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CPL Ray Daniel Glaser

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CPL Ray Daniel Glaser

Birth
Pierce County, Washington, USA
Death
2 Jan 1944 (aged 21)
Sacramento County, California, USA
Burial
Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Plot
C, 28, 002, 1
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Cpl Glaser was aboard U.S. Army
Air Corps B-17G Flying Fortress #42-40024.

During a flight from McChord Air Field in
Washington to Kingman, Arizona, the bomber
experienced structural failures due to severe
icing conditions, and crashed near McClellan
Field in Sacramento before it could make an
emergency landing.

All thirteen Army personnel aboard perished.

Killed aboard were:

Capt. Fred M Klopfenstein (pilot)
2nd Lt. Charles W Williams (co-pilot)
2nd Lt. Frank J Baker
Maj. Frank Winkler
2nd Lt. James L Battle
Capt. William L McCurdy
2nd Lt. Thomas A Quirk
2nd Lt. Arthur H Thompson
2nd Lt. James S Randall
T/Sgt. Gerald Z Bearg
Cpl. Lloyd W Krohn
Pvt. Clifford J Tuck
~
Enlisted September 23, 1942.
Cpl Glaser was aboard U.S. Army
Air Corps B-17G Flying Fortress #42-40024.

During a flight from McChord Air Field in
Washington to Kingman, Arizona, the bomber
experienced structural failures due to severe
icing conditions, and crashed near McClellan
Field in Sacramento before it could make an
emergency landing.

All thirteen Army personnel aboard perished.

Killed aboard were:

Capt. Fred M Klopfenstein (pilot)
2nd Lt. Charles W Williams (co-pilot)
2nd Lt. Frank J Baker
Maj. Frank Winkler
2nd Lt. James L Battle
Capt. William L McCurdy
2nd Lt. Thomas A Quirk
2nd Lt. Arthur H Thompson
2nd Lt. James S Randall
T/Sgt. Gerald Z Bearg
Cpl. Lloyd W Krohn
Pvt. Clifford J Tuck
~
Enlisted September 23, 1942.

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CPL, 1123 AAF FLEX GNRY TNG SQ WORLD WAR II

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