Killed in Action (KIA). B-26C #41-34853 'Toid Boid'. S



On March 26th, 1944, Lt Reese and his crew went to Holland for an a maximum effort raid on Ijmuiden, Holland.

They took a direct hit in the bomb bay and went down near IJmuiden

The crew of the Toid Boid was a new crew because the actual crew (Foster crew) had a day off. The crew on this day was called the "Reese crew", concerning the following crew-members:



* 2nd Lt Halmyth C. Reese (Pilot),

* William C. Berryman (Co Pilot),

* Sgt Paul R. Scott (Radio operator/ Waist gunner,

* Sgt Ralph R. Brown (Bombardier),

* S/Sgt Alex E. Sundberg (Armorer/Turret gunner,

* Sgt Donald L. Jacobs (Engineer/Tail gunner)

The German report indicates that "Toid Boid" was shot down by heavy flack at 14.44 hrs local time and crashed 2 km south of IJmuiden in the Dunes.

The orginal crew from the Toid Boid the Foster Crew was an lucky crew and had a day off.



Investigation at the crash site learned that the wreckage was destroyed for 95%. Only a part of the tail was recognizable, filed with number 134 on the left side and 853 on the right side. The body of Sgt Paul R Scott was found among the back dome at that time he could not be identified. The crew was buried on March 29, 1944 in IJmuiden on the cemetery at the Havenkade and transferred after the war to Margraten.







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