SSGT, 564 AAF BOMB SQ, 389 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
James V. Hill KIA
Hometown:
Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service #
Awards: Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt Dale E. Williams KIA
Target: Soest Germany
Date Lost: 7-Mar-45
Serial Number: 42-51343
Aircraft Model B-24J-
Aircraft Letter: K
Aircraft Name: SHAZAM
Location: Norfolk County England
Cause: On March 7, 1945, Lt. Williams crew was scheduled on a mission to bomb oil and communication facilities as well as railway marshaling yards at Soest, Germany. The weather at take-off was very bad. Clouds and icing conditions prohibited anyone from accurately observing the take-off. However, three witnesses state they saw the aircraft as it descended through the clouds. It appeared to level off, a wing separated from the aircraft, and fire broke out. The fuselage impacted the ground near Old Cotessey, England, in Norfolk, and exploded. There were no survivors.
SHAZAM Crew
1st/Lt Dale E. Williams Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. George E. Benkoy Co Pilot KIA
2nd/LT Richard K. Angert Navigator
T/Sgt. Hubert D. Pfeiffer Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Marion J. Kaczmarek Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. George W. Eckelbecker Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. James V. Hill Jr. Gunner KIA
Sgt Dwayne H. Huebner Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. John A. Luther Gunner KIA
Sgt Alan E. Whitehurst Gunner KIA
James V. Hill KIA
Hometown:
Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service #
Awards: Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt Dale E. Williams KIA
Target: Soest Germany
Date Lost: 7-Mar-45
Serial Number: 42-51343
Aircraft Model B-24J-
Aircraft Letter: K
Aircraft Name: SHAZAM
Location: Norfolk County England
Cause: On March 7, 1945, Lt. Williams crew was scheduled on a mission to bomb oil and communication facilities as well as railway marshaling yards at Soest, Germany. The weather at take-off was very bad. Clouds and icing conditions prohibited anyone from accurately observing the take-off. However, three witnesses state they saw the aircraft as it descended through the clouds. It appeared to level off, a wing separated from the aircraft, and fire broke out. The fuselage impacted the ground near Old Cotessey, England, in Norfolk, and exploded. There were no survivors.
SHAZAM Crew
1st/Lt Dale E. Williams Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. George E. Benkoy Co Pilot KIA
2nd/LT Richard K. Angert Navigator
T/Sgt. Hubert D. Pfeiffer Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Marion J. Kaczmarek Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. George W. Eckelbecker Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. James V. Hill Jr. Gunner KIA
Sgt Dwayne H. Huebner Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. John A. Luther Gunner KIA
Sgt Alan E. Whitehurst Gunner KIA
SSGT, 564 AAF BOMB SQ, 389 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
James V. Hill KIA
Hometown:
Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service #
Awards: Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt Dale E. Williams KIA
Target: Soest Germany
Date Lost: 7-Mar-45
Serial Number: 42-51343
Aircraft Model B-24J-
Aircraft Letter: K
Aircraft Name: SHAZAM
Location: Norfolk County England
Cause: On March 7, 1945, Lt. Williams crew was scheduled on a mission to bomb oil and communication facilities as well as railway marshaling yards at Soest, Germany. The weather at take-off was very bad. Clouds and icing conditions prohibited anyone from accurately observing the take-off. However, three witnesses state they saw the aircraft as it descended through the clouds. It appeared to level off, a wing separated from the aircraft, and fire broke out. The fuselage impacted the ground near Old Cotessey, England, in Norfolk, and exploded. There were no survivors.
SHAZAM Crew
1st/Lt Dale E. Williams Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. George E. Benkoy Co Pilot KIA
2nd/LT Richard K. Angert Navigator
T/Sgt. Hubert D. Pfeiffer Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Marion J. Kaczmarek Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. George W. Eckelbecker Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. James V. Hill Jr. Gunner KIA
Sgt Dwayne H. Huebner Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. John A. Luther Gunner KIA
Sgt Alan E. Whitehurst Gunner KIA
James V. Hill KIA
Hometown:
Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service #
Awards: Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt Dale E. Williams KIA
Target: Soest Germany
Date Lost: 7-Mar-45
Serial Number: 42-51343
Aircraft Model B-24J-
Aircraft Letter: K
Aircraft Name: SHAZAM
Location: Norfolk County England
Cause: On March 7, 1945, Lt. Williams crew was scheduled on a mission to bomb oil and communication facilities as well as railway marshaling yards at Soest, Germany. The weather at take-off was very bad. Clouds and icing conditions prohibited anyone from accurately observing the take-off. However, three witnesses state they saw the aircraft as it descended through the clouds. It appeared to level off, a wing separated from the aircraft, and fire broke out. The fuselage impacted the ground near Old Cotessey, England, in Norfolk, and exploded. There were no survivors.
SHAZAM Crew
1st/Lt Dale E. Williams Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. George E. Benkoy Co Pilot KIA
2nd/LT Richard K. Angert Navigator
T/Sgt. Hubert D. Pfeiffer Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Marion J. Kaczmarek Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. George W. Eckelbecker Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. James V. Hill Jr. Gunner KIA
Sgt Dwayne H. Huebner Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. John A. Luther Gunner KIA
Sgt Alan E. Whitehurst Gunner KIA
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