Earle served as a Private, Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 12, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a pattern and model maker and also as Married.
Earle was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Earle was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19203206
Earle also has a "Cenotaph" in the Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin City, Kansas.
( see family links below )
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 12, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a pattern and model maker and also as Married.
Earle was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Earle was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19203206
Earle also has a "Cenotaph" in the Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin City, Kansas.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Earle served as a Private, Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 12, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a pattern and model maker and also as Married.
Earle was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Earle was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19203206
Earle also has a "Cenotaph" in the Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin City, Kansas.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 12, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a pattern and model maker and also as Married.
Earle was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Earle was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 19203206
Earle also has a "Cenotaph" in the Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin City, Kansas.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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