KIA

 ADAMSON

 JOHN

D

2LT

0739644

P

8-Mar-44

755

KIA

 ADKINS

 JIMMIE

K

S/SGT

37505143

BTG

23-Mar-44

752

KIA

 AGLIATA

 JOSEPH

 

SGT

36744694

TG

9-Sep-44

755

POW

 AHLSEN

 GEORGE

W

2LT

0718204

N

25-Aug-44

755

POW

 AHRENS

 ROBERT

A

2LT

0734293

B

22-Apr-44

754

RTD

 AKIN, JR.

 ARTHUR

C

2LT

0710395

CP

24-Nov-44

753

DNB

 ALLEN

 EVERETT

S

SGT

11105323

TG

29-Jun-44

754

POW

 ALLIN

 ROBERT

L

SGT

37223225

RWG

22-Apr-44

753

POW

 AMLUNG

 ROBERT

F

F/O

T137262

N

14-Apr-45

752

KIA

 AMON

 HAROLD

E

2LT

0698859

N

11-Jul-44

755

KIA

 ANDERSON

 LEWIS

L

2LT

02072401

N

14-Apr-45

754

KIA

 ARMOUR

 CHARLES

B

2LT

0691465

P

29-Jun-44

754

EVD

 ARNOLD

 RICHARD

E

SGT

15116810

TG

23-May-44

754

KIA

 ASH

 MERLIN

T

S/SGT

39278839

E

24-Sep-44

752

KIA

 AUSMAN

 HOMER

F

F/O

T612667

CP

08-May-44

754

KIA

 AUSTENFELD

 EUGENE

J

2LT

0693728

CP

16-Nov-43

752

DNB

 BACON

 JOHN

D

T/SGT

36562550

RWG

9-Aug-44

752

POW

 BAER

 WILLIAM

G

1LT

0703416

N

20-Jul-44

752

POW

 BAIL

 ALEX

C

S/SGT

33671177

G

23-Feb-45

753

KIA

 BAIR

 EUGENE

A

S/SGT

33498514

BTG

11-Jul-44

755

KIA

 BAKER

 FINOUS

R

S/SGT

38368618

LWG

27-May-44

752

INT

 BALLARD, JR

 BEVERLY

E

2LT

0805152

P

6-Mar-44

754

POW

 BAMBICK

 LEWIS

T

2LT

0717317

N

9-Sep-44

755

KIA

 BARILLARO

 JOHN

R

T/SGT

31328041

E

9-Apr-45

752

POW

 BARNEY

 ALBERT

V

S/SGT

20939075

RWG

11-May-44

754

INT

 BARNICLE

 FRANCIS

AJ

S/SGT

31304867

WG

23-Feb-45

754

KIA

 BARTO

 RAYMOND

E

SGT

13176148

BTG

5-Aug-44

755

RTD

 BARTON

 KENNETH

C

1LT

0663831

P

23-May-44

754

KIA

 BEAN

 BRUCE

E

SGT

36586883

TG

29-Jun-44

755

POW

 BEATTIE, JR

 JOHN

D

T/SGT

13046508

RO

9-Aug-44

752

POW

 BECHTEL

 RUSSELL

J

1LT

0704452

P

23-Feb-45

753

KIA

 BECKETT

 LOUIS

S

2LT

0752833

B

29-Apr-44

752

INT

 BEEN

 WINTZELL

D

SGT

38366872

TTG

31-Jul-44

754

POW

 BEHRENS

 ROBERT

O

T/SGT

36435582

RO

25-Apr-44

754

EVD

 BELK

 DEWEY

L

S/SGT

34601332

RWG

12-Jul-44

753

INT

 BELL, JR

 THOMAS

C

S/SGT

15334764

RO

29-Apr-44

752

INT

 BENGRY

 HARRY

E

2LT

0811316

CP

6-Mar-44

754

KIA

 BENNETT, JR

 MILTON

W

SGT

35299787

NTG

17-Jan-45

752

INT

 BERDAR, JR

 JOHN

 

SGT

33416035

RO

17-Jan-45

752

INT

 BERRIO

 JOHN

J

2LT

0810994

CP

8-Mar-44

755

POW

 BETZ

 ROBERT

E

SGT

12175112

TG

17-Jan-45

752

INT

 BIEBER

 CHARLES

G

2LT

0688166

B

25-Apr-44

754

KIA

 BINGAMAN

 ROBERT

C

S/SGT

12092759

TTG/E

27-May-44

755

KIA

 BIRMINGHAM

 ROBERT

C

SGT

16193373

LWG

17-Jan-45

752

INT

 BLAKE

 JAMES

H

S/SGT

17169314

RO

22-Apr-44

754

RTD

 BLEDNICK

 LEONARD

W

1LT

01011890

B

22-Mar-44

755

KIA

 BLODGETT

 DONALD

E

2LT

0701868

CP

29-Jun-44

754

EVD

 BLOOMBERG

 PAUL

 

2LT

0717031

B

9-Sep-44

755

KIA

 BOCKELMAN

 EDWARD

H

SGT

36659687

RO

14-Apr-45

752

KIA

 BOGDANOWICZ

 WALTER

F

S/SGT

16126892

BTG

9-Apr-44

752

INT

 BOGUSCH

 JACK

L

CAPT

024747

Cmd P

6-Mar-44

753

KIA

 BONNER

 EUGENE

R

SGT

19003394

RWG

9-Apr-44

752

INT

 BOORSE, JR

 ALLEN

 

F/O

T62414

CP

5-Aug-44

755

KIA

 BOURQUIN

 ROBERT

D

SGT

35471974

G

9-Sep-44

755

KIA

 BOURY, JR

 MICHAEL

 

2LT

0752835

B

9-Apr-44

755

POW

 BOWMAN

 WESLEY

C

SGT

34678095

G

9-Sep-44

755

KIA

 BRETT

 KENNETH

A

F/O

T61248

CP

23-Mar-44

752

KIA

 BREWER

 HOMER

C

S/SGT

15065248

LWG

11-Jul-44

755

KIA

 BRILL

 JEROME

 

S/SGT

33601860

RO

29-Jun-44

754

POW

 BRITTAIN

 ROBERT

F

S/SGT

32831189

RCM Op

17-Jan-45

752

INT

 BRIXUS

 JOHN

L

2LT

0722790

N

9-Sep-44

755

EVD

 BROCKSIECK

 ALFRED

L

S/SGT

18194599

RWG

6-Aug-44

755

KIA

 BRODEK

 WILLIAM

J

1LT

0860086

Arm O

18-Jun-44

754

POW

 BRYANT

 JOSEPH

C

1LT

0771659

CP

23-Feb-45

753

KIA

 BUCK

 DONALD

J

S/SGT

37541479

TTG

27-May-44

752

INT

 BUCKNER

 FRED

L

2LT

0811002

CP

9-Apr-44

752

INT

 BUICKE

 WARREN

H

SGT

32671713

BTG

16-Nov-43

752

DNB

 BURKE

 JAMES

H

S/SGT

13035338

NTG

24-Dec-44

752

KIA

 BUTLER

 DEE

Jack

2LT

0761871

CP

18-Jun-44

754

POW

 BUTLER

 JAMES

C

S/SGT

34664373

TTG

30-Oct-44

753

KIA

 BUTSCH

 JAMES

A

S/SGT

17179921

TT/E

7-Jul-44

754

KIA

 BYRNES

 MARTIN

J

SGT

12186397

RO

18-Apr-44

753

KIA

 CAFFEY

 JEROME

T

SGT

34612556

TG

17-Jun-44

754

KIA

 CALLAHAN

 CHARLES

W

F/O

T122775

N

23-Mar-44

752

KIA

 CAMPBELL

 PRESTON

WJ

1LT

0747977

B

23-May-44

754

KIA

 CAMPBELL, JR

 GEORGE

A

2LT

0761801

CP

12-Jul-44

755

POW

 CARDENAS

 ALEXANDER

 

SGT

38367896

LWG

18-Jun-44

754

POW

 CARLISLE

 JAMES

T

SGT

14201433

BTG

14-Oct-44

755

POW

 CARLSTRUM

 CHESTER

R

S/SGT

19166336

TTG/E

27-May-44

755

KIA

 CARPENTER

 EDWIN

B

SGT

34524595

TG

22-Apr-44

754

RTD

 CARPENTER

 ELDRIGE

L

S/SGT

1410304

TTG

22-Apr-44

754

RTD

 CARRIERO

 LEONARD

J

SGT

32810749

E

14-Apr-45

752

KIA

 CARTER

 CHARLIE

W

S/SGT

14167672

LWG

6-Aug-44

755

KIA

 CASEY

 WILLIAM

F

SGT

33632023

G

9-Sep-44

755

DNB

 CASSADY

 ROY

L

S/SGT

35351363

LWG

27-May-44

755

RTD

 CASSIDY

 SHERMAN

H

S/SGT

12125135

G

08-May-44

754

KIA

 CAUDELL

 FREDERICK

M

SGT

34674937

G

13-Feb-45

753

DNB

 CENTOLA

 EDWARD

O

2LT

0706697

B

6-Aug-44

755

KIA

 CHAMBERLAIN

 JOHN

E

CAPT

0724704

Cmd P

6-Aug-44

755

POW

 CHAMBERS

 OSCAR

L

S/SGT

15382168

RO

9-Apr-44

752

INT

 CHAPMAN

 ROLLIN

E

SGT

35224326

RO

14-Jan-45

753

KIA

 CHARLES

 LORINZO

D

S/SGT

37494596

BTG

6-Aug-44

755

KIA

 CHISM

 JAMES

F

SGT

37537596

BTG

30-Oct-44

753

POW

 CIOTTI

 ENRICO

R

S/SGT

33787934

WG

09-Apr-45

752

KIA

 CISEK

 EDWARD

W

SGT

11115618

LWG

9-Apr-44

755

KIA

 CLARK

 KENNETH

G

S/SGT

37238354

Rad Mec

27-Jan-44

755

DNB

 CLARK

 RICHARD

B

S/SGT

19019740

TT/E

23-Mar-44

752

KIA

 CLARK

 ROBERT

V

SGT

18109267

TG

31-Jul-44

754

KIA

 CLAYBORN

 JOHN

J

2LT

02065134

N

14-Jan-45

753

KIA

 CLEARY

 JOHN

J

SGT

19086604

TG

5-May-44

753

KIA

 CLEVELAND

 ROBERT

 

F/O

T1547

B

6-Mar-44

754

EVD

 CLIFFORD, JR

 CHARLES

D

SGT

39693927

TG

18-Jun-44

754

POW

 COBURN

 HAROLD

 

2LT

02056553

N

24-Sep-44

752

KIA

 COCKERILL

 LEWIS

F

SGT

33645724

RWG

29-Jun-44

755

POW

 COHLMEYER

 WARREN

S

S/SGT

17159867

RWG

27-May-44

755

RTD

 COLAIACOVO

 ALFONSO

J

SGT

32158863

WG

11-Sep-44

752

POW

 COLBERT

 JOHN

C

SGT

33764791

LWG

5-Aug-44

755

RTD

 COLE

 CEDRIC

C

S/SGT

36721017

RO

22-Apr-44

753

POW

 COLE

 PHIL

Z

2LT

0702148

N

11-Jul-44

753

POW

 COMBS

 JOHN

H

1LT

0742065

P

25-Apr-44

754

POW

 CONLOGUE

 GEORGE

W

S/SGT

31282312

RO

16-Mar-44

755

RTD

 CONNELLY

 CLARENCE

C

S/SGT

13143715

G

22-Apr-44

754

RTD

 CONNELLY

 CLARENCE

C

T/SGT

13143715

TTG

12-Jul-44

753

INT

 COOK

 PATRICK

H

SGT

39193047

G

08-May-44

754

KIA

 CORLITO

 ANTHONY

J

S/SGT

31203718

RO

24-Sep-44

752

KIA

 CORNETTE

 DORIS

H

S/SGT

14165511

LWG

9-Apr-44

754

POW

 COTE

 ANDREW

P

2LT

0691382

CP

11-May-44

754

INT

 COUCH, JR

 ROBERT

T

2LT

0672335

CP

22-Apr-44

754

KIA

 CRADDOCK

 HAROLD

C

S/SGT

15338346

RWG

3-Mar-44

755

DED

 CRAIG

 ROBERT

T

2LT

071772

N

27-May-44

755

RTD

 CRAIG

 ROBERT

A

2LT

0697769

Pltg N

6-Aug-44

755

KIA

 CRISWELL

 CALVIN

D

S/SGT

17162058

RO

2-Mar-44

752

RTD

 CRISWELL

 CALVIN

D

T/SGT

17162058

RO

27-May-44

752

INT

 CRUM

 WILLIAM

S

SGT

37622541

G

26-Sep-44

753

DNB

 CRUMP

 EARL

C

S/SGT

13030798

Crew Chf

27-Jan-44

755

DNB

 CURLAND

 WILLIAM

H

2LT

0760589

P

30-Oct-44

753

KIA

 CZAWLYTKO

 WALTER

D

SGT

33732272

LWG

29-Jun-44

755

POW

 CZERNECKI

 EDWARD

V

SGT

16118967

RO

20-Sep-44

755

DNB

 DALESANDRO

 PATSY

J

SGT

32464236

 

6-Nov-44

HQ

DNB

 DANIELSON

 WAYNE

B

SGT

15333425

G

08-May-44

754

KIA

 DANKOSKY

 BENJAMIN

W

SGT

12228037

RWG

5-Aug-44

755

RTD

 DARDEN, JR

 WESLEY

R

SGT

34708338

BTG

17-Jun-44

754

KIA

 DASKAM

 CHARLES

S

F/O

T122613

B

8-Mar-44

755

KIA

 DAVIES

 JAMES

W

2LT

0809329

N

9-Apr-44

755

POW

 DAVIS

 BILLY

J

SGT

38303263

LWG

29-Jun-44

754

POW

 DAVIS

 CHARLES

E

2LT

0712775

N

17-Jun-44

754

KIA

 DAVIS

 DONALD

E

S/SGT

16075299

TG

23-Mar-44

752

KIA

 DAW

 CLARENCE

C

S/SGT

14163539

TTG

6-Mar-44

753

KIA

 DAYSON

 WILLIAM

R

2LT

0746798

B

8-Apr-44

753

POW

 DEAN

 LAWRENCE

E

S/SGT

34509333

RO

18-Jun-44

754

POW

 DEAN

 ROBERT

L

2LT

0682078

B

6-Mar-44

753

POW

 DEDRICKSON

 JOHN

D

S/SGT

19072076

BTG

7-Jul-44

754

POW

 DEFOREST

 HAROLD

H

SGT

31277495

BTG

9-Apr-44

755

POW

 DEIMEL

 FRANK

C

2LT

0712777

N

18-Jun-44

754

POW

 DEMPSEY

 GORDON

A

SGT

12136682

LWG

31-Jul-44

754

KIA

 DENTON

 WALTER

R

T/SGT

39320527

E

14-Jan-45

753

KIA

 DEPUY

 WILLIAM

C

T/SGT

32582904

RWG

23-Mar-44

752

KIA

 DESIMONE

 GASPER

 

2LT

0811448

N

16-Mar-44

755

RTD

 DETTY

 MAX

L

SGT

35215912

LWG

17-Jun-44

754

KIA

 DIEHL

 STANLEY

E

2LT

0718579

P

14-Jan-45

753

KIA

 DIRKER

 PAUL

F

S/SGT

16126851

E

2-Mar-44

752

RTD

 DODGON

 ROBERT

M

SGT

34573258

TG

22-Feb-45

752

KIA

 DOELLING

 LAWRENCE

L

2LT

0768482

CP

9-Sep-44

755

DNB

 DOHERTY

 WILLIAM

R

2LT

0809105

N

6-Mar-44

753

POW

 DOLCE

 LOUIS

R

S/SGT

32929744

G

23-Feb-45

753

KIA

 DONAHUE

 JACK

F

SGT

37499710

RO

3-Mar-44

755

DED

 DONAHUE, JR

 DANIEL

F X

S/SGT

32709643

LWG

8-Apr-44

753

POW

 DOOLEY

 RALPH

J

2LT

0821971

P

24-Nov-44

753

DNB

 DOUROMES

 GEORGE

J

S/SGT

37681450

RCM Op

22-Feb-45

752

KIA

 DOWNER

 ROY

H

SGT

18098007

BTG

3-Mar-44

755

DED

 DOYLE

 ARTHUR

J

2LT

752557

B

08-May-44

754

KIA

 DRAHOS

 VICTOR

C

SGT

35913669

TG

30-Oct-44

753

KIA

 DRIVER

 BILLY

J

2LT

0693649

CP

8-Apr-44

753

POW

 DUFFY

 JAMES

J

S/SGT

35683062

BTG

16-Mar-44

755

KIA

 DUFFY

 KENNETH

F

S/SGT

12092975

RWG

9-Apr-44

755

POW

 DUGMORE

 DONALD

H

SGT

31270122

BTG

22-Mar-44

755

POW

 DUKE

 WILLIAM

A

2LT

0825602

P

22-Feb-45

754

KIA

 DULMAGE

 PAUL

L

S/SGT

12080395

RO

17-Jun-44

754

KIA

 DUNAWAY

 EARL

C

SGT

18191706

RWG

17-Jun-44

754

KIA

 DUNEKACK

 VERNON

L

SGT

17127649

RWG

30-Oct-44

753

POW

 DUNLEVIE

 MALCOM

W

2LT

0745872

P

22-Mar-44

755

POW

 EGAN

 JOHN

P

2LT

0694863

N

6-Mar-44

753

KIA

 EIFEL, JR

 GEORGE

L

S/SGT

36735938

RO

11-Jul-44

753

POW

 EIRING

 IRWIN

 

2LT

0712780

N

29-Jun-44

755

POW

 ERDMANN

 FREDERICK

H

1LT

0752809

B

29-Jun-44

754

POW

 ESELGROTH

 RICHARD

M

F/O

T132898

N

22-Feb-45

754

POW

 ETHERIDGE

 WILLIAM

C

2LT

0810605

N

11-May-44

754

INT

 FAHEY

 JAMES

B

2LT

0810162

N

16-Nov-43

752

DNB

 FARRELL

 ROBERT

F

2LT

0722831

N

14-Oct-44

755

POW

 FELDMAN

 MILTON

M

2LT

0711370

N

29-Jun-44

752

POW

 FELTHOUSE

 FRANK

G

SGT

19110388

G

9-Sep-44

755

KIA

 FERGUSON

 WILLIAM

S

S/SGT

19149513

TTG

11-May-44

754

INT

 FERRANDO

 JOHN

R

SGT

33787868

WG

9-Sep-44

755

EVD

 FIEBIGER

 RAYMOND

C

S/SGT

19087765

TTG

6-Mar-44

754

KIA

 FINN

 ROBERT

T

SGT

12121403

E

9-Sep-44

755

KIA

 FITTINGER

 JAMES

L

S/SGT

39277261

LWG

22-Apr-44

753

POW

 FITZGERALD

 WILLIAM

M

2LT

0698879

B

27-May-44

755

KIA

 FITZPATRICK

 JAMES

J

S/SGT

31181504

TG

29-Jun-44

752

RTD

 FLAUGHER

 HAROLD

J

S/SGT

35791387

TTG

18-Jun-44

754

KIA

 FORBES

 HENRY

J

SGT

36441369

LWG

8-Mar-44

755

POW

 FORTUNE

 EARL

W

T/SGT

39167857

RO

9-Apr-44

755

POW

 FOUND

 HOWARD

E

S/SGT

37493308

NTG

22-Apr-44

754

KIA

 FRAZER, JR

 CHARLES

 

SGT

18232071

WG

22-Feb-45

754

KIA

 FRAZIER

 CHARLES

A

SGT

37233872

LWG

29-Apr-44

752

INT

 FREDERICK

 WILLIAM

R

2LT

0705924

P

9-Sep-44

755

DNB

 FREEMAN

 BILLY

L

SGT

38269498

TG

8-Mar-44

755

KIA

 FREEMAN

 WALTER

H

S/SGT

34892474

WG

9-Apr-45

752

POW

 FREUDENBERGER

 ARTHUR

T

2LT

0699067

N

12-Jul-44

755

EVD

 FRICKS

 TERRELL

 

SGT

34770126

TTG

14-Oct-44

755

POW

 FULLERTON

 JOHN

O

2LT

0712547

N

29-Jun-44

754

EVD

 FUNDERBURK

 MARION

E

S/SGT

34649689

E

24-Dec-44

752

KIA

 FUQUA

 WILLIAM

JR

2LT

0817192

CP

23-May-44

754

KIA

 GABAY

 EUGENE

T

SGT

32825102

WG

09-Apr-45

752

KIA