Staff Sergeant, 67th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, World War II.
Tail Gunner aboard B-24D Liberator #41-24232, nicknamed "Calaban."
Went down over the industrial target area of Emden, Germany after being struck by bombs dropped from a bomber in an above element. Nine crew members were killed in the crash, and one parachuted and was captured and became a POW. Missing Air Crew Report 1653.
KIA were:
1st Lt. Richard F O'Neill, Pilot
1st Lt. Woodrow N Worth, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. George G Grimes, Navigator
Capt. Charles M Shaw, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Norbert G Allen, Aerial Gunner
S/Sgt. Boyd Boggess, Tail Gunner
Sgt. Paul A Hagmann, Right Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. Daniel Kennon, Radio Operator/Gunner
S/Sgt. Julian V Lester, Left Waist Gunner
B24 41-24232 was flown by a different crew on Operation Tidalwave the low level raid on Ploesti oil refinery.
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Enlisted at Abingdon, VA, September 25, 1942. Service ID: 33213653.
Tail Gunner aboard B-24D Liberator #41-24232, nicknamed "Calaban."
Went down over the industrial target area of Emden, Germany after being struck by bombs dropped from a bomber in an above element. Nine crew members were killed in the crash, and one parachuted and was captured and became a POW. Missing Air Crew Report 1653.
KIA were:
1st Lt. Richard F O'Neill, Pilot
1st Lt. Woodrow N Worth, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. George G Grimes, Navigator
Capt. Charles M Shaw, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Norbert G Allen, Aerial Gunner
S/Sgt. Boyd Boggess, Tail Gunner
Sgt. Paul A Hagmann, Right Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. Daniel Kennon, Radio Operator/Gunner
S/Sgt. Julian V Lester, Left Waist Gunner
B24 41-24232 was flown by a different crew on Operation Tidalwave the low level raid on Ploesti oil refinery.
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Enlisted at Abingdon, VA, September 25, 1942. Service ID: 33213653.
Staff Sergeant, 67th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, World War II.
Tail Gunner aboard B-24D Liberator #41-24232, nicknamed "Calaban."
Went down over the industrial target area of Emden, Germany after being struck by bombs dropped from a bomber in an above element. Nine crew members were killed in the crash, and one parachuted and was captured and became a POW. Missing Air Crew Report 1653.
KIA were:
1st Lt. Richard F O'Neill, Pilot
1st Lt. Woodrow N Worth, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. George G Grimes, Navigator
Capt. Charles M Shaw, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Norbert G Allen, Aerial Gunner
S/Sgt. Boyd Boggess, Tail Gunner
Sgt. Paul A Hagmann, Right Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. Daniel Kennon, Radio Operator/Gunner
S/Sgt. Julian V Lester, Left Waist Gunner
B24 41-24232 was flown by a different crew on Operation Tidalwave the low level raid on Ploesti oil refinery.
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Enlisted at Abingdon, VA, September 25, 1942. Service ID: 33213653.
Tail Gunner aboard B-24D Liberator #41-24232, nicknamed "Calaban."
Went down over the industrial target area of Emden, Germany after being struck by bombs dropped from a bomber in an above element. Nine crew members were killed in the crash, and one parachuted and was captured and became a POW. Missing Air Crew Report 1653.
KIA were:
1st Lt. Richard F O'Neill, Pilot
1st Lt. Woodrow N Worth, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. George G Grimes, Navigator
Capt. Charles M Shaw, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Norbert G Allen, Aerial Gunner
S/Sgt. Boyd Boggess, Tail Gunner
Sgt. Paul A Hagmann, Right Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. Daniel Kennon, Radio Operator/Gunner
S/Sgt. Julian V Lester, Left Waist Gunner
B24 41-24232 was flown by a different crew on Operation Tidalwave the low level raid on Ploesti oil refinery.
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Enlisted at Abingdon, VA, September 25, 1942. Service ID: 33213653.
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