Moorehead served as a First Lieutenant and pilot of C-46D #44-77595, 47th Squadron, 313rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Chester County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 13, 1941, prior to the war in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Artist and also as Single, without dependents.
Moorehead was "Killed In Action" when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane he was a Pilot on was shot down by German Artillery during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-753242
Son of Charles G and Edna M Phillips.
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C-46D #44-77595, which was assigned to the 47th Squadron, 313rd Troop Carrier Group, was transporting 34 paratroopers from Achiet, France with a destination of Wesel, Germany on a drop mission. The C-46 was hit by German Artillery and ended up crashing in Germany.
All 4 flight crew members and 24 paratroopers were killed. 11 paratroopers were able to parachute out before the crash.
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Crew who perished on C-46D #44-77595:
Lundine, Homer W ~ T/Sgt, Flight Engineer, KS
Phillips, Moorehead ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Power, Harold M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Simmons, William C ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NC
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Paratroopers who perished on C-46D #44-77595:
Badger, Herschel C ~ Pfc, MO
Davis, Floyd C ~ Pfc, GA
Dowda, Thomas B ~ Pfc, FL
Fowler, Harold D ~ Pvt, AL
Ginter, Louis B ~ Tec/4, OH
Guarino, Joseph P ~ Pfc, OH
Higuera, Louis G ~ Pvt, AZ
Hirzel, George W ~ Pfc, PA
Johnson, Dick D ~ Corp, IA
Lombardi, Joseph A ~ Pfc, MA
Lowinger, Milton ~ S/Sgt, NY
Monk, Wesley J ~ T/Sgt, AL
Monteleone, Gasper J ~ Pfc, NY
Oliva, Frank J ~ Pfc, PA
Patton, Paul J ~ Pfc, TX
Payne, James E ~ Pfc, NC
Reft, John ~ T/5, PA
Reinwald, Anthony J ~ Sgt, IL
Rogers, Ronald D ~ Sgt, AR
Rowe, William T Pfc, TX
Sanford, William B ~ Pfc, NJ
Skipper, Gilbert W ~ S/Sgt, MD
Szwak, Raymond A ~ Pfc, NJ
Thomas, John R ~ S/Sgt, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The 11 who parachuted out of this C-46 include:
Brelsford, Arthur B ~ Pvt
Chase, Homer B ~ T/4
Choate, Orell D ~ Pfc
Curran, Robert G ~ Pvt
Di Silvio, Armond ~ 1st Lt
Garcia, Tobias ~ Sgt
Jackson, Marvin D ~ Pvt
Malone, Bartholomew P ~ Pvt
Maturn, W R ~ T/4
Nelson, Donald L ~ Pfc
Tomlison, Lynn R ~ 1st Lt
Bio, listing, & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
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He resided in Chester County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 13, 1941, prior to the war in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Artist and also as Single, without dependents.
Moorehead was "Killed In Action" when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane he was a Pilot on was shot down by German Artillery during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-753242
Son of Charles G and Edna M Phillips.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
C-46D #44-77595, which was assigned to the 47th Squadron, 313rd Troop Carrier Group, was transporting 34 paratroopers from Achiet, France with a destination of Wesel, Germany on a drop mission. The C-46 was hit by German Artillery and ended up crashing in Germany.
All 4 flight crew members and 24 paratroopers were killed. 11 paratroopers were able to parachute out before the crash.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-46D #44-77595:
Lundine, Homer W ~ T/Sgt, Flight Engineer, KS
Phillips, Moorehead ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Power, Harold M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Simmons, William C ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NC
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Paratroopers who perished on C-46D #44-77595:
Badger, Herschel C ~ Pfc, MO
Davis, Floyd C ~ Pfc, GA
Dowda, Thomas B ~ Pfc, FL
Fowler, Harold D ~ Pvt, AL
Ginter, Louis B ~ Tec/4, OH
Guarino, Joseph P ~ Pfc, OH
Higuera, Louis G ~ Pvt, AZ
Hirzel, George W ~ Pfc, PA
Johnson, Dick D ~ Corp, IA
Lombardi, Joseph A ~ Pfc, MA
Lowinger, Milton ~ S/Sgt, NY
Monk, Wesley J ~ T/Sgt, AL
Monteleone, Gasper J ~ Pfc, NY
Oliva, Frank J ~ Pfc, PA
Patton, Paul J ~ Pfc, TX
Payne, James E ~ Pfc, NC
Reft, John ~ T/5, PA
Reinwald, Anthony J ~ Sgt, IL
Rogers, Ronald D ~ Sgt, AR
Rowe, William T Pfc, TX
Sanford, William B ~ Pfc, NJ
Skipper, Gilbert W ~ S/Sgt, MD
Szwak, Raymond A ~ Pfc, NJ
Thomas, John R ~ S/Sgt, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The 11 who parachuted out of this C-46 include:
Brelsford, Arthur B ~ Pvt
Chase, Homer B ~ T/4
Choate, Orell D ~ Pfc
Curran, Robert G ~ Pvt
Di Silvio, Armond ~ 1st Lt
Garcia, Tobias ~ Sgt
Jackson, Marvin D ~ Pvt
Malone, Bartholomew P ~ Pvt
Maturn, W R ~ T/4
Nelson, Donald L ~ Pfc
Tomlison, Lynn R ~ 1st Lt
Bio, listing, & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Moorehead served as a First Lieutenant and pilot of C-46D #44-77595, 47th Squadron, 313rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Chester County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 13, 1941, prior to the war in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Artist and also as Single, without dependents.
Moorehead was "Killed In Action" when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane he was a Pilot on was shot down by German Artillery during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-753242
Son of Charles G and Edna M Phillips.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
C-46D #44-77595, which was assigned to the 47th Squadron, 313rd Troop Carrier Group, was transporting 34 paratroopers from Achiet, France with a destination of Wesel, Germany on a drop mission. The C-46 was hit by German Artillery and ended up crashing in Germany.
All 4 flight crew members and 24 paratroopers were killed. 11 paratroopers were able to parachute out before the crash.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-46D #44-77595:
Lundine, Homer W ~ T/Sgt, Flight Engineer, KS
Phillips, Moorehead ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Power, Harold M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Simmons, William C ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NC
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Paratroopers who perished on C-46D #44-77595:
Badger, Herschel C ~ Pfc, MO
Davis, Floyd C ~ Pfc, GA
Dowda, Thomas B ~ Pfc, FL
Fowler, Harold D ~ Pvt, AL
Ginter, Louis B ~ Tec/4, OH
Guarino, Joseph P ~ Pfc, OH
Higuera, Louis G ~ Pvt, AZ
Hirzel, George W ~ Pfc, PA
Johnson, Dick D ~ Corp, IA
Lombardi, Joseph A ~ Pfc, MA
Lowinger, Milton ~ S/Sgt, NY
Monk, Wesley J ~ T/Sgt, AL
Monteleone, Gasper J ~ Pfc, NY
Oliva, Frank J ~ Pfc, PA
Patton, Paul J ~ Pfc, TX
Payne, James E ~ Pfc, NC
Reft, John ~ T/5, PA
Reinwald, Anthony J ~ Sgt, IL
Rogers, Ronald D ~ Sgt, AR
Rowe, William T Pfc, TX
Sanford, William B ~ Pfc, NJ
Skipper, Gilbert W ~ S/Sgt, MD
Szwak, Raymond A ~ Pfc, NJ
Thomas, John R ~ S/Sgt, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The 11 who parachuted out of this C-46 include:
Brelsford, Arthur B ~ Pvt
Chase, Homer B ~ T/4
Choate, Orell D ~ Pfc
Curran, Robert G ~ Pvt
Di Silvio, Armond ~ 1st Lt
Garcia, Tobias ~ Sgt
Jackson, Marvin D ~ Pvt
Malone, Bartholomew P ~ Pvt
Maturn, W R ~ T/4
Nelson, Donald L ~ Pfc
Tomlison, Lynn R ~ 1st Lt
Bio, listing, & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Chester County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on January 13, 1941, prior to the war in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Artist and also as Single, without dependents.
Moorehead was "Killed In Action" when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane he was a Pilot on was shot down by German Artillery during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-753242
Son of Charles G and Edna M Phillips.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
C-46D #44-77595, which was assigned to the 47th Squadron, 313rd Troop Carrier Group, was transporting 34 paratroopers from Achiet, France with a destination of Wesel, Germany on a drop mission. The C-46 was hit by German Artillery and ended up crashing in Germany.
All 4 flight crew members and 24 paratroopers were killed. 11 paratroopers were able to parachute out before the crash.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-46D #44-77595:
Lundine, Homer W ~ T/Sgt, Flight Engineer, KS
Phillips, Moorehead ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Power, Harold M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
Simmons, William C ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NC
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Paratroopers who perished on C-46D #44-77595:
Badger, Herschel C ~ Pfc, MO
Davis, Floyd C ~ Pfc, GA
Dowda, Thomas B ~ Pfc, FL
Fowler, Harold D ~ Pvt, AL
Ginter, Louis B ~ Tec/4, OH
Guarino, Joseph P ~ Pfc, OH
Higuera, Louis G ~ Pvt, AZ
Hirzel, George W ~ Pfc, PA
Johnson, Dick D ~ Corp, IA
Lombardi, Joseph A ~ Pfc, MA
Lowinger, Milton ~ S/Sgt, NY
Monk, Wesley J ~ T/Sgt, AL
Monteleone, Gasper J ~ Pfc, NY
Oliva, Frank J ~ Pfc, PA
Patton, Paul J ~ Pfc, TX
Payne, James E ~ Pfc, NC
Reft, John ~ T/5, PA
Reinwald, Anthony J ~ Sgt, IL
Rogers, Ronald D ~ Sgt, AR
Rowe, William T Pfc, TX
Sanford, William B ~ Pfc, NJ
Skipper, Gilbert W ~ S/Sgt, MD
Szwak, Raymond A ~ Pfc, NJ
Thomas, John R ~ S/Sgt, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The 11 who parachuted out of this C-46 include:
Brelsford, Arthur B ~ Pvt
Chase, Homer B ~ T/4
Choate, Orell D ~ Pfc
Curran, Robert G ~ Pvt
Di Silvio, Armond ~ 1st Lt
Garcia, Tobias ~ Sgt
Jackson, Marvin D ~ Pvt
Malone, Bartholomew P ~ Pvt
Maturn, W R ~ T/4
Nelson, Donald L ~ Pfc
Tomlison, Lynn R ~ 1st Lt
Bio, listing, & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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