Ernest served as a Private, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
Ernest was wounded in action while fighting on Guadalcanal. He, along with 7 other soldiers, were put on C-47 #41-18573 for a medical evacuation to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
C-47 #41-18573, after taking off from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, never arrived at their destination and are assumed to have crashed at sea for an unknown reason during the war.
Ernest was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He had been awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart prior to going missing.
Service # 7020725
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Allen, Neal ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Nelson, Louis W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Rinaldi, John ~ M/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Saltsman, Ralph L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Stratton, James S ~ Corp, Radio Operator, MS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Bland, Leland S ~ Pfc, WV
Cote, Maurice F ~ Pvt, MA
Isom, John P ~ Pvt, AL
Jecker, Joseph E ~ Pfc, MA
Ruth, Harold C ~Pvt, CA
Sharrock, Jack A ~ Corp, NE
Shrewsbury, Ernest F ~ Pvt, PA
St John, Fred J ~ Pvt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
Ernest was wounded in action while fighting on Guadalcanal. He, along with 7 other soldiers, were put on C-47 #41-18573 for a medical evacuation to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
C-47 #41-18573, after taking off from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, never arrived at their destination and are assumed to have crashed at sea for an unknown reason during the war.
Ernest was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He had been awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart prior to going missing.
Service # 7020725
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Allen, Neal ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Nelson, Louis W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Rinaldi, John ~ M/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Saltsman, Ralph L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Stratton, James S ~ Corp, Radio Operator, MS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Bland, Leland S ~ Pfc, WV
Cote, Maurice F ~ Pvt, MA
Isom, John P ~ Pvt, AL
Jecker, Joseph E ~ Pfc, MA
Ruth, Harold C ~Pvt, CA
Sharrock, Jack A ~ Corp, NE
Shrewsbury, Ernest F ~ Pvt, PA
St John, Fred J ~ Pvt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ernest served as a Private, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
Ernest was wounded in action while fighting on Guadalcanal. He, along with 7 other soldiers, were put on C-47 #41-18573 for a medical evacuation to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
C-47 #41-18573, after taking off from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, never arrived at their destination and are assumed to have crashed at sea for an unknown reason during the war.
Ernest was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He had been awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart prior to going missing.
Service # 7020725
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Allen, Neal ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Nelson, Louis W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Rinaldi, John ~ M/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Saltsman, Ralph L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Stratton, James S ~ Corp, Radio Operator, MS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Bland, Leland S ~ Pfc, WV
Cote, Maurice F ~ Pvt, MA
Isom, John P ~ Pvt, AL
Jecker, Joseph E ~ Pfc, MA
Ruth, Harold C ~Pvt, CA
Sharrock, Jack A ~ Corp, NE
Shrewsbury, Ernest F ~ Pvt, PA
St John, Fred J ~ Pvt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
Ernest was wounded in action while fighting on Guadalcanal. He, along with 7 other soldiers, were put on C-47 #41-18573 for a medical evacuation to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
C-47 #41-18573, after taking off from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands to Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, never arrived at their destination and are assumed to have crashed at sea for an unknown reason during the war.
Ernest was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He had been awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart prior to going missing.
Service # 7020725
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Allen, Neal ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, GA
Nelson, Louis W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Rinaldi, John ~ M/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Saltsman, Ralph L ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Stratton, James S ~ Corp, Radio Operator, MS
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47 #41-18573:
Bland, Leland S ~ Pfc, WV
Cote, Maurice F ~ Pvt, MA
Isom, John P ~ Pvt, AL
Jecker, Joseph E ~ Pfc, MA
Ruth, Harold C ~Pvt, CA
Sharrock, Jack A ~ Corp, NE
Shrewsbury, Ernest F ~ Pvt, PA
St John, Fred J ~ Pvt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
