Sincere thanks to Rhonda C. Poynter/Friends for sponsoring this memorial.
Guy's remains were found in the Libyan Desert and recovered in March of 1960. He is now interred in Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at North Africa to signify that his remains were recovered.
Guy served as a Staff Sergeant and Gunner on B-24D #41-24301 "Lady Be Good", 514th Bomber Squadron, 376th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in York County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. Guy enlisted in the Army on June 10, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At the time of his enlistment, he was noted as being employed as a stock clerk and also as "single, without dependents".
B-24D #41-24301 (nicknamed Lady Be Good) took off, with a crew of 9, on a 25 plane, high altitude bombing mission over Naples Harbor, Italy. Without smaller fighter plane protection, all communication was to be silenced until the mission had been completed, so as to avoid being detected by German night fighter planes. All planes returned to base after the mission, except one. Lady Be Good was never heard from again.
Guy and the entire Lady Be Good crew were declared Missing In Action. Eventually, 8 of the 9 crew members' remains were discovered and recovered.
He was posthumously awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Service # 33233099
In May of 1958, during an aerial survey by a British oil exploration team, they spotted what looked like a World War II era plane. In March 1959 a ground geological team visited the aircraft and it was confirmed to be The Lady Be Good. The crew, except for SSgt. Moore, was eventually recovered in March of 1960.
2nd Lt. Robert F. Toner kept a diary, that was found in the desert, concerning this crash and what happened to the crew. Life Magazine featured the diary in their March 1960 issue.
April 4, 1943
Naples: 28 planes. Things pretty well mixed up. Got lost returning, out of gas, jumped, landed in desert at 2 in morning. No one badly hurt. Can't find John, all others present.
Monday 5.
Start walking NW. Still no John. A few rations, 1/2 canteen of water, 1 cup full per day. Sun fairly warm, good breeze from N.W. Nite very cold. No sleep. Rested and walked.
Tuesday
Rested at 11:30, sun very warm, no breeze. Spent P.M. in hell. No planes, etc. Rested until 5 P.M. Walked and rested all night, 15 min. on, 5 off.
Wednesday
Same routine, everyone getting weak, can't get very far, prayers all the time, again P.M. very warm, hell. Can't sleep. Everyone sore from ground.
Thursday
Hit sand dunes, very miserable, good wind but continuous blowing of sand, everybody now very weak, thought Sam and Moore were all gone. LaMotte's eyes are gone, everyone else's eyes are bad. Still going N.W.
Friday 9.
Shelley, Rip, Moore separate and try to go for help, rest of us all very weak, eyes bad. Not any travel, all want to die, still very little water, nites are about 35°, good N. wind, no shelter, 1 parachute left.
SATURDAY, Apr 10.
Still having prayer meetings for help. No signs of anything, a couple of birds, good wind from N. Really weak now, can't walk, pains all over, still all want to die. Nights very cold, no sleep.
SUNDAY 11.
Still waiting for help, still praying, eyes bad, lost all our wgt., aching all over, could make it if we had some water, just enough left to put our tongue to, have hope for help very soon, no rest, still same place.
MONDAY 12. No help yet. Very cold night.
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Lady Be Good airmen who perished:
Adams, Samuel E.
~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Hatton, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Hays, DP ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
La Motte, Robert E. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Moore, Vernon L. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
Ripslinger, Harold J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MI
Shelley, Guy E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Toner, Robert F. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Woravka, John S. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OH
Guy's remains were found in the Libyan Desert and recovered in March of 1960. He is now interred in Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at North Africa to signify that his remains were recovered.
Guy served as a Staff Sergeant and Gunner on B-24D #41-24301 "Lady Be Good", 514th Bomber Squadron, 376th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in York County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. Guy enlisted in the Army on June 10, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At the time of his enlistment, he was noted as being employed as a stock clerk and also as "single, without dependents".
B-24D #41-24301 (nicknamed Lady Be Good) took off, with a crew of 9, on a 25 plane, high altitude bombing mission over Naples Harbor, Italy. Without smaller fighter plane protection, all communication was to be silenced until the mission had been completed, so as to avoid being detected by German night fighter planes. All planes returned to base after the mission, except one. Lady Be Good was never heard from again.
Guy and the entire Lady Be Good crew were declared Missing In Action. Eventually, 8 of the 9 crew members' remains were discovered and recovered.
He was posthumously awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Service # 33233099
In May of 1958, during an aerial survey by a British oil exploration team, they spotted what looked like a World War II era plane. In March 1959 a ground geological team visited the aircraft and it was confirmed to be The Lady Be Good. The crew, except for SSgt. Moore, was eventually recovered in March of 1960.
2nd Lt. Robert F. Toner kept a diary, that was found in the desert, concerning this crash and what happened to the crew. Life Magazine featured the diary in their March 1960 issue.
April 4, 1943
Naples: 28 planes. Things pretty well mixed up. Got lost returning, out of gas, jumped, landed in desert at 2 in morning. No one badly hurt. Can't find John, all others present.
Monday 5.
Start walking NW. Still no John. A few rations, 1/2 canteen of water, 1 cup full per day. Sun fairly warm, good breeze from N.W. Nite very cold. No sleep. Rested and walked.
Tuesday
Rested at 11:30, sun very warm, no breeze. Spent P.M. in hell. No planes, etc. Rested until 5 P.M. Walked and rested all night, 15 min. on, 5 off.
Wednesday
Same routine, everyone getting weak, can't get very far, prayers all the time, again P.M. very warm, hell. Can't sleep. Everyone sore from ground.
Thursday
Hit sand dunes, very miserable, good wind but continuous blowing of sand, everybody now very weak, thought Sam and Moore were all gone. LaMotte's eyes are gone, everyone else's eyes are bad. Still going N.W.
Friday 9.
Shelley, Rip, Moore separate and try to go for help, rest of us all very weak, eyes bad. Not any travel, all want to die, still very little water, nites are about 35°, good N. wind, no shelter, 1 parachute left.
SATURDAY, Apr 10.
Still having prayer meetings for help. No signs of anything, a couple of birds, good wind from N. Really weak now, can't walk, pains all over, still all want to die. Nights very cold, no sleep.
SUNDAY 11.
Still waiting for help, still praying, eyes bad, lost all our wgt., aching all over, could make it if we had some water, just enough left to put our tongue to, have hope for help very soon, no rest, still same place.
MONDAY 12. No help yet. Very cold night.
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Lady Be Good airmen who perished:
Adams, Samuel E.
~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Hatton, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Hays, DP ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
La Motte, Robert E. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Moore, Vernon L. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
Ripslinger, Harold J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MI
Shelley, Guy E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Toner, Robert F. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Woravka, John S. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OH
Sincere thanks to Rhonda C. Poynter/Friends for sponsoring this memorial.
Guy's remains were found in the Libyan Desert and recovered in March of 1960. He is now interred in Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at North Africa to signify that his remains were recovered.
Guy served as a Staff Sergeant and Gunner on B-24D #41-24301 "Lady Be Good", 514th Bomber Squadron, 376th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in York County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. Guy enlisted in the Army on June 10, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At the time of his enlistment, he was noted as being employed as a stock clerk and also as "single, without dependents".
B-24D #41-24301 (nicknamed Lady Be Good) took off, with a crew of 9, on a 25 plane, high altitude bombing mission over Naples Harbor, Italy. Without smaller fighter plane protection, all communication was to be silenced until the mission had been completed, so as to avoid being detected by German night fighter planes. All planes returned to base after the mission, except one. Lady Be Good was never heard from again.
Guy and the entire Lady Be Good crew were declared Missing In Action. Eventually, 8 of the 9 crew members' remains were discovered and recovered.
He was posthumously awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Service # 33233099
In May of 1958, during an aerial survey by a British oil exploration team, they spotted what looked like a World War II era plane. In March 1959 a ground geological team visited the aircraft and it was confirmed to be The Lady Be Good. The crew, except for SSgt. Moore, was eventually recovered in March of 1960.
2nd Lt. Robert F. Toner kept a diary, that was found in the desert, concerning this crash and what happened to the crew. Life Magazine featured the diary in their March 1960 issue.
April 4, 1943
Naples: 28 planes. Things pretty well mixed up. Got lost returning, out of gas, jumped, landed in desert at 2 in morning. No one badly hurt. Can't find John, all others present.
Monday 5.
Start walking NW. Still no John. A few rations, 1/2 canteen of water, 1 cup full per day. Sun fairly warm, good breeze from N.W. Nite very cold. No sleep. Rested and walked.
Tuesday
Rested at 11:30, sun very warm, no breeze. Spent P.M. in hell. No planes, etc. Rested until 5 P.M. Walked and rested all night, 15 min. on, 5 off.
Wednesday
Same routine, everyone getting weak, can't get very far, prayers all the time, again P.M. very warm, hell. Can't sleep. Everyone sore from ground.
Thursday
Hit sand dunes, very miserable, good wind but continuous blowing of sand, everybody now very weak, thought Sam and Moore were all gone. LaMotte's eyes are gone, everyone else's eyes are bad. Still going N.W.
Friday 9.
Shelley, Rip, Moore separate and try to go for help, rest of us all very weak, eyes bad. Not any travel, all want to die, still very little water, nites are about 35°, good N. wind, no shelter, 1 parachute left.
SATURDAY, Apr 10.
Still having prayer meetings for help. No signs of anything, a couple of birds, good wind from N. Really weak now, can't walk, pains all over, still all want to die. Nights very cold, no sleep.
SUNDAY 11.
Still waiting for help, still praying, eyes bad, lost all our wgt., aching all over, could make it if we had some water, just enough left to put our tongue to, have hope for help very soon, no rest, still same place.
MONDAY 12. No help yet. Very cold night.
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Lady Be Good airmen who perished:
Adams, Samuel E.
~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Hatton, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Hays, DP ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
La Motte, Robert E. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Moore, Vernon L. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
Ripslinger, Harold J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MI
Shelley, Guy E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Toner, Robert F. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Woravka, John S. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OH
Guy's remains were found in the Libyan Desert and recovered in March of 1960. He is now interred in Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at North Africa to signify that his remains were recovered.
Guy served as a Staff Sergeant and Gunner on B-24D #41-24301 "Lady Be Good", 514th Bomber Squadron, 376th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in York County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. Guy enlisted in the Army on June 10, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At the time of his enlistment, he was noted as being employed as a stock clerk and also as "single, without dependents".
B-24D #41-24301 (nicknamed Lady Be Good) took off, with a crew of 9, on a 25 plane, high altitude bombing mission over Naples Harbor, Italy. Without smaller fighter plane protection, all communication was to be silenced until the mission had been completed, so as to avoid being detected by German night fighter planes. All planes returned to base after the mission, except one. Lady Be Good was never heard from again.
Guy and the entire Lady Be Good crew were declared Missing In Action. Eventually, 8 of the 9 crew members' remains were discovered and recovered.
He was posthumously awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Service # 33233099
In May of 1958, during an aerial survey by a British oil exploration team, they spotted what looked like a World War II era plane. In March 1959 a ground geological team visited the aircraft and it was confirmed to be The Lady Be Good. The crew, except for SSgt. Moore, was eventually recovered in March of 1960.
2nd Lt. Robert F. Toner kept a diary, that was found in the desert, concerning this crash and what happened to the crew. Life Magazine featured the diary in their March 1960 issue.
April 4, 1943
Naples: 28 planes. Things pretty well mixed up. Got lost returning, out of gas, jumped, landed in desert at 2 in morning. No one badly hurt. Can't find John, all others present.
Monday 5.
Start walking NW. Still no John. A few rations, 1/2 canteen of water, 1 cup full per day. Sun fairly warm, good breeze from N.W. Nite very cold. No sleep. Rested and walked.
Tuesday
Rested at 11:30, sun very warm, no breeze. Spent P.M. in hell. No planes, etc. Rested until 5 P.M. Walked and rested all night, 15 min. on, 5 off.
Wednesday
Same routine, everyone getting weak, can't get very far, prayers all the time, again P.M. very warm, hell. Can't sleep. Everyone sore from ground.
Thursday
Hit sand dunes, very miserable, good wind but continuous blowing of sand, everybody now very weak, thought Sam and Moore were all gone. LaMotte's eyes are gone, everyone else's eyes are bad. Still going N.W.
Friday 9.
Shelley, Rip, Moore separate and try to go for help, rest of us all very weak, eyes bad. Not any travel, all want to die, still very little water, nites are about 35°, good N. wind, no shelter, 1 parachute left.
SATURDAY, Apr 10.
Still having prayer meetings for help. No signs of anything, a couple of birds, good wind from N. Really weak now, can't walk, pains all over, still all want to die. Nights very cold, no sleep.
SUNDAY 11.
Still waiting for help, still praying, eyes bad, lost all our wgt., aching all over, could make it if we had some water, just enough left to put our tongue to, have hope for help very soon, no rest, still same place.
MONDAY 12. No help yet. Very cold night.
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Lady Be Good airmen who perished:
Adams, Samuel E.
~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Hatton, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Hays, DP ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
La Motte, Robert E. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Moore, Vernon L. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
Ripslinger, Harold J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MI
Shelley, Guy E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Toner, Robert F. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Woravka, John S. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OH
