Enlisted on 14 November 1942 in Lexington Kentucky
Private First Class, U.S. Army Air Force, 15119274
30th Bomber Group, Heavy, 819th Bomb Squadron, VII Bomb Command, Headquarters Squadron, 7th Air Force
Gunner on B-24J Liberator #44-40359
MACR #4442
B24J, tail number 44-40359, was reported missing April 27, 1944, while on a reconnaissance mission from Wheeler Army Air Force Base in Hawaii. Radio contact with the plane was lost, and none of the crewmembers were ever found.
Crewmembers lost on this mission:
◼ 2LT Vincent K Mcinerney - Pilot
◼ 2LT Sidney Leeds - Co-pilot
◼ 2LT Johnson Brenneman - Navigator
◼ 2LT George Simkulet - Bombardier
◼ SGT Lloyd A Follis - Engineer
◼ SGT Clarence F Blattner - Assistant Engineer
◼ SGT Francis D Fraser - Radio Operator
◼ SGT Harmon Hess - Gunner
◼ PFC Gordon B Wilson - Gunner
◼ SGT Emanuel M Sprecher - Weather Observer
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Enlisted on 14 November 1942 in Lexington Kentucky
Private First Class, U.S. Army Air Force, 15119274
30th Bomber Group, Heavy, 819th Bomb Squadron, VII Bomb Command, Headquarters Squadron, 7th Air Force
Gunner on B-24J Liberator #44-40359
MACR #4442
B24J, tail number 44-40359, was reported missing April 27, 1944, while on a reconnaissance mission from Wheeler Army Air Force Base in Hawaii. Radio contact with the plane was lost, and none of the crewmembers were ever found.
Crewmembers lost on this mission:
◼ 2LT Vincent K Mcinerney - Pilot
◼ 2LT Sidney Leeds - Co-pilot
◼ 2LT Johnson Brenneman - Navigator
◼ 2LT George Simkulet - Bombardier
◼ SGT Lloyd A Follis - Engineer
◼ SGT Clarence F Blattner - Assistant Engineer
◼ SGT Francis D Fraser - Radio Operator
◼ SGT Harmon Hess - Gunner
◼ PFC Gordon B Wilson - Gunner
◼ SGT Emanuel M Sprecher - Weather Observer
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This memorial is included in a virtual cemetery. Use the link below to access this cemetery and others remembering our greatest generations and others.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=419589
Inscription
PFC US ARMY
HQ SQ VII
BOMB COMD
WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Remains not recovered. Marker requested by family.
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