Husband of Mrs. Harry Dermon who resided in White Plains, New York.
Harry served as a Captain, 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
Harry died in the "Line Of Duty" while a passenger on C-47 #41-18603, which took off from Florence Airport en route to Rome, and crashed near Montieri, Italy due to extreme weather during the war.
There were 22 passengers and 4 crew members on this flight. 20 passengers and 3 crew member perished.
C-47 #41-18603 was part of the 35th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group.
Service # O-381984
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Those who perished on C-47 (#41-18603):
Apple, Charles H, III ~ Maj, Passenger, MO
Belew, Joseph R ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
Boronko, John A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Dermon, Harry ~ Capt, Passenger, NY
Fowler, Owen C ~ T/5, Passenger, OK
Hendrix, Dean E ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, CO
Herko, Jean V. ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, NY
Higbie, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NJ
Kerby, Harold J ~ Tech/5, Passenger, WV
Kresch, Donald B ~ Capt, Passenger, PA
Lopresti, Philip J ~ Capt, Passenger, IL
Maddox, William J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
McNaughton, James L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, KS
McBride, Marjorie S ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, MA
( McBride ~ Burial Unknown )
McNutt, B. B. ~ M/Sgt, Passenger, TX
Miskell, Edmund J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, PA
Morton, Charles J ~ Capt, Passenger, MO
Oliva, Americo ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Phillips, Marion C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, FL
Prescini, Alice ~ American Red Cross, Passenger
( Prescini ~ Burial Unknown )
Ruff, David M ~ Capt, Passenger, MI
Williams, William R ~ Maj, Passenger, England
Woodbury, Roger F ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, ME
The pilot on this flight, who was the only member of the crew to survive the crash, was 1st Lt. James D. Fitzgerald.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Harry served as a Captain, 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
Harry died in the "Line Of Duty" while a passenger on C-47 #41-18603, which took off from Florence Airport en route to Rome, and crashed near Montieri, Italy due to extreme weather during the war.
There were 22 passengers and 4 crew members on this flight. 20 passengers and 3 crew member perished.
C-47 #41-18603 was part of the 35th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group.
Service # O-381984
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on C-47 (#41-18603):
Apple, Charles H, III ~ Maj, Passenger, MO
Belew, Joseph R ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
Boronko, John A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Dermon, Harry ~ Capt, Passenger, NY
Fowler, Owen C ~ T/5, Passenger, OK
Hendrix, Dean E ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, CO
Herko, Jean V. ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, NY
Higbie, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NJ
Kerby, Harold J ~ Tech/5, Passenger, WV
Kresch, Donald B ~ Capt, Passenger, PA
Lopresti, Philip J ~ Capt, Passenger, IL
Maddox, William J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
McNaughton, James L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, KS
McBride, Marjorie S ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, MA
( McBride ~ Burial Unknown )
McNutt, B. B. ~ M/Sgt, Passenger, TX
Miskell, Edmund J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, PA
Morton, Charles J ~ Capt, Passenger, MO
Oliva, Americo ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Phillips, Marion C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, FL
Prescini, Alice ~ American Red Cross, Passenger
( Prescini ~ Burial Unknown )
Ruff, David M ~ Capt, Passenger, MI
Williams, William R ~ Maj, Passenger, England
Woodbury, Roger F ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, ME
The pilot on this flight, who was the only member of the crew to survive the crash, was 1st Lt. James D. Fitzgerald.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Husband of Mrs. Harry Dermon who resided in White Plains, New York.
Harry served as a Captain, 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
Harry died in the "Line Of Duty" while a passenger on C-47 #41-18603, which took off from Florence Airport en route to Rome, and crashed near Montieri, Italy due to extreme weather during the war.
There were 22 passengers and 4 crew members on this flight. 20 passengers and 3 crew member perished.
C-47 #41-18603 was part of the 35th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group.
Service # O-381984
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on C-47 (#41-18603):
Apple, Charles H, III ~ Maj, Passenger, MO
Belew, Joseph R ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
Boronko, John A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Dermon, Harry ~ Capt, Passenger, NY
Fowler, Owen C ~ T/5, Passenger, OK
Hendrix, Dean E ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, CO
Herko, Jean V. ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, NY
Higbie, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NJ
Kerby, Harold J ~ Tech/5, Passenger, WV
Kresch, Donald B ~ Capt, Passenger, PA
Lopresti, Philip J ~ Capt, Passenger, IL
Maddox, William J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
McNaughton, James L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, KS
McBride, Marjorie S ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, MA
( McBride ~ Burial Unknown )
McNutt, B. B. ~ M/Sgt, Passenger, TX
Miskell, Edmund J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, PA
Morton, Charles J ~ Capt, Passenger, MO
Oliva, Americo ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Phillips, Marion C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, FL
Prescini, Alice ~ American Red Cross, Passenger
( Prescini ~ Burial Unknown )
Ruff, David M ~ Capt, Passenger, MI
Williams, William R ~ Maj, Passenger, England
Woodbury, Roger F ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, ME
The pilot on this flight, who was the only member of the crew to survive the crash, was 1st Lt. James D. Fitzgerald.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harry served as a Captain, 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
Harry died in the "Line Of Duty" while a passenger on C-47 #41-18603, which took off from Florence Airport en route to Rome, and crashed near Montieri, Italy due to extreme weather during the war.
There were 22 passengers and 4 crew members on this flight. 20 passengers and 3 crew member perished.
C-47 #41-18603 was part of the 35th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group.
Service # O-381984
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on C-47 (#41-18603):
Apple, Charles H, III ~ Maj, Passenger, MO
Belew, Joseph R ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
Boronko, John A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Dermon, Harry ~ Capt, Passenger, NY
Fowler, Owen C ~ T/5, Passenger, OK
Hendrix, Dean E ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, CO
Herko, Jean V. ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, NY
Higbie, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NJ
Kerby, Harold J ~ Tech/5, Passenger, WV
Kresch, Donald B ~ Capt, Passenger, PA
Lopresti, Philip J ~ Capt, Passenger, IL
Maddox, William J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
McNaughton, James L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, KS
McBride, Marjorie S ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, MA
( McBride ~ Burial Unknown )
McNutt, B. B. ~ M/Sgt, Passenger, TX
Miskell, Edmund J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, PA
Morton, Charles J ~ Capt, Passenger, MO
Oliva, Americo ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Phillips, Marion C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, FL
Prescini, Alice ~ American Red Cross, Passenger
( Prescini ~ Burial Unknown )
Ruff, David M ~ Capt, Passenger, MI
Williams, William R ~ Maj, Passenger, England
Woodbury, Roger F ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, ME
The pilot on this flight, who was the only member of the crew to survive the crash, was 1st Lt. James D. Fitzgerald.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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