Lt Rouch; Saturday, 15 May 1943

A/C No. 41-13065 (ROAA-? crashed on return trip from Oran - cause not determined) P Wert, Donald S., 1Lt - Buried in Military Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia CP Rouch, Melvin R., 1Lt - Buried in Military Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia N None B Schimpf, Charles A., T/Sgt - Buried in Military Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia E None R Fredrickson, Raymond V., S/Sgt - Buried in Military Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia G Principe, Laurence F., Sgt - Buried in Military Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia F None ** USAAF Chronology: MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO): EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Ninth Air Force): In the Mediterranean, P-40's fly sea patrol. WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Northwest African Air Force): In Sicily, Northwest African Strategic Air Force (NASAF) Wellingtons bomb Palermo during the night of 14/15 May.

In the Mediterranean, the Northwest Coastal Air Force (NACAF) maintains sea patrol and reconnaissance over large area from the W coast of Italy over Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, and as far N as Marseilles, France. HQ 31st Fighter Group transfers from Le Sers, Tunisia to Korba, Tunisia. HQ 61st Troop Carrier Group and its 15th, 53rd and 59th Troop Carrier Squadrons, with C-47's, arrive at Lourmel, French Morocco from the US. The 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Group, with P-40's, transfers from Ebba Ksour, Tunisia to Menzel Temime, Tunisia. The 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, with Spitfires, transfers from Le Sers, Tunisia to Korba, Tunisia. The 309th, 310th and 312th Bombardment Squadrons (Dive), 86th Bombardment Group (Dive), with A-36's, transfer from La Senia, Algeria to Mediouna, French Morocco.

HQ 310th BG War Diary: No Entry 379th BS War Diary: No Entry 380th BS War Diary: No Entry 381st BS War Diary: No Entry 381st BS Extracts from Report of Aircraft Accident # ?: (ROAA not available) A/C No. 41-13065 (ROAA-? crashed on return trip from Oran - cause not determined) P Wert, Donald S., 1Lt - Buried in Military Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia CP Rouch, Melvin R., 1Lt - Buried in Military Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia N None B Schimpf, Charles A., T/Sgt - Buried in Military Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia E None R Fredrickson, Raymond V., S/Sgt - Buried in Military Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia G Principe, Laurence F., Sgt - Buried in Military Cemetery at Tunis, Tunisia F None FRom the WAR DIARY Barbi Ennis Connolly, 57th Bomb Wing Historical Researcher Princessbarbi_B25@msn.com

Melvin R Rouch