Sergeant, 881st Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomb
Group (Very Heavy), 20th Air Force, World War II.
Central Fire Control Gunner aboard B-29-50-BW
Superfortress #42-24849 named "Mission to
Albuquerque."
His aircraft was fondly nicknamed "St. Bernard"
for escorting battle torn bombers back to Saipan
on numerous occasions from Japan.
On a mission over Kobe March 17, 1945, the B-29
was rammed by a Ki-61 Tony fighter and crashed
at the summit of Mount Futatabisan, Chuo-ku,
Kobe.
Nine crew members were Killed In Action. Two
crew members Lt Nelson and SSgt Augunas parachuted from the plane and were captured and held as prisoners. On July 18, 1945, both airmen were executed by the Japanese.
The crew KIA were:
Maj. Robert J FitzGerald, A/C Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert E Copeland, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. James C Bond, Flight Engineer
1st Lt. Erwin A Brousek, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Robert W Nelson, Navigator
Sgt. David W. Holley, CFC Gunner
SSgt. Algy S Augunas, Radio Operator
Sgt. John T Barry, Right Gunner
Sgt. John L Cutler, Left Gunner
SSgt. Robert D Cookson, Radar Operator
Sgt. Ruben A Wray, Tail Gunner
David was the husband of Dorothy M. Holley of
818 Ninth Street N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Interred here September 27, 1949.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Group (Very Heavy), 20th Air Force, World War II.
Central Fire Control Gunner aboard B-29-50-BW
Superfortress #42-24849 named "Mission to
Albuquerque."
His aircraft was fondly nicknamed "St. Bernard"
for escorting battle torn bombers back to Saipan
on numerous occasions from Japan.
On a mission over Kobe March 17, 1945, the B-29
was rammed by a Ki-61 Tony fighter and crashed
at the summit of Mount Futatabisan, Chuo-ku,
Kobe.
Nine crew members were Killed In Action. Two
crew members Lt Nelson and SSgt Augunas parachuted from the plane and were captured and held as prisoners. On July 18, 1945, both airmen were executed by the Japanese.
The crew KIA were:
Maj. Robert J FitzGerald, A/C Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert E Copeland, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. James C Bond, Flight Engineer
1st Lt. Erwin A Brousek, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Robert W Nelson, Navigator
Sgt. David W. Holley, CFC Gunner
SSgt. Algy S Augunas, Radio Operator
Sgt. John T Barry, Right Gunner
Sgt. John L Cutler, Left Gunner
SSgt. Robert D Cookson, Radar Operator
Sgt. Ruben A Wray, Tail Gunner
David was the husband of Dorothy M. Holley of
818 Ninth Street N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Interred here September 27, 1949.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sergeant, 881st Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomb
Group (Very Heavy), 20th Air Force, World War II.
Central Fire Control Gunner aboard B-29-50-BW
Superfortress #42-24849 named "Mission to
Albuquerque."
His aircraft was fondly nicknamed "St. Bernard"
for escorting battle torn bombers back to Saipan
on numerous occasions from Japan.
On a mission over Kobe March 17, 1945, the B-29
was rammed by a Ki-61 Tony fighter and crashed
at the summit of Mount Futatabisan, Chuo-ku,
Kobe.
Nine crew members were Killed In Action. Two
crew members Lt Nelson and SSgt Augunas parachuted from the plane and were captured and held as prisoners. On July 18, 1945, both airmen were executed by the Japanese.
The crew KIA were:
Maj. Robert J FitzGerald, A/C Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert E Copeland, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. James C Bond, Flight Engineer
1st Lt. Erwin A Brousek, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Robert W Nelson, Navigator
Sgt. David W. Holley, CFC Gunner
SSgt. Algy S Augunas, Radio Operator
Sgt. John T Barry, Right Gunner
Sgt. John L Cutler, Left Gunner
SSgt. Robert D Cookson, Radar Operator
Sgt. Ruben A Wray, Tail Gunner
David was the husband of Dorothy M. Holley of
818 Ninth Street N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Interred here September 27, 1949.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Group (Very Heavy), 20th Air Force, World War II.
Central Fire Control Gunner aboard B-29-50-BW
Superfortress #42-24849 named "Mission to
Albuquerque."
His aircraft was fondly nicknamed "St. Bernard"
for escorting battle torn bombers back to Saipan
on numerous occasions from Japan.
On a mission over Kobe March 17, 1945, the B-29
was rammed by a Ki-61 Tony fighter and crashed
at the summit of Mount Futatabisan, Chuo-ku,
Kobe.
Nine crew members were Killed In Action. Two
crew members Lt Nelson and SSgt Augunas parachuted from the plane and were captured and held as prisoners. On July 18, 1945, both airmen were executed by the Japanese.
The crew KIA were:
Maj. Robert J FitzGerald, A/C Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert E Copeland, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. James C Bond, Flight Engineer
1st Lt. Erwin A Brousek, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Robert W Nelson, Navigator
Sgt. David W. Holley, CFC Gunner
SSgt. Algy S Augunas, Radio Operator
Sgt. John T Barry, Right Gunner
Sgt. John L Cutler, Left Gunner
SSgt. Robert D Cookson, Radar Operator
Sgt. Ruben A Wray, Tail Gunner
David was the husband of Dorothy M. Holley of
818 Ninth Street N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Interred here September 27, 1949.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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