Son of Mrs. Mae Earnhardt of Concord NC.
Fred served as a Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-24 (#42-94834), 847th Bomber Squadron, 489th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cabarrus County, North Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 31, 1942 at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, with dependents.
Fred was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24 was hit by flak over their target in France and exploded over the English Channel during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34598162
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Seven parachutes were counted by another pilot leaving this flight before it's explosion.
Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-94834):
Earnhardt, Fred G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Fabiani, Albert J., Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New York
Friedenthal, Isidore, 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Hanson, Stanley C., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Maryland
Klein, John N., 2nd Lt, Observer, Kansas
Madson, Leroy G., Capt, Pilot, Utah
McCullough, Neal D., Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Texas
Pickett, Paul J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New Jersey
Taber, Elwyn L., Jr., Capt, Observer, Massachusetts
Wendte, Elmer O., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, California
Airmen who became POW's from B-24 (#42-94834):
Breen, Bernard, Sgt, Tail Gunner, POW
Martinsen, Arthur, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, POW
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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Fred served as a Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-24 (#42-94834), 847th Bomber Squadron, 489th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cabarrus County, North Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 31, 1942 at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, with dependents.
Fred was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24 was hit by flak over their target in France and exploded over the English Channel during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34598162
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Seven parachutes were counted by another pilot leaving this flight before it's explosion.
Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-94834):
Earnhardt, Fred G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Fabiani, Albert J., Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New York
Friedenthal, Isidore, 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Hanson, Stanley C., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Maryland
Klein, John N., 2nd Lt, Observer, Kansas
Madson, Leroy G., Capt, Pilot, Utah
McCullough, Neal D., Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Texas
Pickett, Paul J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New Jersey
Taber, Elwyn L., Jr., Capt, Observer, Massachusetts
Wendte, Elmer O., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, California
Airmen who became POW's from B-24 (#42-94834):
Breen, Bernard, Sgt, Tail Gunner, POW
Martinsen, Arthur, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, POW
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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Son of Mrs. Mae Earnhardt of Concord NC.
Fred served as a Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-24 (#42-94834), 847th Bomber Squadron, 489th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cabarrus County, North Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 31, 1942 at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, with dependents.
Fred was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24 was hit by flak over their target in France and exploded over the English Channel during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34598162
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Seven parachutes were counted by another pilot leaving this flight before it's explosion.
Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-94834):
Earnhardt, Fred G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Fabiani, Albert J., Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New York
Friedenthal, Isidore, 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Hanson, Stanley C., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Maryland
Klein, John N., 2nd Lt, Observer, Kansas
Madson, Leroy G., Capt, Pilot, Utah
McCullough, Neal D., Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Texas
Pickett, Paul J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New Jersey
Taber, Elwyn L., Jr., Capt, Observer, Massachusetts
Wendte, Elmer O., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, California
Airmen who became POW's from B-24 (#42-94834):
Breen, Bernard, Sgt, Tail Gunner, POW
Martinsen, Arthur, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, POW
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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Fred served as a Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-24 (#42-94834), 847th Bomber Squadron, 489th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cabarrus County, North Carolina prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 31, 1942 at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, with dependents.
Fred was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24 was hit by flak over their target in France and exploded over the English Channel during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34598162
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Seven parachutes were counted by another pilot leaving this flight before it's explosion.
Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-94834):
Earnhardt, Fred G., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Fabiani, Albert J., Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New York
Friedenthal, Isidore, 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Hanson, Stanley C., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Maryland
Klein, John N., 2nd Lt, Observer, Kansas
Madson, Leroy G., Capt, Pilot, Utah
McCullough, Neal D., Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Texas
Pickett, Paul J., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New Jersey
Taber, Elwyn L., Jr., Capt, Observer, Massachusetts
Wendte, Elmer O., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, California
Airmen who became POW's from B-24 (#42-94834):
Breen, Bernard, Sgt, Tail Gunner, POW
Martinsen, Arthur, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, POW
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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