Co-Pilot of B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29830, nicknamed "Peter Wabbit." Shot down by an Fw 190A at Daxweiler, Germany August 17, 1943 during Schweinfurt raid. Missing Air Crew Report № 1350.
Ten crewmembers were killed:
1st Lt. Erwalt D Wagner, O-731702, IL, Pilot
1st Lt. William C Barnard, O-731790, CA, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Joseph J Hilderbrand, O-667404, NJ, Navigator
2nd Lt. Kenneth F Gibbs, O-733304, PA, Bombardier
T/Sgt. Henry I Cushman, 11021229, MA, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
T/Sgt. Benjamin Radensky, 19065065, CA, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Eldred J Andruss, 18066103, TX, Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Marvin T Charlson, 37296175, ND, Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Francis J Donahue, 11052780, MA, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Dean J Yates, 39829397, UT, Tail Gunner
** One source states Daxweiler, while another states Dorrebach as the location. Both communities are near each other, roughly 10 kilometers west of Bingen, Germany.
Ten crewmembers were killed:
1st Lt. Erwalt D Wagner, O-731702, IL, Pilot
1st Lt. William C Barnard, O-731790, CA, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Joseph J Hilderbrand, O-667404, NJ, Navigator
2nd Lt. Kenneth F Gibbs, O-733304, PA, Bombardier
T/Sgt. Henry I Cushman, 11021229, MA, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
T/Sgt. Benjamin Radensky, 19065065, CA, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Eldred J Andruss, 18066103, TX, Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Marvin T Charlson, 37296175, ND, Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Francis J Donahue, 11052780, MA, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Dean J Yates, 39829397, UT, Tail Gunner
** One source states Daxweiler, while another states Dorrebach as the location. Both communities are near each other, roughly 10 kilometers west of Bingen, Germany.
Co-Pilot of B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29830, nicknamed "Peter Wabbit." Shot down by an Fw 190A at Daxweiler, Germany August 17, 1943 during Schweinfurt raid. Missing Air Crew Report № 1350.
Ten crewmembers were killed:
1st Lt. Erwalt D Wagner, O-731702, IL, Pilot
1st Lt. William C Barnard, O-731790, CA, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Joseph J Hilderbrand, O-667404, NJ, Navigator
2nd Lt. Kenneth F Gibbs, O-733304, PA, Bombardier
T/Sgt. Henry I Cushman, 11021229, MA, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
T/Sgt. Benjamin Radensky, 19065065, CA, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Eldred J Andruss, 18066103, TX, Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Marvin T Charlson, 37296175, ND, Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Francis J Donahue, 11052780, MA, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Dean J Yates, 39829397, UT, Tail Gunner
** One source states Daxweiler, while another states Dorrebach as the location. Both communities are near each other, roughly 10 kilometers west of Bingen, Germany.
Ten crewmembers were killed:
1st Lt. Erwalt D Wagner, O-731702, IL, Pilot
1st Lt. William C Barnard, O-731790, CA, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Joseph J Hilderbrand, O-667404, NJ, Navigator
2nd Lt. Kenneth F Gibbs, O-733304, PA, Bombardier
T/Sgt. Henry I Cushman, 11021229, MA, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
T/Sgt. Benjamin Radensky, 19065065, CA, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Eldred J Andruss, 18066103, TX, Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Marvin T Charlson, 37296175, ND, Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Francis J Donahue, 11052780, MA, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Dean J Yates, 39829397, UT, Tail Gunner
** One source states Daxweiler, while another states Dorrebach as the location. Both communities are near each other, roughly 10 kilometers west of Bingen, Germany.
Inscription
1LT, 525 AAF BOMB SQ, 379 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Burial July 23, 1953.
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