Sergeant, 765th Bomb Squadron, 461st Bomb Group, 15th Army Air Force, World War II.
Left Waist Gunner aboard B-24M Liberator #44-50743. Shot down by direct enemy flak hit at 26,000 feet over the target of the railroad marshaling yards at Ora Auer, Brenner Pass, Bronzolo, Italy.
The four motored airplane was struck in the bomb bays and exploded and disintegrated just moments before target 'bombs away.'
Only two of the crew members survived when they were blown free and parachuted to ground, where they were immediately captured and held until liberated.
The crew members Killed In Action were:
1st Lt. Robert E Hearn, Bombardier-Observer
2nd Lt. Billy May, Navigator
Sgt. Alfred J Cashman, Right Waist Gunner
Sgt. James B Feyereisen, Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Albert H Lewis, Gunner
Sgt. C L Robinson, Gunner
Sgt. Francis A Schaules, Tail Gunner
Cpl. Martin F Comer, Engr.-Top Turret Gunner
Left Waist Gunner aboard B-24M Liberator #44-50743. Shot down by direct enemy flak hit at 26,000 feet over the target of the railroad marshaling yards at Ora Auer, Brenner Pass, Bronzolo, Italy.
The four motored airplane was struck in the bomb bays and exploded and disintegrated just moments before target 'bombs away.'
Only two of the crew members survived when they were blown free and parachuted to ground, where they were immediately captured and held until liberated.
The crew members Killed In Action were:
1st Lt. Robert E Hearn, Bombardier-Observer
2nd Lt. Billy May, Navigator
Sgt. Alfred J Cashman, Right Waist Gunner
Sgt. James B Feyereisen, Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Albert H Lewis, Gunner
Sgt. C L Robinson, Gunner
Sgt. Francis A Schaules, Tail Gunner
Cpl. Martin F Comer, Engr.-Top Turret Gunner
Sergeant, 765th Bomb Squadron, 461st Bomb Group, 15th Army Air Force, World War II.
Left Waist Gunner aboard B-24M Liberator #44-50743. Shot down by direct enemy flak hit at 26,000 feet over the target of the railroad marshaling yards at Ora Auer, Brenner Pass, Bronzolo, Italy.
The four motored airplane was struck in the bomb bays and exploded and disintegrated just moments before target 'bombs away.'
Only two of the crew members survived when they were blown free and parachuted to ground, where they were immediately captured and held until liberated.
The crew members Killed In Action were:
1st Lt. Robert E Hearn, Bombardier-Observer
2nd Lt. Billy May, Navigator
Sgt. Alfred J Cashman, Right Waist Gunner
Sgt. James B Feyereisen, Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Albert H Lewis, Gunner
Sgt. C L Robinson, Gunner
Sgt. Francis A Schaules, Tail Gunner
Cpl. Martin F Comer, Engr.-Top Turret Gunner
Left Waist Gunner aboard B-24M Liberator #44-50743. Shot down by direct enemy flak hit at 26,000 feet over the target of the railroad marshaling yards at Ora Auer, Brenner Pass, Bronzolo, Italy.
The four motored airplane was struck in the bomb bays and exploded and disintegrated just moments before target 'bombs away.'
Only two of the crew members survived when they were blown free and parachuted to ground, where they were immediately captured and held until liberated.
The crew members Killed In Action were:
1st Lt. Robert E Hearn, Bombardier-Observer
2nd Lt. Billy May, Navigator
Sgt. Alfred J Cashman, Right Waist Gunner
Sgt. James B Feyereisen, Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Albert H Lewis, Gunner
Sgt. C L Robinson, Gunner
Sgt. Francis A Schaules, Tail Gunner
Cpl. Martin F Comer, Engr.-Top Turret Gunner
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