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CPL Eugene Kargher

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CPL Eugene Kargher

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
29 Oct 1944 (aged 18)
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot
Grave 1, Lot 23, Section M
Memorial ID
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Corporal Kargher served with the 114th Base
Unit at Chatham Army Airfield, Savannah,
Georgia.

He was one of nine airmen killed when B-24J
Liberator #42-51045 had engine failures,
causing a stall and crash, two miles east of
the airfield.

The other crew members aboard were:

2nd Lt. Robert G Clegg , Pilot
Flt. Off. Edwin W Smith
2nd Lt. James H Vogel
Flt. Off. James T Wilson
Cpl. Aldro J Stedman
Cpl. Walter E Tannehill
Cpl. Robert P Uhlhorn
PFC Michael S Minervini
Corporal Kargher served with the 114th Base
Unit at Chatham Army Airfield, Savannah,
Georgia.

He was one of nine airmen killed when B-24J
Liberator #42-51045 had engine failures,
causing a stall and crash, two miles east of
the airfield.

The other crew members aboard were:

2nd Lt. Robert G Clegg , Pilot
Flt. Off. Edwin W Smith
2nd Lt. James H Vogel
Flt. Off. James T Wilson
Cpl. Aldro J Stedman
Cpl. Walter E Tannehill
Cpl. Robert P Uhlhorn
PFC Michael S Minervini

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Pennsylvania; ASN 33802141

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  • Created by: Tim Cook
  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138046168/eugene-kargher: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Eugene Kargher (1 Jan 1926–29 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138046168, citing Har Nebo Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Tim Cook (contributor 46481904).