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W A S H I N G T O N 25. • . C .
i May 19k6
'Mra'. Ethel Ck)hen- : 214^^011 Avenue Newark 8, New Jersey
Dear Mrs. Cohen: ^
I am writing you relative to my previous l e t t e r i n which you were regretfully informed that a Finding of Death had "been ' made In the case of your "brother; Sergeant Harry Goldstein, 12,038,179, Air Corps, and that the presumptive date of his death had "been established as 16 August 19^5.
An o f f i c i a l report based on information obtained from captured German reports from the Interrogation Center at Dulag Luft, has now been received which states that he was k i l l e d i n action on 6 March 19^ near Verder, Germany, 18 miles • southwest of Berlin. The report further states that his body waa washed ashore near Werder, Germany on 7 July 19^4 and his identification was made possible by his identification tags.
Pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 14-90, 77th Congress, 7 March 19^2 as amended, o f f i c i a l reports w i l l now be issued by the War Department which w i l l indicate the actual date of his death as that shown above. The issuance of thia o f f i c i a l Report of Death w i l l not affect any payment or settlement of accounts which haa been made on the ̂ aaie of the Finding of Death.
My continued aympatby i s with you In the great loss you have sustained.
Sincerely youra.
EDWARD i . WITSELL Major General The Adjutant General of the Army
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SC3JEC?: Deletion from Deferrsd Search Ros-e'r, M-r3 Gemary
GCLDSISI-T, Harry Sgt 12 033 179 LADEIlill, Marvin J. Sgt 16 160 272
Reference i s ̂ lade to paragraph 3, inclosed l e t t e r , dated 13 Feb 56 from Headcuar-ers, USAZZUR, Ql'Mormary Service Detachaent, Subject: Results of Inves-igaticn and attached Repcrt of Investigation i n vhich the f i e l d requests advice as to -fhether the zzove decedents should be removed frcm zhe Deferred Search Agenda.
Sgt Goldstein and Sgt Ladecan are the only unresolved casualty crew members of A/C 3-2i4.j U2-32515 vhich crashed on 6 March 19iiiA inxo the Glindowsee, near Werder-Havel, Gemany. Two of the cre:<- parachuted to safety and eventually retumed to military control. The identified remains of six crew members were recovered from cemeteries i n Petzow and vierder, Germany. No bodies were disinterred which could be associated with either Goldstein or Lademan.
lion-recoverable Findings for Sgt Goldstein were approved by this Office on 16 Cct 51 and Non-recoverable Findings for Sgt Lademan were approved on 2k Aug 5o/ German Records indicate that the remains of Goldstein were washed ashore from the lake and interred i n the 'ferder Cemetery on 7 Jul Ui. Sgt Lademan i s also mentioned i n German Records; however, no status or burial location i s shown for him. Decedents were placed on Deferred Search Roster, Germany N-53 pending a re-investigation of the crash site area for possible recovery of their remains.
RECCI-CIEilDATIGIT:
In view of the negative Report of Investigation conducted on 15th and 16th Dec 1955 at the city of Werdel-'iavel and surrounding area, i t i s recommended that the names of Sgt I-Iarry Goldstein, 12 033 179 and Sgt Marvin J. Lademan, 16 160 272 be deleted from the Deferred Search Roster, Germany N-53 and that accroved nonrecoverabie status for both decedents be reinstated and the f i e l d advised accordingly.
CONCURRENCES: m . /
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Approved
Car l R. AUbee Ch ie f , Regis t ra t ion Branch
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QM M02TtJAHT SEH7IC2 DBTACHSIEHI, 7770TH A2MY TOIT ^ u usw Yoai MTS 295 SB
SUBJECT: Heaxats of Investigation
TO: Tlie Quart arm aster General Washington 25, D. C.
15 February 1956
^ H l ^ J J gol43lein^ 12058179 and Sgt Margin J Lademan, 16 IbO 272 w£o89 names annear en l i n e 9 and 18 reapectively. Map Sheet ff-55. Deferred Search Agenda.
2. Forwarded herewith are results of investigation
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„ 7 i a 5; In view of the negative findings, a d v i ^ i s re-t S r ^ ? ; ^ 1 1 ? 1 1 6 3 S f TOl>Ject decedents can be removed from tne Deferred Search Agenda,
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Pursuant orders iasuad the undsrsisned troceaded to the cit- of Vferder-Havel (i:-53/Z55) Germany 15th and loth" of December 1955, in an e f f o r t to raccrer the reaains of FUHHZ GCLDSTSZT, Sgt., 12 03S 179 and J LXDZllXl, Sgt., 16 160 272 unresolved crew memcers of x/C $ 42-52515.
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Subject a i r c r a f t f a i l e d to re turn f rom a boming mission to B e r l i n , Germany on 6 March 1944. German Dulag record 20-1082 recorts t i ia t subject a i r c r a f t crashed into the Glindow See. Two (2) meniers o f the CTS'.T vrere eventual ly returned to m i l i t a r y c o n t r o l , s i s (6) deceased crew members Trero recovered and i n d i v i d u a l l y i d e n t i f i e d from T/erder-Havel cemetery. Gerr^an Dulag records r e f l e c t that the body of GCLDSTSIM washed ashore 7 Ju ly 1944 i n Lake Glindow 4 km South of Vlerder and was i n t e r r e d i n the new '.Vardsr-Havel cemetery. There are no records regarding LADSLLiK.
H I . FINDII'GS
Accompanied by Soviet escort o f f i c e r s Tie inter^/ievred the te ry superintendent at 'Jer der-Havel. This person stated that a l l
a l l i e d remains had been removed from the cemetery. The cenetery records were searched and the name GCIpSTSHI could not be found. Pennission '.vas granted us bo open the grave s i t e wnere Americans had been recovered and to extend i n both d i rec t ions from that s i t e . An excavation 65 fee t i n length by 5 fee t was opened. A c a r e f u l search of these graves was made. That area where Americans had been in t e r red revealed no t i l ing , i n i t i a l recoveries vjere evident ly complete. V i r g i n ground '-vas reached tc tne l e f t of these grave s i t e s saowing tnat no bur ia l s v/ere ever made i n that d i r e c t i o n . The excavation to tae r i g h t of tne American graves revealed several ske l e t a l remains. These were examined closely and were proved to be not U .S . deceased. Dental and examination f o r age showed t n i s to be a f a c t . The oeaetary record showed tnat a unkno7m f l i e r was i n t e r r ed i n the German so ld iers p l o t . Permission '.vas obtained and t h i s grave was opened. Altnough no remains were found there was evidence of German equipment. Uo explanation could be g iven f o r the Lack of remains
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i n t l i i s grave. There i s a p o s s i b i l i t y that at t l t e of interment some f l e s h _»*-^*3 "• Y a s i s t e n i n g l e d w i t h the equipment. La t h i s cemetery tnere are in te r red
t h i r t y - s i : : (36) Russian s o l d i e r s , these so ld i e r s were d i s in te r red from tha fore igners p l o t and. concentrated i n what now i s a Russian menorial . Among these th i r ty-s in : ' (36) are seven (?) unknowns. The thought comes to mind that GCLDSTnZ: could 'oy e r r o r be in te r red here. I t i s not poss ib le under present circumstances to axamina these unknowns.
Ivan though the cemetery at V/erier-Haval i s dasngnated as the "..'av; Ja .^ tary thara ara no othar cematarias i n t h i s town.
A v i s i t vas made to the cametary at .'etzow and at ulindow. C a r e f u l examination o f cemetery records , interviews wi th Buergermaistars and a:cam_nation of the ceme tenia a proved negative. Cur f indings at these two cematarias could warrant no excavation search.
IT . CCtTCLUSICNS
On tha basis o f comprehensive inves t iga t ion conducted i t i s to be concluded that Sgt GCLDSTZE; and Sgt LADlT-lAi'I cannot be located.
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That tha remains of subject decedents be declared non—recoverable.
Capt ;:^c Invest igator
17 A p r i l 1Q53
TO: C h i a f , Inves t iga t ion Sect ion
SUBJECT: Retent ion on Deferred Search Roster , 11-53 Geraanv
LADEMAII, -Jarvia J Sgt 16 160 272
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1 nc-• Nonracover-ble Findings for rafarancad decadent -ere annrcved 2L austtst "OS has not been advised of nonra c o vera.b i i i ty.
, n * \ Original Nonracoverabla Findings included the nana af Sgt Sarry Goldstein, 038 179: Qowever, Uonracoverable Findings for Sgt Goldstein Tere cpncelle"
23 June 1950. Nonracovernbla Findings for Sgt Goldstein vere rssubaitted the • Fiela ana approvea 16 October 1951, based on a c e r t i f i c a t e obtained fron a gard-ner ot tne^Cemenery of herder and a letter fron the Inoerial War Graves Conmission. Case oi Sgt Harry Goldstein i s being sinultaneouslv submitted xLth case of Sgt LADE2,IA2T v i t h racomnendation that case be re-onened and nlaced on deferred search roster.
3- Sgt LADEMAN was a crav nenber of aircra f t 3-24H, 42-52515, vh-ch failed to return from a combat nission to Sa r l i n , Germany. Aircraft TOS last sighted & Jarcn 1944 over enemy territory. Ten nen comprised the crew: 2 surrived. The remains of 6 craw members have been recovered and identified. (See MACR) .
4. Available records indicate that aircraft crashed into the Glindower See (Laice) near Penzow, Germany, .and ranained submerged for about 3 -eeks. After this tnme tne Germans salvaged the wreckage from the lake, removed the remains of 3 crew memcers fron the aircraft and buried these i n the Cemeterv of Petzow, IS ̂ arch 1944. The remains of the 3 other crew members had washed ashore from the Glindower See and ^ere buried in the Cemeterv of 7.'erder. ( I t w i l l be noted that Nonrecoverabie Findings indicate that these 6 crew members ̂ ere interred in-the Cemetery of Werner, "hich does not agree with records available to this Office).
5- A l l 1944*3 for remains recovered from pertinent area ^ere screened for possible association with Sgt Lademan frith negative results.
6. The Germans recorder nhe names of Sst LAEETiAN and Sam Goldstftiri ('-TJ 1082) indicating that the remains of Goldstein -ashed ashore -nd were buried in the Cem^I terr of "/erder on 7 July \ ^ L L . KU 1CS2 also records 4 Unknowns "as having been interred i n Werder. However, i t cannot be determined from available records that a l l 4 remains interred as Unknots have been recovered as the crosses were removed Iron the graves prior to disinterment.
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