Calvin served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-24H (#41-29292), 705th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Allen County, Indiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 26, 1942 in Toledo, Ohio. He was noted as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Single, without dependents.
Calvin was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed South East of Fuhrberg-Hanover, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here.
Service # 33354202
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#41-29292):
Baxa, Leonard J, 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
Carr, Jay G, 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Casey, James E., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MS
Grant, Glenn O ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, GA
Hahnert, Calvin G ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IN
May, Kenneth R., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IN
Merriman, James A., 1st Lt, Pilot, NE
Micken, Robert B ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Morrissey, Pearce J, T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NH
Myers, Robert L., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Allen County, Indiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 26, 1942 in Toledo, Ohio. He was noted as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Single, without dependents.
Calvin was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed South East of Fuhrberg-Hanover, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here.
Service # 33354202
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#41-29292):
Baxa, Leonard J, 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
Carr, Jay G, 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Casey, James E., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MS
Grant, Glenn O ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, GA
Hahnert, Calvin G ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IN
May, Kenneth R., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IN
Merriman, James A., 1st Lt, Pilot, NE
Micken, Robert B ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Morrissey, Pearce J, T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NH
Myers, Robert L., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Calvin served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-24H (#41-29292), 705th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Allen County, Indiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 26, 1942 in Toledo, Ohio. He was noted as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Single, without dependents.
Calvin was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed South East of Fuhrberg-Hanover, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here.
Service # 33354202
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#41-29292):
Baxa, Leonard J, 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
Carr, Jay G, 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Casey, James E., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MS
Grant, Glenn O ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, GA
Hahnert, Calvin G ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IN
May, Kenneth R., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IN
Merriman, James A., 1st Lt, Pilot, NE
Micken, Robert B ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Morrissey, Pearce J, T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NH
Myers, Robert L., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Allen County, Indiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 26, 1942 in Toledo, Ohio. He was noted as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Single, without dependents.
Calvin was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed South East of Fuhrberg-Hanover, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here.
Service # 33354202
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#41-29292):
Baxa, Leonard J, 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
Carr, Jay G, 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Casey, James E., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MS
Grant, Glenn O ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, GA
Hahnert, Calvin G ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IN
May, Kenneth R., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IN
Merriman, James A., 1st Lt, Pilot, NE
Micken, Robert B ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Morrissey, Pearce J, T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NH
Myers, Robert L., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Inscription
SSGT, 705 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
"Flat Marble Marker" - Entered the service from Indiana
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