2ND LT USAAF WWII; Bombardier; 389th Bomb Group, 564th Bomb Squadron
B-24H #42-95240 'The Old Veteran'
The Old Veteran took off 24 March 1945 from the AAF Base No. 114 Hethel UK on a course of 60-70 degrees on an operational mission to Wesel, Germany. The weather report that day indicated no cloud cover, and one-half to one mile visibility in smoke. The eyewitness, 2nd Lt John O. Kellogg, a Co-Pilot on the left wing of this aircraft, stated, 'Right after target I saw aircraft 42-95420, which was flying off my right wing, nose down, crash, and then blow up. Tracers of small arms fire were seen to be fired into the belly of the aircraft. No chutes were seen, the aircraft was flying at approximately 300 feet. All nine airmen were killed in action.
The crew members were:
1) 1st Lt Harvey R Mosher, Pilot, ASN O-777766, from Lakeport CA
2) 1st Lt Trenton E Gard, Co-Pilot, ASN O-2000262, from Houston TX
3) 2nd Lt Theodore F Bartle, Bombardier, ASN O-2005728, from Coffeyville KS
4) TSgt Taffy J Williams, Radio Operator, ASN 34771167, from Concord NC
5) TSgt John C Jellimore, Flight Engineer, ASN 36560983, from Detroit MI
6) SSgt Richard Sheraski, Nose Turret Gunner, ASN 36840153, from Maintowee WI
7) SSgt Gerrald E Crotty, Right Waist Gunner, ASN 19181308, from Santa Paula CA
8) Pvt Jack O Snider, Left Waist Gunner, ASN 33566191, from Ridgeley WV
9) SSgt Martin J Kaufmann, Tail Gunner, ASN 42091683, from Elma NY
(per #47391745)
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*NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Montgomery County, Kansas...Killed In Action. (per #48445240)
B-24H #42-95240 'The Old Veteran'
The Old Veteran took off 24 March 1945 from the AAF Base No. 114 Hethel UK on a course of 60-70 degrees on an operational mission to Wesel, Germany. The weather report that day indicated no cloud cover, and one-half to one mile visibility in smoke. The eyewitness, 2nd Lt John O. Kellogg, a Co-Pilot on the left wing of this aircraft, stated, 'Right after target I saw aircraft 42-95420, which was flying off my right wing, nose down, crash, and then blow up. Tracers of small arms fire were seen to be fired into the belly of the aircraft. No chutes were seen, the aircraft was flying at approximately 300 feet. All nine airmen were killed in action.
The crew members were:
1) 1st Lt Harvey R Mosher, Pilot, ASN O-777766, from Lakeport CA
2) 1st Lt Trenton E Gard, Co-Pilot, ASN O-2000262, from Houston TX
3) 2nd Lt Theodore F Bartle, Bombardier, ASN O-2005728, from Coffeyville KS
4) TSgt Taffy J Williams, Radio Operator, ASN 34771167, from Concord NC
5) TSgt John C Jellimore, Flight Engineer, ASN 36560983, from Detroit MI
6) SSgt Richard Sheraski, Nose Turret Gunner, ASN 36840153, from Maintowee WI
7) SSgt Gerrald E Crotty, Right Waist Gunner, ASN 19181308, from Santa Paula CA
8) Pvt Jack O Snider, Left Waist Gunner, ASN 33566191, from Ridgeley WV
9) SSgt Martin J Kaufmann, Tail Gunner, ASN 42091683, from Elma NY
(per #47391745)
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*NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Montgomery County, Kansas...Killed In Action. (per #48445240)
2ND LT USAAF WWII; Bombardier; 389th Bomb Group, 564th Bomb Squadron
B-24H #42-95240 'The Old Veteran'
The Old Veteran took off 24 March 1945 from the AAF Base No. 114 Hethel UK on a course of 60-70 degrees on an operational mission to Wesel, Germany. The weather report that day indicated no cloud cover, and one-half to one mile visibility in smoke. The eyewitness, 2nd Lt John O. Kellogg, a Co-Pilot on the left wing of this aircraft, stated, 'Right after target I saw aircraft 42-95420, which was flying off my right wing, nose down, crash, and then blow up. Tracers of small arms fire were seen to be fired into the belly of the aircraft. No chutes were seen, the aircraft was flying at approximately 300 feet. All nine airmen were killed in action.
The crew members were:
1) 1st Lt Harvey R Mosher, Pilot, ASN O-777766, from Lakeport CA
2) 1st Lt Trenton E Gard, Co-Pilot, ASN O-2000262, from Houston TX
3) 2nd Lt Theodore F Bartle, Bombardier, ASN O-2005728, from Coffeyville KS
4) TSgt Taffy J Williams, Radio Operator, ASN 34771167, from Concord NC
5) TSgt John C Jellimore, Flight Engineer, ASN 36560983, from Detroit MI
6) SSgt Richard Sheraski, Nose Turret Gunner, ASN 36840153, from Maintowee WI
7) SSgt Gerrald E Crotty, Right Waist Gunner, ASN 19181308, from Santa Paula CA
8) Pvt Jack O Snider, Left Waist Gunner, ASN 33566191, from Ridgeley WV
9) SSgt Martin J Kaufmann, Tail Gunner, ASN 42091683, from Elma NY
(per #47391745)
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*NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Montgomery County, Kansas...Killed In Action. (per #48445240)
B-24H #42-95240 'The Old Veteran'
The Old Veteran took off 24 March 1945 from the AAF Base No. 114 Hethel UK on a course of 60-70 degrees on an operational mission to Wesel, Germany. The weather report that day indicated no cloud cover, and one-half to one mile visibility in smoke. The eyewitness, 2nd Lt John O. Kellogg, a Co-Pilot on the left wing of this aircraft, stated, 'Right after target I saw aircraft 42-95420, which was flying off my right wing, nose down, crash, and then blow up. Tracers of small arms fire were seen to be fired into the belly of the aircraft. No chutes were seen, the aircraft was flying at approximately 300 feet. All nine airmen were killed in action.
The crew members were:
1) 1st Lt Harvey R Mosher, Pilot, ASN O-777766, from Lakeport CA
2) 1st Lt Trenton E Gard, Co-Pilot, ASN O-2000262, from Houston TX
3) 2nd Lt Theodore F Bartle, Bombardier, ASN O-2005728, from Coffeyville KS
4) TSgt Taffy J Williams, Radio Operator, ASN 34771167, from Concord NC
5) TSgt John C Jellimore, Flight Engineer, ASN 36560983, from Detroit MI
6) SSgt Richard Sheraski, Nose Turret Gunner, ASN 36840153, from Maintowee WI
7) SSgt Gerrald E Crotty, Right Waist Gunner, ASN 19181308, from Santa Paula CA
8) Pvt Jack O Snider, Left Waist Gunner, ASN 33566191, from Ridgeley WV
9) SSgt Martin J Kaufmann, Tail Gunner, ASN 42091683, from Elma NY
(per #47391745)
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*NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Montgomery County, Kansas...Killed In Action. (per #48445240)
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