The Fairbury Journal-Aug. 10, 1944
All of the 28 men who were killed when a C-47 transport plane crashed last Thursday night near Naper, Nebr., near the Nebraska-South Dakota line, were known in Fairbury, and six of them maintained homes here.
The plane, which had just left the Bruning filed was headed for Pierre, S. D., hit a severe electrical storm, which might have been the cause of the accident.
Army officials said the wreckage was strewn over a two-mile area. Horses and wagons were borrowed from farmers to haul the bodies.
2nd Lt. William F. Acree lived with his mother and brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Oglesby, at 1224 Fifth street.
A military funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the Christian church for Lt. Acree. Chaplain P. F. Anderson of the Bruning base conducted the funeral. The base quartet, consisting of Pfc. James McDonough, S/Sgt. Vernon Bobb, Cpl. Travis Mullins and Pfc. Paul Price, sang. Mrs. Charlotte Henney played the pipe organ at the beginning and close of the services. Soldiers acted as pallbearers and burial was in the Fairbury cemetery.
2nd Lt. Pat N. Roberts jr., who also lost his life in this crash lived in an apartment belonging to Harry Schenk at 901 D. Street. He was married July 23.
Capt. Robert K. Bohle lived with his wife at the Donna Lee apartment house at 909 C. street.
2nd Lt. Jack L. Brown, lived with his wife at the E. T. Woods home at 1022 B. street. His home was at Milwaukee, near Portland, Oregon. Lt. Brown's mother was here to be with her daughter-in-law who expected to be confined soon. His father, accompanied by Mrs. Jack Brown's mother, arrived in Fairbury Monday, but found Mrs. Jack Brown and her mother-in-law had left for Oregon. They left Tuesday in Lt. Brown's car for Oregon.
2nd Lt. Charles V. Porter lived with his wife at the Mrs. Fred Stafford home at 1015 Fifth street.
Lt. Lloyd L. Hemphill also lived in Fairbury, but his address has been impossible to secure.
One sad feature of this tragedy was that twin brothers who were popular at the base both lost their lives. They were Lt. Clayton R. Jolley, Del Rey, Calif., and Lt. Leonard C. Jolley, Freson, Calif.
Others who lost their lives in this accident included Capt. Stanley J. Meadows, Grimes, Nebr.; Capt. Leslie B. Roberts, Brooklyn, N. Y.; 2nd Lt. Bruce S. Patterson, Cleveland, O.; (sic) 2nd Lt. Herbert A. Blakeslee, Eddyville, Nebr.; 2nd Lt. Donald J. Clarkson Kansas city, Mo.; 2nd Lt. Richard E. Brown, San Leandro, Calif.; 2nd Lt. Jack E. Lytle, Morton, Texas; 2nd Lt. William G. Armstrong, Mineral, Ill.; 2nd Lt. George E. Boeckmann, Charlotte, N. C.; 2nd Lt. James C. Burke, jr., Milton, Mass.; 2nd Lt. Robert E. Nesbitt, Chicago, Ill.; 2nd Lt. Millard F. Arnett jr., Short Fairmont, W. Va.; 2nd Lt. Lavon Sehorn, Klamath Falls, Ore.; 2nd Lt. Arthur Johnson, San Diego, Calif., 2nd Lt. Gerald C. Keller, Middletown, Md.; 2nd Lt. Anthony Palandino, Los Angeles, Calif.; 2nd Lt. Bernard W. O'Malley, Little Rock, Ark.; 2nd Lt. Lelan A. Pope, Oklahoma City, Okla., F/O John F. Albert, Chicago, Ill., and Sgt. Orson H. Hutslar, Springfield, Ohio.
Lost Airmen Memorial at Knoll Crest Cemetery, Napier NE.
All of the 28 men who were killed when a C-47 transport plane crashed last Thursday night near Naper, Nebr., near the Nebraska-South Dakota line, were known in Fairbury, and six of them maintained homes here.
The plane, which had just left the Bruning filed was headed for Pierre, S. D., hit a severe electrical storm, which might have been the cause of the accident.
Army officials said the wreckage was strewn over a two-mile area. Horses and wagons were borrowed from farmers to haul the bodies.
2nd Lt. William F. Acree lived with his mother and brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Oglesby, at 1224 Fifth street.
A military funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the Christian church for Lt. Acree. Chaplain P. F. Anderson of the Bruning base conducted the funeral. The base quartet, consisting of Pfc. James McDonough, S/Sgt. Vernon Bobb, Cpl. Travis Mullins and Pfc. Paul Price, sang. Mrs. Charlotte Henney played the pipe organ at the beginning and close of the services. Soldiers acted as pallbearers and burial was in the Fairbury cemetery.
2nd Lt. Pat N. Roberts jr., who also lost his life in this crash lived in an apartment belonging to Harry Schenk at 901 D. Street. He was married July 23.
Capt. Robert K. Bohle lived with his wife at the Donna Lee apartment house at 909 C. street.
2nd Lt. Jack L. Brown, lived with his wife at the E. T. Woods home at 1022 B. street. His home was at Milwaukee, near Portland, Oregon. Lt. Brown's mother was here to be with her daughter-in-law who expected to be confined soon. His father, accompanied by Mrs. Jack Brown's mother, arrived in Fairbury Monday, but found Mrs. Jack Brown and her mother-in-law had left for Oregon. They left Tuesday in Lt. Brown's car for Oregon.
2nd Lt. Charles V. Porter lived with his wife at the Mrs. Fred Stafford home at 1015 Fifth street.
Lt. Lloyd L. Hemphill also lived in Fairbury, but his address has been impossible to secure.
One sad feature of this tragedy was that twin brothers who were popular at the base both lost their lives. They were Lt. Clayton R. Jolley, Del Rey, Calif., and Lt. Leonard C. Jolley, Freson, Calif.
Others who lost their lives in this accident included Capt. Stanley J. Meadows, Grimes, Nebr.; Capt. Leslie B. Roberts, Brooklyn, N. Y.; 2nd Lt. Bruce S. Patterson, Cleveland, O.; (sic) 2nd Lt. Herbert A. Blakeslee, Eddyville, Nebr.; 2nd Lt. Donald J. Clarkson Kansas city, Mo.; 2nd Lt. Richard E. Brown, San Leandro, Calif.; 2nd Lt. Jack E. Lytle, Morton, Texas; 2nd Lt. William G. Armstrong, Mineral, Ill.; 2nd Lt. George E. Boeckmann, Charlotte, N. C.; 2nd Lt. James C. Burke, jr., Milton, Mass.; 2nd Lt. Robert E. Nesbitt, Chicago, Ill.; 2nd Lt. Millard F. Arnett jr., Short Fairmont, W. Va.; 2nd Lt. Lavon Sehorn, Klamath Falls, Ore.; 2nd Lt. Arthur Johnson, San Diego, Calif., 2nd Lt. Gerald C. Keller, Middletown, Md.; 2nd Lt. Anthony Palandino, Los Angeles, Calif.; 2nd Lt. Bernard W. O'Malley, Little Rock, Ark.; 2nd Lt. Lelan A. Pope, Oklahoma City, Okla., F/O John F. Albert, Chicago, Ill., and Sgt. Orson H. Hutslar, Springfield, Ohio.
Lost Airmen Memorial at Knoll Crest Cemetery, Napier NE.
The Fairbury Journal-Aug. 10, 1944
All of the 28 men who were killed when a C-47 transport plane crashed last Thursday night near Naper, Nebr., near the Nebraska-South Dakota line, were known in Fairbury, and six of them maintained homes here.
The plane, which had just left the Bruning filed was headed for Pierre, S. D., hit a severe electrical storm, which might have been the cause of the accident.
Army officials said the wreckage was strewn over a two-mile area. Horses and wagons were borrowed from farmers to haul the bodies.
2nd Lt. William F. Acree lived with his mother and brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Oglesby, at 1224 Fifth street.
A military funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the Christian church for Lt. Acree. Chaplain P. F. Anderson of the Bruning base conducted the funeral. The base quartet, consisting of Pfc. James McDonough, S/Sgt. Vernon Bobb, Cpl. Travis Mullins and Pfc. Paul Price, sang. Mrs. Charlotte Henney played the pipe organ at the beginning and close of the services. Soldiers acted as pallbearers and burial was in the Fairbury cemetery.
2nd Lt. Pat N. Roberts jr., who also lost his life in this crash lived in an apartment belonging to Harry Schenk at 901 D. Street. He was married July 23.
Capt. Robert K. Bohle lived with his wife at the Donna Lee apartment house at 909 C. street.
2nd Lt. Jack L. Brown, lived with his wife at the E. T. Woods home at 1022 B. street. His home was at Milwaukee, near Portland, Oregon. Lt. Brown's mother was here to be with her daughter-in-law who expected to be confined soon. His father, accompanied by Mrs. Jack Brown's mother, arrived in Fairbury Monday, but found Mrs. Jack Brown and her mother-in-law had left for Oregon. They left Tuesday in Lt. Brown's car for Oregon.
2nd Lt. Charles V. Porter lived with his wife at the Mrs. Fred Stafford home at 1015 Fifth street.
Lt. Lloyd L. Hemphill also lived in Fairbury, but his address has been impossible to secure.
One sad feature of this tragedy was that twin brothers who were popular at the base both lost their lives. They were Lt. Clayton R. Jolley, Del Rey, Calif., and Lt. Leonard C. Jolley, Freson, Calif.
Others who lost their lives in this accident included Capt. Stanley J. Meadows, Grimes, Nebr.; Capt. Leslie B. Roberts, Brooklyn, N. Y.; 2nd Lt. Bruce S. Patterson, Cleveland, O.; (sic) 2nd Lt. Herbert A. Blakeslee, Eddyville, Nebr.; 2nd Lt. Donald J. Clarkson Kansas city, Mo.; 2nd Lt. Richard E. Brown, San Leandro, Calif.; 2nd Lt. Jack E. Lytle, Morton, Texas; 2nd Lt. William G. Armstrong, Mineral, Ill.; 2nd Lt. George E. Boeckmann, Charlotte, N. C.; 2nd Lt. James C. Burke, jr., Milton, Mass.; 2nd Lt. Robert E. Nesbitt, Chicago, Ill.; 2nd Lt. Millard F. Arnett jr., Short Fairmont, W. Va.; 2nd Lt. Lavon Sehorn, Klamath Falls, Ore.; 2nd Lt. Arthur Johnson, San Diego, Calif., 2nd Lt. Gerald C. Keller, Middletown, Md.; 2nd Lt. Anthony Palandino, Los Angeles, Calif.; 2nd Lt. Bernard W. O'Malley, Little Rock, Ark.; 2nd Lt. Lelan A. Pope, Oklahoma City, Okla., F/O John F. Albert, Chicago, Ill., and Sgt. Orson H. Hutslar, Springfield, Ohio.
Lost Airmen Memorial at Knoll Crest Cemetery, Napier NE.
All of the 28 men who were killed when a C-47 transport plane crashed last Thursday night near Naper, Nebr., near the Nebraska-South Dakota line, were known in Fairbury, and six of them maintained homes here.
The plane, which had just left the Bruning filed was headed for Pierre, S. D., hit a severe electrical storm, which might have been the cause of the accident.
Army officials said the wreckage was strewn over a two-mile area. Horses and wagons were borrowed from farmers to haul the bodies.
2nd Lt. William F. Acree lived with his mother and brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Oglesby, at 1224 Fifth street.
A military funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the Christian church for Lt. Acree. Chaplain P. F. Anderson of the Bruning base conducted the funeral. The base quartet, consisting of Pfc. James McDonough, S/Sgt. Vernon Bobb, Cpl. Travis Mullins and Pfc. Paul Price, sang. Mrs. Charlotte Henney played the pipe organ at the beginning and close of the services. Soldiers acted as pallbearers and burial was in the Fairbury cemetery.
2nd Lt. Pat N. Roberts jr., who also lost his life in this crash lived in an apartment belonging to Harry Schenk at 901 D. Street. He was married July 23.
Capt. Robert K. Bohle lived with his wife at the Donna Lee apartment house at 909 C. street.
2nd Lt. Jack L. Brown, lived with his wife at the E. T. Woods home at 1022 B. street. His home was at Milwaukee, near Portland, Oregon. Lt. Brown's mother was here to be with her daughter-in-law who expected to be confined soon. His father, accompanied by Mrs. Jack Brown's mother, arrived in Fairbury Monday, but found Mrs. Jack Brown and her mother-in-law had left for Oregon. They left Tuesday in Lt. Brown's car for Oregon.
2nd Lt. Charles V. Porter lived with his wife at the Mrs. Fred Stafford home at 1015 Fifth street.
Lt. Lloyd L. Hemphill also lived in Fairbury, but his address has been impossible to secure.
One sad feature of this tragedy was that twin brothers who were popular at the base both lost their lives. They were Lt. Clayton R. Jolley, Del Rey, Calif., and Lt. Leonard C. Jolley, Freson, Calif.
Others who lost their lives in this accident included Capt. Stanley J. Meadows, Grimes, Nebr.; Capt. Leslie B. Roberts, Brooklyn, N. Y.; 2nd Lt. Bruce S. Patterson, Cleveland, O.; (sic) 2nd Lt. Herbert A. Blakeslee, Eddyville, Nebr.; 2nd Lt. Donald J. Clarkson Kansas city, Mo.; 2nd Lt. Richard E. Brown, San Leandro, Calif.; 2nd Lt. Jack E. Lytle, Morton, Texas; 2nd Lt. William G. Armstrong, Mineral, Ill.; 2nd Lt. George E. Boeckmann, Charlotte, N. C.; 2nd Lt. James C. Burke, jr., Milton, Mass.; 2nd Lt. Robert E. Nesbitt, Chicago, Ill.; 2nd Lt. Millard F. Arnett jr., Short Fairmont, W. Va.; 2nd Lt. Lavon Sehorn, Klamath Falls, Ore.; 2nd Lt. Arthur Johnson, San Diego, Calif., 2nd Lt. Gerald C. Keller, Middletown, Md.; 2nd Lt. Anthony Palandino, Los Angeles, Calif.; 2nd Lt. Bernard W. O'Malley, Little Rock, Ark.; 2nd Lt. Lelan A. Pope, Oklahoma City, Okla., F/O John F. Albert, Chicago, Ill., and Sgt. Orson H. Hutslar, Springfield, Ohio.
Lost Airmen Memorial at Knoll Crest Cemetery, Napier NE.
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Into the Sun
WILLIAM FRANKLIN ACREE
Second Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Corps
Born Dec. 6, 1922 at Wakita, Okla.
Awarded his pilot wings May 23, 1944
at Luke Field, Phoenix, Ariz.
Lost his life in the crash of an army
air transport near Atkinson, Nebr.
Aug. 3, 1944.
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