Neil served as a Technical Sergeant on B-24 "Cisco Kid II" (#42-73307), 31st Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 11, 1941, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
Neil was "Killed In Action" when his B-24, while taking off from Momote Airdrome, encountered an engine problem. The B-24 took a nose dive and crashed into a Seabee camp.
The fuel on the plane immediately ignited and within seconds the nine 500 pound bombs exploded. The entire crew of the "Cisco Kidd II" along with 165 Seabees were killed.
Neil was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. He is interred with many of the Seabees that were killed in this crash.
Service # 12026046
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-73307):
Campbell, Alden M., S/Sgt, Maine
Butler, Willis L., S/Sgt, California
Gilb, John W., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Kentucky
Johnson, George W., S/Sgt, Georgia
Martin, Leon C., 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Mauderer, Neil M., T/Sgt, New York
Pappas, Thomas C., 2nd Lt, Maryland
Rawleigh, Walter R., Indiana
Russell, Robert O., S/Sgt, Wisconsin
Schrebe, Henry A., 2nd Lt, West Virginia
Wolf, Arthur C., Jr., 1st Lt, Kentucky
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He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 11, 1941, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
Neil was "Killed In Action" when his B-24, while taking off from Momote Airdrome, encountered an engine problem. The B-24 took a nose dive and crashed into a Seabee camp.
The fuel on the plane immediately ignited and within seconds the nine 500 pound bombs exploded. The entire crew of the "Cisco Kidd II" along with 165 Seabees were killed.
Neil was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. He is interred with many of the Seabees that were killed in this crash.
Service # 12026046
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-73307):
Campbell, Alden M., S/Sgt, Maine
Butler, Willis L., S/Sgt, California
Gilb, John W., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Kentucky
Johnson, George W., S/Sgt, Georgia
Martin, Leon C., 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Mauderer, Neil M., T/Sgt, New York
Pappas, Thomas C., 2nd Lt, Maryland
Rawleigh, Walter R., Indiana
Russell, Robert O., S/Sgt, Wisconsin
Schrebe, Henry A., 2nd Lt, West Virginia
Wolf, Arthur C., Jr., 1st Lt, Kentucky
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Neil served as a Technical Sergeant on B-24 "Cisco Kid II" (#42-73307), 31st Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 11, 1941, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
Neil was "Killed In Action" when his B-24, while taking off from Momote Airdrome, encountered an engine problem. The B-24 took a nose dive and crashed into a Seabee camp.
The fuel on the plane immediately ignited and within seconds the nine 500 pound bombs exploded. The entire crew of the "Cisco Kidd II" along with 165 Seabees were killed.
Neil was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. He is interred with many of the Seabees that were killed in this crash.
Service # 12026046
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-73307):
Campbell, Alden M., S/Sgt, Maine
Butler, Willis L., S/Sgt, California
Gilb, John W., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Kentucky
Johnson, George W., S/Sgt, Georgia
Martin, Leon C., 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Mauderer, Neil M., T/Sgt, New York
Pappas, Thomas C., 2nd Lt, Maryland
Rawleigh, Walter R., Indiana
Russell, Robert O., S/Sgt, Wisconsin
Schrebe, Henry A., 2nd Lt, West Virginia
Wolf, Arthur C., Jr., 1st Lt, Kentucky
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He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 11, 1941, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
Neil was "Killed In Action" when his B-24, while taking off from Momote Airdrome, encountered an engine problem. The B-24 took a nose dive and crashed into a Seabee camp.
The fuel on the plane immediately ignited and within seconds the nine 500 pound bombs exploded. The entire crew of the "Cisco Kidd II" along with 165 Seabees were killed.
Neil was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. He is interred with many of the Seabees that were killed in this crash.
Service # 12026046
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-73307):
Campbell, Alden M., S/Sgt, Maine
Butler, Willis L., S/Sgt, California
Gilb, John W., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Kentucky
Johnson, George W., S/Sgt, Georgia
Martin, Leon C., 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Mauderer, Neil M., T/Sgt, New York
Pappas, Thomas C., 2nd Lt, Maryland
Rawleigh, Walter R., Indiana
Russell, Robert O., S/Sgt, Wisconsin
Schrebe, Henry A., 2nd Lt, West Virginia
Wolf, Arthur C., Jr., 1st Lt, Kentucky
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TSGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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