Luther served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-110139, 23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Person County, North Carolina prior to the war.
B-24J #42-110139 took off Los Negros, Admiralty Islands on a shipping strike mission off of Yap Island. They were hit in the No. 4 engine by anti-aircraft fire and were also attacked by Japanese Zeros. They crashed into the sea with a loss of the entire crew.
Luther was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34607882
Luther also has a "Cenotaph" in the Surl Primitive Baptist Church, Person County, North Carolina.
( see family links )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110139:
Barrow, Herbert T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, FL
Bigley, Norbert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Boltin, William M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Christiansen, Wesley D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Jones, Earl F ~ T/Sgt, Enginner, WV
Lerner, Hyman ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Mossburg, Louis G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IN
Reilly, William L, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Satterfield, Luther S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Trotter, James W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Person County, North Carolina prior to the war.
B-24J #42-110139 took off Los Negros, Admiralty Islands on a shipping strike mission off of Yap Island. They were hit in the No. 4 engine by anti-aircraft fire and were also attacked by Japanese Zeros. They crashed into the sea with a loss of the entire crew.
Luther was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34607882
Luther also has a "Cenotaph" in the Surl Primitive Baptist Church, Person County, North Carolina.
( see family links )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110139:
Barrow, Herbert T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, FL
Bigley, Norbert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Boltin, William M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Christiansen, Wesley D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Jones, Earl F ~ T/Sgt, Enginner, WV
Lerner, Hyman ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Mossburg, Louis G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IN
Reilly, William L, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Satterfield, Luther S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Trotter, James W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Luther served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-110139, 23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Person County, North Carolina prior to the war.
B-24J #42-110139 took off Los Negros, Admiralty Islands on a shipping strike mission off of Yap Island. They were hit in the No. 4 engine by anti-aircraft fire and were also attacked by Japanese Zeros. They crashed into the sea with a loss of the entire crew.
Luther was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34607882
Luther also has a "Cenotaph" in the Surl Primitive Baptist Church, Person County, North Carolina.
( see family links )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110139:
Barrow, Herbert T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, FL
Bigley, Norbert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Boltin, William M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Christiansen, Wesley D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Jones, Earl F ~ T/Sgt, Enginner, WV
Lerner, Hyman ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Mossburg, Louis G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IN
Reilly, William L, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Satterfield, Luther S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Trotter, James W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Person County, North Carolina prior to the war.
B-24J #42-110139 took off Los Negros, Admiralty Islands on a shipping strike mission off of Yap Island. They were hit in the No. 4 engine by anti-aircraft fire and were also attacked by Japanese Zeros. They crashed into the sea with a loss of the entire crew.
Luther was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34607882
Luther also has a "Cenotaph" in the Surl Primitive Baptist Church, Person County, North Carolina.
( see family links )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110139:
Barrow, Herbert T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, FL
Bigley, Norbert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Boltin, William M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Christiansen, Wesley D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Jones, Earl F ~ T/Sgt, Enginner, WV
Lerner, Hyman ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Mossburg, Louis G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IN
Reilly, William L, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Satterfield, Luther S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Trotter, James W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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