Gene served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24J "Edith" #44-48789, 759th Bomber Squadron, 459th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Illinois prior to the war.
Gene "Died Of Wounds" received when his B-24J, while on a mission to bomb the Isarca Flack Alze railroad bridge in northern, Italy was hit by enemy flak and crashed on February 28, 1945 in Italy during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-776657
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-48789:
Barnousky, John F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Belt, John N, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MO
Burnette, William J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NC
Friedman, Lee E ~ Cpl, Waist Gunner, MD
Guth, Gene R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Marshall, William J ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, KY
Pollard, Glenn ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Sundeen, Glenn G ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
The Pilot & Navigator both survived the crash.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Illinois prior to the war.
Gene "Died Of Wounds" received when his B-24J, while on a mission to bomb the Isarca Flack Alze railroad bridge in northern, Italy was hit by enemy flak and crashed on February 28, 1945 in Italy during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-776657
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-48789:
Barnousky, John F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Belt, John N, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MO
Burnette, William J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NC
Friedman, Lee E ~ Cpl, Waist Gunner, MD
Guth, Gene R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Marshall, William J ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, KY
Pollard, Glenn ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Sundeen, Glenn G ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
The Pilot & Navigator both survived the crash.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Gene served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24J "Edith" #44-48789, 759th Bomber Squadron, 459th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Illinois prior to the war.
Gene "Died Of Wounds" received when his B-24J, while on a mission to bomb the Isarca Flack Alze railroad bridge in northern, Italy was hit by enemy flak and crashed on February 28, 1945 in Italy during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-776657
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-48789:
Barnousky, John F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Belt, John N, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MO
Burnette, William J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NC
Friedman, Lee E ~ Cpl, Waist Gunner, MD
Guth, Gene R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Marshall, William J ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, KY
Pollard, Glenn ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Sundeen, Glenn G ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
The Pilot & Navigator both survived the crash.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Illinois prior to the war.
Gene "Died Of Wounds" received when his B-24J, while on a mission to bomb the Isarca Flack Alze railroad bridge in northern, Italy was hit by enemy flak and crashed on February 28, 1945 in Italy during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-776657
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-48789:
Barnousky, John F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Belt, John N, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MO
Burnette, William J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NC
Friedman, Lee E ~ Cpl, Waist Gunner, MD
Guth, Gene R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Marshall, William J ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, KY
Pollard, Glenn ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Sundeen, Glenn G ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
The Pilot & Navigator both survived the crash.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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