Entered the service from Missouri.
Second Lieutenant (2Lt), B-26 Marauder Bombardier, 450th Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bombardment Group (Medium), 9th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II; European Theater of Operations.
Awarded the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal.
Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR) 12642 [operating base: Andrews Field, 4 NM west northwest of Braintree, Essex, England]: B-26B-30-MA (serial #41-31888) "War Eagle" failed to Return (FTR) Cologne mission. Hit by flak (AAA) below cockpit, fell out of formation into unrecoverable spin and exploded on impact with ground on highway adjacent to target at Zülpich. No chutes observed, 6 x Killed in Action (KIA) 23-Feb-45 (aircrew):
1Lt Jack G Cox, Pilot; Find A Grave Memorial 29890974
2Lt Lyle A Taggart (born Honetschlager), Co-Pilot; Find A Grave Memorial 32608458
2Lt Edward "Murphy" Wallerstein, Bombardier; Find A Grave Memorial 56304932
TSgt Marion T. Evans, Radio Operator/Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 632473
SSgt John R. Mackett, Engineer/Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 939674
SSgt Joseph M. Mischik, Tail Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 56301923
Second Lieutenant (2Lt), B-26 Marauder Bombardier, 450th Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bombardment Group (Medium), 9th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II; European Theater of Operations.
Awarded the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal.
Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR) 12642 [operating base: Andrews Field, 4 NM west northwest of Braintree, Essex, England]: B-26B-30-MA (serial #41-31888) "War Eagle" failed to Return (FTR) Cologne mission. Hit by flak (AAA) below cockpit, fell out of formation into unrecoverable spin and exploded on impact with ground on highway adjacent to target at Zülpich. No chutes observed, 6 x Killed in Action (KIA) 23-Feb-45 (aircrew):
1Lt Jack G Cox, Pilot; Find A Grave Memorial 29890974
2Lt Lyle A Taggart (born Honetschlager), Co-Pilot; Find A Grave Memorial 32608458
2Lt Edward "Murphy" Wallerstein, Bombardier; Find A Grave Memorial 56304932
TSgt Marion T. Evans, Radio Operator/Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 632473
SSgt John R. Mackett, Engineer/Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 939674
SSgt Joseph M. Mischik, Tail Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 56301923
Entered the service from Missouri.
Second Lieutenant (2Lt), B-26 Marauder Bombardier, 450th Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bombardment Group (Medium), 9th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II; European Theater of Operations.
Awarded the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal.
Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR) 12642 [operating base: Andrews Field, 4 NM west northwest of Braintree, Essex, England]: B-26B-30-MA (serial #41-31888) "War Eagle" failed to Return (FTR) Cologne mission. Hit by flak (AAA) below cockpit, fell out of formation into unrecoverable spin and exploded on impact with ground on highway adjacent to target at Zülpich. No chutes observed, 6 x Killed in Action (KIA) 23-Feb-45 (aircrew):
1Lt Jack G Cox, Pilot; Find A Grave Memorial 29890974
2Lt Lyle A Taggart (born Honetschlager), Co-Pilot; Find A Grave Memorial 32608458
2Lt Edward "Murphy" Wallerstein, Bombardier; Find A Grave Memorial 56304932
TSgt Marion T. Evans, Radio Operator/Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 632473
SSgt John R. Mackett, Engineer/Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 939674
SSgt Joseph M. Mischik, Tail Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 56301923
Second Lieutenant (2Lt), B-26 Marauder Bombardier, 450th Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bombardment Group (Medium), 9th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II; European Theater of Operations.
Awarded the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal.
Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR) 12642 [operating base: Andrews Field, 4 NM west northwest of Braintree, Essex, England]: B-26B-30-MA (serial #41-31888) "War Eagle" failed to Return (FTR) Cologne mission. Hit by flak (AAA) below cockpit, fell out of formation into unrecoverable spin and exploded on impact with ground on highway adjacent to target at Zülpich. No chutes observed, 6 x Killed in Action (KIA) 23-Feb-45 (aircrew):
1Lt Jack G Cox, Pilot; Find A Grave Memorial 29890974
2Lt Lyle A Taggart (born Honetschlager), Co-Pilot; Find A Grave Memorial 32608458
2Lt Edward "Murphy" Wallerstein, Bombardier; Find A Grave Memorial 56304932
TSgt Marion T. Evans, Radio Operator/Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 632473
SSgt John R. Mackett, Engineer/Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 939674
SSgt Joseph M. Mischik, Tail Gunner; Find A Grave Memorial 56301923
