Orville Howard Cotner, Son of Arthur Andrew and Cecil Marie Love, husband of Vesta Mae Gross (Married Vesta Mae Gross (born 22 Sep 1918) on 22 Dec 1940 in Lushton, York Co, Nebraska). of Lushton, Waco, Nebraska, USA. Orville was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 44-6500 100th Bomber Group crashed near Neukölln, Berlin, Germany....
Received a direct hit by flak, believed to have been a ground rocket, on the right wing just as bombs were released. Right wing was folded up against fuselage and the AC flipped over on its back. The wing gasoline tank exploded and the entire AC began to burn and then exploded.
Crew:
Pilot: 2LT Orville H. Cotner 0-777602 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Co-Pilot: 2LT Robert A. Coover 0-928810 USAAF KIA Kearney Cemetery Nebraska, USA
NAV: 2LT Elmer H. Rundy 0-2070138 USAAF KIA Vine Street Hill Cemetery Ohio USA
BOMB: 2LT Stephen G. Monick 0-783450 USAAF KIA Grandview Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
ENG/TT: SGT Hugh P. Boyd 12099503 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
RO: SGT Reinhardt J. Komloski 37705530 USAAF KIA Fort Logan National Cemetery Colorado, USA
BT: SGTJohn C. Moss 39922645 USAAF KIA Ririe Shelton Cemetery Idaho USA
WG: SGT Harold W. Snyder 19193418 USAAF KIA Tahoma Cemetery Washington, USA
TG: SGT Donald R. Andris 39921896 USSAF KIA Washington, USA Nebraska, USA
Sgt Hugh P. Boyd joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Buffalo, New York on 18 July 1942. He attended high school for 4 years and worked in the manufacture of radios and phonographs before he joined the army
Bio: 47419676
Received a direct hit by flak, believed to have been a ground rocket, on the right wing just as bombs were released. Right wing was folded up against fuselage and the AC flipped over on its back. The wing gasoline tank exploded and the entire AC began to burn and then exploded.
Crew:
Pilot: 2LT Orville H. Cotner 0-777602 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Co-Pilot: 2LT Robert A. Coover 0-928810 USAAF KIA Kearney Cemetery Nebraska, USA
NAV: 2LT Elmer H. Rundy 0-2070138 USAAF KIA Vine Street Hill Cemetery Ohio USA
BOMB: 2LT Stephen G. Monick 0-783450 USAAF KIA Grandview Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
ENG/TT: SGT Hugh P. Boyd 12099503 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
RO: SGT Reinhardt J. Komloski 37705530 USAAF KIA Fort Logan National Cemetery Colorado, USA
BT: SGTJohn C. Moss 39922645 USAAF KIA Ririe Shelton Cemetery Idaho USA
WG: SGT Harold W. Snyder 19193418 USAAF KIA Tahoma Cemetery Washington, USA
TG: SGT Donald R. Andris 39921896 USSAF KIA Washington, USA Nebraska, USA
Sgt Hugh P. Boyd joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Buffalo, New York on 18 July 1942. He attended high school for 4 years and worked in the manufacture of radios and phonographs before he joined the army
Bio: 47419676
Orville Howard Cotner, Son of Arthur Andrew and Cecil Marie Love, husband of Vesta Mae Gross (Married Vesta Mae Gross (born 22 Sep 1918) on 22 Dec 1940 in Lushton, York Co, Nebraska). of Lushton, Waco, Nebraska, USA. Orville was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 44-6500 100th Bomber Group crashed near Neukölln, Berlin, Germany....
Received a direct hit by flak, believed to have been a ground rocket, on the right wing just as bombs were released. Right wing was folded up against fuselage and the AC flipped over on its back. The wing gasoline tank exploded and the entire AC began to burn and then exploded.
Crew:
Pilot: 2LT Orville H. Cotner 0-777602 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Co-Pilot: 2LT Robert A. Coover 0-928810 USAAF KIA Kearney Cemetery Nebraska, USA
NAV: 2LT Elmer H. Rundy 0-2070138 USAAF KIA Vine Street Hill Cemetery Ohio USA
BOMB: 2LT Stephen G. Monick 0-783450 USAAF KIA Grandview Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
ENG/TT: SGT Hugh P. Boyd 12099503 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
RO: SGT Reinhardt J. Komloski 37705530 USAAF KIA Fort Logan National Cemetery Colorado, USA
BT: SGTJohn C. Moss 39922645 USAAF KIA Ririe Shelton Cemetery Idaho USA
WG: SGT Harold W. Snyder 19193418 USAAF KIA Tahoma Cemetery Washington, USA
TG: SGT Donald R. Andris 39921896 USSAF KIA Washington, USA Nebraska, USA
Sgt Hugh P. Boyd joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Buffalo, New York on 18 July 1942. He attended high school for 4 years and worked in the manufacture of radios and phonographs before he joined the army
Bio: 47419676
Received a direct hit by flak, believed to have been a ground rocket, on the right wing just as bombs were released. Right wing was folded up against fuselage and the AC flipped over on its back. The wing gasoline tank exploded and the entire AC began to burn and then exploded.
Crew:
Pilot: 2LT Orville H. Cotner 0-777602 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Co-Pilot: 2LT Robert A. Coover 0-928810 USAAF KIA Kearney Cemetery Nebraska, USA
NAV: 2LT Elmer H. Rundy 0-2070138 USAAF KIA Vine Street Hill Cemetery Ohio USA
BOMB: 2LT Stephen G. Monick 0-783450 USAAF KIA Grandview Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
ENG/TT: SGT Hugh P. Boyd 12099503 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
RO: SGT Reinhardt J. Komloski 37705530 USAAF KIA Fort Logan National Cemetery Colorado, USA
BT: SGTJohn C. Moss 39922645 USAAF KIA Ririe Shelton Cemetery Idaho USA
WG: SGT Harold W. Snyder 19193418 USAAF KIA Tahoma Cemetery Washington, USA
TG: SGT Donald R. Andris 39921896 USSAF KIA Washington, USA Nebraska, USA
Sgt Hugh P. Boyd joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Buffalo, New York on 18 July 1942. He attended high school for 4 years and worked in the manufacture of radios and phonographs before he joined the army
Bio: 47419676
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