Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-24D Liberator #41-23678, nicknamed "Big Eagle" aka "Bathtub Bessie."
Shot down on mission to strike the aircraft manufacturing plants at Lille, France, and crashed at Le Fayel, near Templeuve, 10 kilometers southeast of Lillie. Six crewmembers were Killed In Action, and three were taken as prisoners. One member evaded capture.
This is stated as the first loss of a B-24 Liberator from the 8th Air Force to hostile enemy action in the European theatre of war.
The crew KIA were:
1LT Carl N Garrott, O-789241, IL, Navigator
2Lt William A Marsh, O-6660382, OH, Bombardier
Sgt James DeToris, 32174174, NY, Ball Turret Gunner
SSgt Clayton C Kammerer, 35125371, OH, Waist Gunner
SSgt Arthur M Torrey, 33111291, PA, Radio Operator
SSgt Stephen J Eppolito, IL Waist Gunner
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Entered the service from New York.
Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-24D Liberator #41-23678, nicknamed "Big Eagle" aka "Bathtub Bessie."
Shot down on mission to strike the aircraft manufacturing plants at Lille, France, and crashed at Le Fayel, near Templeuve, 10 kilometers southeast of Lillie. Six crewmembers were Killed In Action, and three were taken as prisoners. One member evaded capture.
This is stated as the first loss of a B-24 Liberator from the 8th Air Force to hostile enemy action in the European theatre of war.
The crew KIA were:
1LT Carl N Garrott, O-789241, IL, Navigator
2Lt William A Marsh, O-6660382, OH, Bombardier
Sgt James DeToris, 32174174, NY, Ball Turret Gunner
SSgt Clayton C Kammerer, 35125371, OH, Waist Gunner
SSgt Arthur M Torrey, 33111291, PA, Radio Operator
SSgt Stephen J Eppolito, IL Waist Gunner
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Entered the service from New York.
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NEW YORK
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