T/Sgt. Ruben Halvorson Radio Operator KIA
Unit: 749 Bomb Sq 457 Bomb Gp
Home: Minnesota.
Service ID: 17156104.
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. David P Parks KIA
Target Warnemunde Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 3664
Date Lost: 9-Apr-44
Serial Number: 42-31629
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: RAVEN's NEST
Cause: German fighters -- 7 KIA,3 POW
The first week of March saw the largest effort against Berlin yet. The 8th Air Force, of which the 749th Squadron was a part, lost 69 aircraft – two of those belonging to Reuben's unit, the 457th. The rest of March was spent flying strategic missions deep into Germany.
On April 9th, the Focke-Wulf 190 fighter plane assembly factory complex in Gdynia, Poland was attacked at great expense to the 457th, but with excellent results. His bomber was shot down by a Focke-Wulf 190 and crashed at Hohnert-Steinfeld, five miles northeast of Schleswig, Germany. Its crew of 10 was declared missing in action.
Crew of "RAVEN's NEST"
1st/Lt. David P. Parks Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Floyd O. Grove Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Bill Ellerbusch Navigator POW
2nd/Lt. Ed Quinn Bombardier POW
S/Sgt Don J. Kesselmeyer Engineer KIA
S/Sgt Don J. Kesselmeyer Engineer KIA
T/Sgt Ruben H. Halverson Radio Op. KIA
Chas Kerr Gunner POW
S/Sgt Cosmo J. Fazzio Gunner KIA
Sgt Anthony J. Nunes Gunner KIA
S/Sgt George H. Grebe Tail Gunner KIA
Unit: 749 Bomb Sq 457 Bomb Gp
Home: Minnesota.
Service ID: 17156104.
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. David P Parks KIA
Target Warnemunde Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 3664
Date Lost: 9-Apr-44
Serial Number: 42-31629
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: RAVEN's NEST
Cause: German fighters -- 7 KIA,3 POW
The first week of March saw the largest effort against Berlin yet. The 8th Air Force, of which the 749th Squadron was a part, lost 69 aircraft – two of those belonging to Reuben's unit, the 457th. The rest of March was spent flying strategic missions deep into Germany.
On April 9th, the Focke-Wulf 190 fighter plane assembly factory complex in Gdynia, Poland was attacked at great expense to the 457th, but with excellent results. His bomber was shot down by a Focke-Wulf 190 and crashed at Hohnert-Steinfeld, five miles northeast of Schleswig, Germany. Its crew of 10 was declared missing in action.
Crew of "RAVEN's NEST"
1st/Lt. David P. Parks Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Floyd O. Grove Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Bill Ellerbusch Navigator POW
2nd/Lt. Ed Quinn Bombardier POW
S/Sgt Don J. Kesselmeyer Engineer KIA
S/Sgt Don J. Kesselmeyer Engineer KIA
T/Sgt Ruben H. Halverson Radio Op. KIA
Chas Kerr Gunner POW
S/Sgt Cosmo J. Fazzio Gunner KIA
Sgt Anthony J. Nunes Gunner KIA
S/Sgt George H. Grebe Tail Gunner KIA
T/Sgt. Ruben Halvorson Radio Operator KIA
Unit: 749 Bomb Sq 457 Bomb Gp
Home: Minnesota.
Service ID: 17156104.
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. David P Parks KIA
Target Warnemunde Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 3664
Date Lost: 9-Apr-44
Serial Number: 42-31629
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: RAVEN's NEST
Cause: German fighters -- 7 KIA,3 POW
The first week of March saw the largest effort against Berlin yet. The 8th Air Force, of which the 749th Squadron was a part, lost 69 aircraft – two of those belonging to Reuben's unit, the 457th. The rest of March was spent flying strategic missions deep into Germany.
On April 9th, the Focke-Wulf 190 fighter plane assembly factory complex in Gdynia, Poland was attacked at great expense to the 457th, but with excellent results. His bomber was shot down by a Focke-Wulf 190 and crashed at Hohnert-Steinfeld, five miles northeast of Schleswig, Germany. Its crew of 10 was declared missing in action.
Crew of "RAVEN's NEST"
1st/Lt. David P. Parks Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Floyd O. Grove Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Bill Ellerbusch Navigator POW
2nd/Lt. Ed Quinn Bombardier POW
S/Sgt Don J. Kesselmeyer Engineer KIA
S/Sgt Don J. Kesselmeyer Engineer KIA
T/Sgt Ruben H. Halverson Radio Op. KIA
Chas Kerr Gunner POW
S/Sgt Cosmo J. Fazzio Gunner KIA
Sgt Anthony J. Nunes Gunner KIA
S/Sgt George H. Grebe Tail Gunner KIA
Unit: 749 Bomb Sq 457 Bomb Gp
Home: Minnesota.
Service ID: 17156104.
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. David P Parks KIA
Target Warnemunde Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 3664
Date Lost: 9-Apr-44
Serial Number: 42-31629
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: RAVEN's NEST
Cause: German fighters -- 7 KIA,3 POW
The first week of March saw the largest effort against Berlin yet. The 8th Air Force, of which the 749th Squadron was a part, lost 69 aircraft – two of those belonging to Reuben's unit, the 457th. The rest of March was spent flying strategic missions deep into Germany.
On April 9th, the Focke-Wulf 190 fighter plane assembly factory complex in Gdynia, Poland was attacked at great expense to the 457th, but with excellent results. His bomber was shot down by a Focke-Wulf 190 and crashed at Hohnert-Steinfeld, five miles northeast of Schleswig, Germany. Its crew of 10 was declared missing in action.
Crew of "RAVEN's NEST"
1st/Lt. David P. Parks Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Floyd O. Grove Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Bill Ellerbusch Navigator POW
2nd/Lt. Ed Quinn Bombardier POW
S/Sgt Don J. Kesselmeyer Engineer KIA
S/Sgt Don J. Kesselmeyer Engineer KIA
T/Sgt Ruben H. Halverson Radio Op. KIA
Chas Kerr Gunner POW
S/Sgt Cosmo J. Fazzio Gunner KIA
Sgt Anthony J. Nunes Gunner KIA
S/Sgt George H. Grebe Tail Gunner KIA
Inscription
TSGT, 749 AAF BOMB SQ, 457 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
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