Flight Officer Marenac was the co-pilot of AT-11 Kansan #42-37635, serving with the 2509th Base Unit, Big Spring Army Airfield, Texas.
He was killed in the line of duty when his bombardier and navigational training plane collided in mid-air with another AT-11 in the skies near the airfield.
All aboard both aircraft were killed.
The airmen killed aboard AT-11 #42-37635 were:
2nd Lt. Neil C Hildebrand, pilot
2nd Lt. George E Blake
Cadet Chester W Hilgendorf
Cadet Clyde E Jackson
Cadet Joseph W Kerico
And aboard AT-11 #42-36839 were:
2nd Lt. Rowland H Meade, pilot
Flt. Off. John Marenac, Jr.
Cadet Leonard C Shoberg
Cadet Gildo Smaniotto
Cadet John W Thompson, Jr
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Entered the service from Wisconsin; ASN T-133120.
He was killed in the line of duty when his bombardier and navigational training plane collided in mid-air with another AT-11 in the skies near the airfield.
All aboard both aircraft were killed.
The airmen killed aboard AT-11 #42-37635 were:
2nd Lt. Neil C Hildebrand, pilot
2nd Lt. George E Blake
Cadet Chester W Hilgendorf
Cadet Clyde E Jackson
Cadet Joseph W Kerico
And aboard AT-11 #42-36839 were:
2nd Lt. Rowland H Meade, pilot
Flt. Off. John Marenac, Jr.
Cadet Leonard C Shoberg
Cadet Gildo Smaniotto
Cadet John W Thompson, Jr
~
Entered the service from Wisconsin; ASN T-133120.
Flight Officer Marenac was the co-pilot of AT-11 Kansan #42-37635, serving with the 2509th Base Unit, Big Spring Army Airfield, Texas.
He was killed in the line of duty when his bombardier and navigational training plane collided in mid-air with another AT-11 in the skies near the airfield.
All aboard both aircraft were killed.
The airmen killed aboard AT-11 #42-37635 were:
2nd Lt. Neil C Hildebrand, pilot
2nd Lt. George E Blake
Cadet Chester W Hilgendorf
Cadet Clyde E Jackson
Cadet Joseph W Kerico
And aboard AT-11 #42-36839 were:
2nd Lt. Rowland H Meade, pilot
Flt. Off. John Marenac, Jr.
Cadet Leonard C Shoberg
Cadet Gildo Smaniotto
Cadet John W Thompson, Jr
~
Entered the service from Wisconsin; ASN T-133120.
He was killed in the line of duty when his bombardier and navigational training plane collided in mid-air with another AT-11 in the skies near the airfield.
All aboard both aircraft were killed.
The airmen killed aboard AT-11 #42-37635 were:
2nd Lt. Neil C Hildebrand, pilot
2nd Lt. George E Blake
Cadet Chester W Hilgendorf
Cadet Clyde E Jackson
Cadet Joseph W Kerico
And aboard AT-11 #42-36839 were:
2nd Lt. Rowland H Meade, pilot
Flt. Off. John Marenac, Jr.
Cadet Leonard C Shoberg
Cadet Gildo Smaniotto
Cadet John W Thompson, Jr
~
Entered the service from Wisconsin; ASN T-133120.
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