Flight Engineer-Gunner aboard B-26G Marauder #43-34238, shot down by a German Bf-109G fighter during a mission out of Dijon, France to strike targets over Germany. Only one flier escaped the action. Buried where he fell by German civilians. MACR 11590.
The crew killed were:
2nd Lt. Lane E Spence, Pilot
2nd Lt. John R Steward, Bombardier
Sgt. Joseph N Armstrong, Armorer-Gunner
S/Sgt. Johnny C Gault, Photographer
T/Sgt. Peter J Yanko, Radio Operator-Gunner
Cpl. Joseph A Renaldi, Flight Engineer-Gunner
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Entered the service from Illinois; Cook County; Service ID: 36750259.
Flight Engineer-Gunner aboard B-26G Marauder #43-34238, shot down by a German Bf-109G fighter during a mission out of Dijon, France to strike targets over Germany. Only one flier escaped the action. Buried where he fell by German civilians. MACR 11590.
The crew killed were:
2nd Lt. Lane E Spence, Pilot
2nd Lt. John R Steward, Bombardier
Sgt. Joseph N Armstrong, Armorer-Gunner
S/Sgt. Johnny C Gault, Photographer
T/Sgt. Peter J Yanko, Radio Operator-Gunner
Cpl. Joseph A Renaldi, Flight Engineer-Gunner
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Entered the service from Illinois; Cook County; Service ID: 36750259.
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CPL, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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Interred January 11, 1950.
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