Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 28, 1946, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
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Stanley served as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner, on B-29 #42-24767, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Lewis County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 10, 1940 prior to the war in Utica, New York. He was noted as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-24767 took off, with a crew of 11, from Isely Field #1, Saipan on a bombing mission over Tokyo, Japan. They are known to have successfully hit their targets in Japan and then started back to base.
While on their trip back to base 1st Lt. John W. Rawlings, Jr. of the 873rd Bomber Squadron observed that their #1 and #2 engines were not working and he assumed they were battle damaged during the mission.
1st Lt. Rawlings followed them until he saw they ditch in the sea. When they ditched he reported that the B-29 immediately broke in half and the tail section sank immediately. He circled the wreckage 4 times and notice at least 6 crew members on the wings or in rafts. However none of the crew were ever recovered. The entire crew was lost.
Stanley was declared "Missing In Action" in this ditching during the war.
He was awarded an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 6907073
Son of Michael Woch and Julia Woryk Woch.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24767:
Beyhan, William F. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NM
Bride, Charley A. ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, CA
Crawford, Roy J. ~ T/Sgt, Left Gunner, PA
Holdridge, Norman F. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Johnson, Stewart B. ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, IL
Jones, Charles N. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Murphy, Frank E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, CFC, PA
Nelson, Einar ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, ND
Parlette, Charles E. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OH
Waldron, Thomas A. ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Woch, Stanley J. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Stanley served as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner, on B-29 #42-24767, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Lewis County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 10, 1940 prior to the war in Utica, New York. He was noted as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-24767 took off, with a crew of 11, from Isely Field #1, Saipan on a bombing mission over Tokyo, Japan. They are known to have successfully hit their targets in Japan and then started back to base.
While on their trip back to base 1st Lt. John W. Rawlings, Jr. of the 873rd Bomber Squadron observed that their #1 and #2 engines were not working and he assumed they were battle damaged during the mission.
1st Lt. Rawlings followed them until he saw they ditch in the sea. When they ditched he reported that the B-29 immediately broke in half and the tail section sank immediately. He circled the wreckage 4 times and notice at least 6 crew members on the wings or in rafts. However none of the crew were ever recovered. The entire crew was lost.
Stanley was declared "Missing In Action" in this ditching during the war.
He was awarded an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 6907073
Son of Michael Woch and Julia Woryk Woch.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24767:
Beyhan, William F. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NM
Bride, Charley A. ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, CA
Crawford, Roy J. ~ T/Sgt, Left Gunner, PA
Holdridge, Norman F. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Johnson, Stewart B. ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, IL
Jones, Charles N. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Murphy, Frank E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, CFC, PA
Nelson, Einar ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, ND
Parlette, Charles E. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OH
Waldron, Thomas A. ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Woch, Stanley J. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 28, 1946, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Stanley served as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner, on B-29 #42-24767, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Lewis County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 10, 1940 prior to the war in Utica, New York. He was noted as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-24767 took off, with a crew of 11, from Isely Field #1, Saipan on a bombing mission over Tokyo, Japan. They are known to have successfully hit their targets in Japan and then started back to base.
While on their trip back to base 1st Lt. John W. Rawlings, Jr. of the 873rd Bomber Squadron observed that their #1 and #2 engines were not working and he assumed they were battle damaged during the mission.
1st Lt. Rawlings followed them until he saw they ditch in the sea. When they ditched he reported that the B-29 immediately broke in half and the tail section sank immediately. He circled the wreckage 4 times and notice at least 6 crew members on the wings or in rafts. However none of the crew were ever recovered. The entire crew was lost.
Stanley was declared "Missing In Action" in this ditching during the war.
He was awarded an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 6907073
Son of Michael Woch and Julia Woryk Woch.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24767:
Beyhan, William F. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NM
Bride, Charley A. ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, CA
Crawford, Roy J. ~ T/Sgt, Left Gunner, PA
Holdridge, Norman F. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Johnson, Stewart B. ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, IL
Jones, Charles N. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Murphy, Frank E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, CFC, PA
Nelson, Einar ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, ND
Parlette, Charles E. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OH
Waldron, Thomas A. ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Woch, Stanley J. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Stanley served as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner, on B-29 #42-24767, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Lewis County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 10, 1940 prior to the war in Utica, New York. He was noted as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-24767 took off, with a crew of 11, from Isely Field #1, Saipan on a bombing mission over Tokyo, Japan. They are known to have successfully hit their targets in Japan and then started back to base.
While on their trip back to base 1st Lt. John W. Rawlings, Jr. of the 873rd Bomber Squadron observed that their #1 and #2 engines were not working and he assumed they were battle damaged during the mission.
1st Lt. Rawlings followed them until he saw they ditch in the sea. When they ditched he reported that the B-29 immediately broke in half and the tail section sank immediately. He circled the wreckage 4 times and notice at least 6 crew members on the wings or in rafts. However none of the crew were ever recovered. The entire crew was lost.
Stanley was declared "Missing In Action" in this ditching during the war.
He was awarded an Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 6907073
Son of Michael Woch and Julia Woryk Woch.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24767:
Beyhan, William F. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NM
Bride, Charley A. ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, CA
Crawford, Roy J. ~ T/Sgt, Left Gunner, PA
Holdridge, Norman F. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Johnson, Stewart B. ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, IL
Jones, Charles N. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
Murphy, Frank E., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, CFC, PA
Nelson, Einar ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, ND
Parlette, Charles E. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OH
Waldron, Thomas A. ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Woch, Stanley J. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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