Alphonse served as a Corporal & Radar Operator on B-29 "Joker's Wild II" #42-24857, 871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Douglas County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
B-29 "Joker's Wild II" #42-24857 took off from Saipan on a mission to bomb the Nakajima Aircraft Works near Tokyo, Japan. After bombing their target they had to ditch their B-29 for lack of fuel into the sea.
Alphonse was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36835694
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24857:
Burns, Linus H ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Elewaut, Alphonse E ~ Cpl, Radar Operator, WI
Hanson, Richard H ~ Cpl, Left Gunner
Jackson, Robert E ~ Cpl, Tail Gunner, GA
Miller, Robert H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Russell, Cyril F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Wier, Chester J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WI
The rest of the crew were rescued while floating in a raft by a Navy ship.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Douglas County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
B-29 "Joker's Wild II" #42-24857 took off from Saipan on a mission to bomb the Nakajima Aircraft Works near Tokyo, Japan. After bombing their target they had to ditch their B-29 for lack of fuel into the sea.
Alphonse was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36835694
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24857:
Burns, Linus H ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Elewaut, Alphonse E ~ Cpl, Radar Operator, WI
Hanson, Richard H ~ Cpl, Left Gunner
Jackson, Robert E ~ Cpl, Tail Gunner, GA
Miller, Robert H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Russell, Cyril F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Wier, Chester J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WI
The rest of the crew were rescued while floating in a raft by a Navy ship.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Alphonse served as a Corporal & Radar Operator on B-29 "Joker's Wild II" #42-24857, 871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Douglas County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
B-29 "Joker's Wild II" #42-24857 took off from Saipan on a mission to bomb the Nakajima Aircraft Works near Tokyo, Japan. After bombing their target they had to ditch their B-29 for lack of fuel into the sea.
Alphonse was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36835694
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24857:
Burns, Linus H ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Elewaut, Alphonse E ~ Cpl, Radar Operator, WI
Hanson, Richard H ~ Cpl, Left Gunner
Jackson, Robert E ~ Cpl, Tail Gunner, GA
Miller, Robert H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Russell, Cyril F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Wier, Chester J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WI
The rest of the crew were rescued while floating in a raft by a Navy ship.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Douglas County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
B-29 "Joker's Wild II" #42-24857 took off from Saipan on a mission to bomb the Nakajima Aircraft Works near Tokyo, Japan. After bombing their target they had to ditch their B-29 for lack of fuel into the sea.
Alphonse was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36835694
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24857:
Burns, Linus H ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Elewaut, Alphonse E ~ Cpl, Radar Operator, WI
Hanson, Richard H ~ Cpl, Left Gunner
Jackson, Robert E ~ Cpl, Tail Gunner, GA
Miller, Robert H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Russell, Cyril F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Wier, Chester J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WI
The rest of the crew were rescued while floating in a raft by a Navy ship.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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