John D Haskell

321st Bo,mb Group, 448th Bomb Squad, MTO WWI 

Bomb Group: 321 Squadron: 448th Wing: 57th 
  Aircraft B25-C #42-64661 ditched in Adriatic   12  NOV. 1943

 Pilot John D. Haskell Macr #1606

 CREW ROSTER;  Pilot: John D. Haskell 2Lt;    Co-Plt: Robert D. Demuth 2Lt;   Bmbdr:Robert E. Johnson 2Lt Navgtr: Richard A. Abbe 2Lt Engnr:  R. A. Morris S/Sgt;   Radio: Daniel H. Hilton S/Sgt;    Gunner: John W. Schomaker S/Sgt

Bomb Wing:57 BG:321 Sqdrn:448   Pilot:John Haskell b25-C AC Ser # 42-64661   MACR # 1602 12 NOV 1943   Departure Base: Grottaglie, Italy 12 NOV 1943 Target: Albanian airfield Kukove-Berat Ditched on return into Adriatic: 10:40 o'clock 12 NOV 1943   The entire crew was rescued except S/Sgt John W. Schomaker   The CREW: of the 557 Bomb Wing 321 BG 448 Squadron   John Haskell Pilot Robert Demuth Co.P. Robert Johnson Bombdr. Richard Abbe Navgtr R.A. Morris Engnr D.H. Hilton Radio John W. Schomaker Gunner MIA [1] my person of interest     [1] MIA- rescued by Albanian forces' Shaban Peshtani,whom I have interviewed - Peshtani hid Schomaker for 10 months from Germans, gave him medical aid and cared for him - He turned Schomaker over to Col. Bill Maclean, Commander of the British Mission. Schomaker was returned with Brit commandos on torpedo boat to Brindisi.