Step Father Carl Arthur Westran (1891-1967)
Mother Mary E Barnhardt (1904-1995)
Staff Sergeant, Engineer Gunner, POW
Assigned to 453BS 323BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Caen, France 6-Jun-44. hit by at least three flak hits in bomb bay and wing, moved out of formation allowing crew to bale out, went into spin and exploded on impact. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5527.
Area Served: European Theatre: France
Detaining Country: Germany
Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
Step Father Carl Arthur Westran (1891-1967)
Mother Mary E Barnhardt (1904-1995)
Staff Sergeant, Engineer Gunner, POW
Assigned to 453BS 323BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Caen, France 6-Jun-44. hit by at least three flak hits in bomb bay and wing, moved out of formation allowing crew to bale out, went into spin and exploded on impact. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5527.
Area Served: European Theatre: France
Detaining Country: Germany
Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
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Shares headstone with his wife, Velma M
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