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FLT O Otto Warren Stokes

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FLT O Otto Warren Stokes

Birth
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
22 Jan 1945 (aged 26)
Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
Burial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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Plot C, Row 2, Grave 73
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Flight Officer, U.S. Army Air Forces,
790th Bomber Sq, 467th Bomb Gp,
8th Air Force, World War II.

While on a training flight out of RAF Rackheath
(USAAF Sta. 165) B-24H Liberator #42-94811
"Tommy Thumper II" developed engine troubles.

Attempting to return to the airfield, the four-
motored bomber lost power and crashed in Old
Catton, a neighborhood of Norwich, England,
just southeast of modern-day Norwich
International Airport.

All nine Army airmen aboard were killed:

Flt. Off. John T McArthur, Pilot
Flt. Off. James R Prendergast, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Otto W. Stokes, Navigator
S/Sgt. Clarence J Rachford
Sgt. Floyd W Erickson
Sgt. John F O'Malley, Jr, Radio Operator
Sgt. Leonard B Rostkowski
Sgt. William E Walker, Flt. Engineer
Sgt. Frank C Wassow
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Entered the service from Wisconsin; ASN T-129466.
Flight Officer, U.S. Army Air Forces,
790th Bomber Sq, 467th Bomb Gp,
8th Air Force, World War II.

While on a training flight out of RAF Rackheath
(USAAF Sta. 165) B-24H Liberator #42-94811
"Tommy Thumper II" developed engine troubles.

Attempting to return to the airfield, the four-
motored bomber lost power and crashed in Old
Catton, a neighborhood of Norwich, England,
just southeast of modern-day Norwich
International Airport.

All nine Army airmen aboard were killed:

Flt. Off. John T McArthur, Pilot
Flt. Off. James R Prendergast, Co-Pilot
Flt. Off. Otto W. Stokes, Navigator
S/Sgt. Clarence J Rachford
Sgt. Floyd W Erickson
Sgt. John F O'Malley, Jr, Radio Operator
Sgt. Leonard B Rostkowski
Sgt. William E Walker, Flt. Engineer
Sgt. Frank C Wassow
~
Entered the service from Wisconsin; ASN T-129466.

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FLT O, 790 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II

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  • Maintained by: Skip Farrow
  • Originally Created by: Tim Cook
  • Added: Jun 2, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27286856/otto_warren-stokes: accessed ), memorial page for FLT O Otto Warren Stokes (18 Sep 1918–22 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27286856, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Skip Farrow (contributor 47380732).