Anthony served as a Sergeant, 513th Parachute Infantry, 17th Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
Anthony was "Killed In Action" when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane he was a passenger on was shot down by German Artillery during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36643210
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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
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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 Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
Anthony was "Killed In Action" when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane he was a passenger on was shot down by German Artillery during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36643210
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Anthony served as a Sergeant, 513th Parachute Infantry, 17th Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
Anthony was "Killed In Action" when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane he was a passenger on was shot down by German Artillery during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36643210
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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 Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
Anthony was "Killed In Action" when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane he was a passenger on was shot down by German Artillery during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36643210
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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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