Attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Awarded an Air Metal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, was a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force.
In the 338th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Buried in Cambridge, England.
At the Cambridge American Cemetery,
Plot F, Row 5, Grave 109.
Shon was survived by his wife, Eleanor and three surviving siblings.
Fred, Edna and W. L. Harrison.
Published on Tuesday 20 September 2011 Northampton Chronicle and Echo:
In cloudy conditions on October 11, 1944, three B-17 Flying Fortresses collided over south Northamptonshire during the height of World War Two.
Although one of the stricken aeroplanes managed to limp back to its base, the other two crashed, leaving 11 servicemen dead.
While the crash was remembered well by many people in the county, the exact spot where the planes came down was not known until last year, when a team of archaeologists and aircraft enthusiasts excavated a field in Woodend, just outside Blakesley.
Per correspondence from Geoff Ward,
He was the navigator on Lt. John Booth's crew assigned to the 338th Squadron, 96th Bomb Group in May 1944.
He was killed in a three aircraft mid air collision while on a training mission on 11th October 1944. The collision took place over the village of Wood End, near Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. The aircraft he was in was a B17, serial number 42-31053, coded BX-W, nicknamed "Stingy".
All 7 members of the crew were killed in the crash. Of the other two aircraft 42-3510 crashed with the loss of 4 crew, the pilot escaping by parachute and the third aircraft managed to return to base severely damaged.
The local people of the village have since erected a memorial to the crew on the edge of the field where the aircraft crashed.
Several pieces of the aircraft have been recovered and are now on display at the Sywell museum. An identity bracelet of the pilot Lt. Jorgenson was recovered at the crash site and has now been returned to the family in the USA.
Crew:
Pilot: Lt. Nicholas Jorgenson.
Co Pilot: F/O. David O. Tritsch.
Navigator: Lt. Ralph W. Harrison.
Bombardier: Lt. Thomas D. Hooper.
Radio: T/Sgt. Paul A. Worthington.
Engineer: T/Sgt. Edwin C. Frogner.
S/Sgt. Howard D. Raab.
Awarded an Air Metal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, was a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force.
In the 338th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Buried in Cambridge, England.
At the Cambridge American Cemetery,
Plot F, Row 5, Grave 109.
Shon was survived by his wife, Eleanor and three surviving siblings.
Fred, Edna and W. L. Harrison.
Published on Tuesday 20 September 2011 Northampton Chronicle and Echo:
In cloudy conditions on October 11, 1944, three B-17 Flying Fortresses collided over south Northamptonshire during the height of World War Two.
Although one of the stricken aeroplanes managed to limp back to its base, the other two crashed, leaving 11 servicemen dead.
While the crash was remembered well by many people in the county, the exact spot where the planes came down was not known until last year, when a team of archaeologists and aircraft enthusiasts excavated a field in Woodend, just outside Blakesley.
Per correspondence from Geoff Ward,
He was the navigator on Lt. John Booth's crew assigned to the 338th Squadron, 96th Bomb Group in May 1944.
He was killed in a three aircraft mid air collision while on a training mission on 11th October 1944. The collision took place over the village of Wood End, near Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. The aircraft he was in was a B17, serial number 42-31053, coded BX-W, nicknamed "Stingy".
All 7 members of the crew were killed in the crash. Of the other two aircraft 42-3510 crashed with the loss of 4 crew, the pilot escaping by parachute and the third aircraft managed to return to base severely damaged.
The local people of the village have since erected a memorial to the crew on the edge of the field where the aircraft crashed.
Several pieces of the aircraft have been recovered and are now on display at the Sywell museum. An identity bracelet of the pilot Lt. Jorgenson was recovered at the crash site and has now been returned to the family in the USA.
Crew:
Pilot: Lt. Nicholas Jorgenson.
Co Pilot: F/O. David O. Tritsch.
Navigator: Lt. Ralph W. Harrison.
Bombardier: Lt. Thomas D. Hooper.
Radio: T/Sgt. Paul A. Worthington.
Engineer: T/Sgt. Edwin C. Frogner.
S/Sgt. Howard D. Raab.
Attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Awarded an Air Metal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, was a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force.
In the 338th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Buried in Cambridge, England.
At the Cambridge American Cemetery,
Plot F, Row 5, Grave 109.
Shon was survived by his wife, Eleanor and three surviving siblings.
Fred, Edna and W. L. Harrison.
Published on Tuesday 20 September 2011 Northampton Chronicle and Echo:
In cloudy conditions on October 11, 1944, three B-17 Flying Fortresses collided over south Northamptonshire during the height of World War Two.
Although one of the stricken aeroplanes managed to limp back to its base, the other two crashed, leaving 11 servicemen dead.
While the crash was remembered well by many people in the county, the exact spot where the planes came down was not known until last year, when a team of archaeologists and aircraft enthusiasts excavated a field in Woodend, just outside Blakesley.
Per correspondence from Geoff Ward,
He was the navigator on Lt. John Booth's crew assigned to the 338th Squadron, 96th Bomb Group in May 1944.
He was killed in a three aircraft mid air collision while on a training mission on 11th October 1944. The collision took place over the village of Wood End, near Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. The aircraft he was in was a B17, serial number 42-31053, coded BX-W, nicknamed "Stingy".
All 7 members of the crew were killed in the crash. Of the other two aircraft 42-3510 crashed with the loss of 4 crew, the pilot escaping by parachute and the third aircraft managed to return to base severely damaged.
The local people of the village have since erected a memorial to the crew on the edge of the field where the aircraft crashed.
Several pieces of the aircraft have been recovered and are now on display at the Sywell museum. An identity bracelet of the pilot Lt. Jorgenson was recovered at the crash site and has now been returned to the family in the USA.
Crew:
Pilot: Lt. Nicholas Jorgenson.
Co Pilot: F/O. David O. Tritsch.
Navigator: Lt. Ralph W. Harrison.
Bombardier: Lt. Thomas D. Hooper.
Radio: T/Sgt. Paul A. Worthington.
Engineer: T/Sgt. Edwin C. Frogner.
S/Sgt. Howard D. Raab.
Awarded an Air Metal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, was a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force.
In the 338th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Buried in Cambridge, England.
At the Cambridge American Cemetery,
Plot F, Row 5, Grave 109.
Shon was survived by his wife, Eleanor and three surviving siblings.
Fred, Edna and W. L. Harrison.
Published on Tuesday 20 September 2011 Northampton Chronicle and Echo:
In cloudy conditions on October 11, 1944, three B-17 Flying Fortresses collided over south Northamptonshire during the height of World War Two.
Although one of the stricken aeroplanes managed to limp back to its base, the other two crashed, leaving 11 servicemen dead.
While the crash was remembered well by many people in the county, the exact spot where the planes came down was not known until last year, when a team of archaeologists and aircraft enthusiasts excavated a field in Woodend, just outside Blakesley.
Per correspondence from Geoff Ward,
He was the navigator on Lt. John Booth's crew assigned to the 338th Squadron, 96th Bomb Group in May 1944.
He was killed in a three aircraft mid air collision while on a training mission on 11th October 1944. The collision took place over the village of Wood End, near Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. The aircraft he was in was a B17, serial number 42-31053, coded BX-W, nicknamed "Stingy".
All 7 members of the crew were killed in the crash. Of the other two aircraft 42-3510 crashed with the loss of 4 crew, the pilot escaping by parachute and the third aircraft managed to return to base severely damaged.
The local people of the village have since erected a memorial to the crew on the edge of the field where the aircraft crashed.
Several pieces of the aircraft have been recovered and are now on display at the Sywell museum. An identity bracelet of the pilot Lt. Jorgenson was recovered at the crash site and has now been returned to the family in the USA.
Crew:
Pilot: Lt. Nicholas Jorgenson.
Co Pilot: F/O. David O. Tritsch.
Navigator: Lt. Ralph W. Harrison.
Bombardier: Lt. Thomas D. Hooper.
Radio: T/Sgt. Paul A. Worthington.
Engineer: T/Sgt. Edwin C. Frogner.
S/Sgt. Howard D. Raab.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Ohio.
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