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John Nemeth attended Springfield High School.

One survivor, Lt Schutz, the Navigator, gave this brief account later after the war upon returning to the U.S. control from POW status. He noted that only himself and Sgt Harris, the other surviving member, were able to bail out of the crippled ship. In the target area, this aircraft was attacked and severely damaged by enemy fighters. The nose section was badly hit and the ship caught on fire. The pilot had asked for a heading away to some location which points to this aircraft not being in the bomber formation at the time of attack. The Navigator notes that he got out of the ship by virtue of falling trough the nose section damage, and the surviving gunner, Harris, had gotten out the waist window. The report stated that it was positive no other crew members were able to egress this stricken plane. The attack on this aircraft occured about 1200 hours in the target area at an altitude of 22,000 feet.