Louis served as a Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-29 "Gunga Din" #42-24504, 792nd Bomber Squadron, 468th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Orange County, Florida prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 29, 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a payroll clerk and also as Single, with dependents.
Louis was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, minutes after taking off from the airfield at Chengdu, China at night, crashed during the war. They were taking off on a bombing mission to an aircraft plant in Omura, Japan.
He was originally interred at the Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and was later re-interred here in 1948.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 34404170
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24504:
Barber, Harold W ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, New Jersey
Coburn, Paul H ~ T/Sgt, Radar Operator, Texas
Ebel, Boyd W ~ 2nd Lt, Flt Eng, Nebraska
Fowler, John W ~ S/Sgt, Left Gunner, Kansas
Hanscom, Argyle E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, New Hampshire
Martin, Wallace B ~ Corp, CFC, Missouri
McDonald, Franklin J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Colorado
Parsons, Edward F ~ Major, Pilot, Connecticut
Pfeifer, Louis L ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, Florida
Puckett, Rube E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Alabama
Wood, Warren F ~ S/Sgt, Right Gunner, Nebraska
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Orange County, Florida prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 29, 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a payroll clerk and also as Single, with dependents.
Louis was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, minutes after taking off from the airfield at Chengdu, China at night, crashed during the war. They were taking off on a bombing mission to an aircraft plant in Omura, Japan.
He was originally interred at the Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and was later re-interred here in 1948.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 34404170
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24504:
Barber, Harold W ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, New Jersey
Coburn, Paul H ~ T/Sgt, Radar Operator, Texas
Ebel, Boyd W ~ 2nd Lt, Flt Eng, Nebraska
Fowler, John W ~ S/Sgt, Left Gunner, Kansas
Hanscom, Argyle E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, New Hampshire
Martin, Wallace B ~ Corp, CFC, Missouri
McDonald, Franklin J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Colorado
Parsons, Edward F ~ Major, Pilot, Connecticut
Pfeifer, Louis L ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, Florida
Puckett, Rube E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Alabama
Wood, Warren F ~ S/Sgt, Right Gunner, Nebraska
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Louis served as a Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-29 "Gunga Din" #42-24504, 792nd Bomber Squadron, 468th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Orange County, Florida prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 29, 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a payroll clerk and also as Single, with dependents.
Louis was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, minutes after taking off from the airfield at Chengdu, China at night, crashed during the war. They were taking off on a bombing mission to an aircraft plant in Omura, Japan.
He was originally interred at the Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and was later re-interred here in 1948.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 34404170
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24504:
Barber, Harold W ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, New Jersey
Coburn, Paul H ~ T/Sgt, Radar Operator, Texas
Ebel, Boyd W ~ 2nd Lt, Flt Eng, Nebraska
Fowler, John W ~ S/Sgt, Left Gunner, Kansas
Hanscom, Argyle E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, New Hampshire
Martin, Wallace B ~ Corp, CFC, Missouri
McDonald, Franklin J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Colorado
Parsons, Edward F ~ Major, Pilot, Connecticut
Pfeifer, Louis L ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, Florida
Puckett, Rube E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Alabama
Wood, Warren F ~ S/Sgt, Right Gunner, Nebraska
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Orange County, Florida prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 29, 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a payroll clerk and also as Single, with dependents.
Louis was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, minutes after taking off from the airfield at Chengdu, China at night, crashed during the war. They were taking off on a bombing mission to an aircraft plant in Omura, Japan.
He was originally interred at the Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and was later re-interred here in 1948.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 34404170
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24504:
Barber, Harold W ~ Capt, Co-Pilot, New Jersey
Coburn, Paul H ~ T/Sgt, Radar Operator, Texas
Ebel, Boyd W ~ 2nd Lt, Flt Eng, Nebraska
Fowler, John W ~ S/Sgt, Left Gunner, Kansas
Hanscom, Argyle E ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, New Hampshire
Martin, Wallace B ~ Corp, CFC, Missouri
McDonald, Franklin J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Colorado
Parsons, Edward F ~ Major, Pilot, Connecticut
Pfeifer, Louis L ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, Florida
Puckett, Rube E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Alabama
Wood, Warren F ~ S/Sgt, Right Gunner, Nebraska
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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