Rites Sunday For Shannon
Washington - The body of Capt. Robert H. Shannon, one of the pilots of the airplane in which Gen. Andrews and Bishop Leonard lost their live when the plane crashed in Iceland during the war, will be buried in Elm Grove cemetery at 3 p.m. Sunday. Dr. Fred E. Miller, pastor of the Washington Methodist church, will officiate at the graveside service. The body is at the Jones funeral home. Capt. Shannon was born Fe.b 12, 1916, and attended schools in Washington. He enrolled at the State University of Iowa, where he was studying when he enlisted in the army air corps. He was sent overseas, and his squadron was the first heavy bomber squadron to fly overseas, flying Liberator B-24‘s. Capt. Shannon had flown over 50 missions, flying from bases in Africa and England, and was on his way to the United States at the time of the fatal crash, which happened May 3, 1943. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shannon of Washington, a brother, William Shannon, Washington, and a sister, Mrs. Virginia West, of Adel. Also surviving is the maternal grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Harwood, of Washington. Shannon's father is editor and publisher of the Washington Evening Journal. (Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, IA, Saturday, Nov. 29, 1947, p, 2, Col. 6)
Iceland Crash Toll Was 14
WASHINGTON - (U.P.) - The complete casualty list of the Iceland airplane crash in which Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews died revealed that the youngest general officer in the army - Brig. Gen Charles H. Barth - was among the 14 victims. The 39-year-old Barth was Andrews' chief-of-staff. Ten of those who perished were officers ranking from lieutenant general to captain, three were enlisted men, and one a civilian - Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, resident Methodist Bishop o f Washington. The only survivor of the crash was Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel, injured. Barth had been promoted to the star rank only last month. His death and that of Andrews, commander of American forces in Europe, raised to nine the number of American generals who, through airplanes, have either lost their lives or are missing since the outbreak of the war. The dead in the Iceland crash besides Andrews, Barth and Bishop Leonard were:
Col. Morrow Krum, press relations officer, Lake Forest, Ill.
Chaplain (Col.) Frank L. Miller, Washington
Lieut. Col. Fred A. Chapman, Grove Hill, Ala.
Maj. Theodore C. Totman, Jamestown, N.Y.
Chaplain (Maj.) Robert H. Humphrey, Lynchburg, Va.
Capt. Joseph T. Johnson, Los Angeles.
Capt. Robert H. Shannon, Washington, Ia.
Capt. James E. Gott, Berea, Ky.
Master Sgt. Lloyd C. Wier, McCrea, Ark.
Tech. Sgt. Kenneth A. Jeffers, Oriskany Falls, N.Y.
Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen, Endwell, N.Y.
Andrew's home was in Walter, Minn. Barth's was Leavenworth, Kan. Capts. Shannon and Gott and Sgt. Wier, Jeffers and McQueen were identified as crew members. Details of the crash were not revealed. Both Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff, declared that the nation lost an outstanding and inspiring leader in Andrews. He was the highest ranking officer to die in this war. (The Racine Journal-Times, Thursday, Afternoon, May 6, 1943, p. 3, Col. 3-5)
B-24D-1-CO Liberator, 41-23728
The following was added by: John Dowdy (#47791572)
Pilot Capt. Robert H. Shannon KIA
Hometown: Iowa
Squadron: 330th BS, 93rd Bomb Group
Service #O-437644
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Capt. James E. Gott KIA
Target: Base Inspection Iceland
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-May-43
Serial Number: 41-23728
Aircraft Model B-24D-1-CO
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: 12 KIA Plus 1 civilian 1 survivor RTD
Cause: This distinguished crew and passengers were killed in an aircraft accident in a B24 Liberator of the 8th Air Force (330th BS, 93rd Bomb Group) out of RAF Bovingdon, England, on Mt. Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula after an aborted attempt to land at the Royal Air Force station at Kaldadarnes, Iceland.
The crew of 41-23728
Capt. Robert H. Shannon, FAG 65924683
Capt James E. Gott FAG 90379921
Master Sgt. Lloyd C. Wier, FAG 14647818
T/Sgt Kenneth A. Jeffers D FAG 70809382
Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen, FAG 71039721
Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel, injured RTD FAG 3398132
Passengers
Lt. Gen Frank Maxwell Andrews FAG 9116688
Brig. Gen Charles Henry Barth, Jr FAG 47292766
Col Frank L Miller FAG 79645308
Colonel Morrow Krum
LTC Fred A. Chapman FAG 70809639
Maj. Theodore C. Totman FAG 48510497
Maj Robert H. Humphrey D FAG 70809173
Capt Joseph T. Johnson FAG 90824860
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, civilian FAG 54385747
The following information was added by: Nena Smothers (#46780596)
Robert H Shannon US WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946
military service:11 July 1941 Ft Des Moines, Iowa birth: 1916 IOWA
Event Type Military Service Term of Enlistment Event Place Ft Des Moines, Iowa
Race White Citizenship Status citizen
Education Level 2 years of college Civilian Occupation Salespersons
Marital Status Single, without dependents
Military Rank Aviation Cadet Army Branch Air Corps
Army Component Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference Civil Life Serial Number 17029239
Affiliate Publication Title Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923 Box Film Number 02412.98
Robert H Shannon 1930 Washington, Washington, Iowa
Gender: Male Age: 14 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Iowa Birth Year Est: 1916 Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Iowa Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
digital Folder Number:4584443 Image Number: 00387
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ralph E Shannon M 42 Iowa
Wife Fannie H Shannon F 43 Iowa
Son William J Shannon M 17 Colorado
Son Robert H Shannon M 14 Iowa<<<
Robert H Shannon 1940 Ward 3, Washington, Washington Township, Washington, Iowa Gender: Male Age: 24 Marital Status: Single Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Iowa Birth Year Est: 1916 Last Place of Residence: Same House Digital Folder Number:005461612 Image Number: 00535
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ralph E Shannon M 52 Iowa
Wife Fannie E Shannon F 53 Iowa
Son Robert H Shannon M 24 Iowa<<<
Washington - The body of Capt. Robert H. Shannon, one of the pilots of the airplane in which Gen. Andrews and Bishop Leonard lost their live when the plane crashed in Iceland during the war, will be buried in Elm Grove cemetery at 3 p.m. Sunday. Dr. Fred E. Miller, pastor of the Washington Methodist church, will officiate at the graveside service. The body is at the Jones funeral home. Capt. Shannon was born Fe.b 12, 1916, and attended schools in Washington. He enrolled at the State University of Iowa, where he was studying when he enlisted in the army air corps. He was sent overseas, and his squadron was the first heavy bomber squadron to fly overseas, flying Liberator B-24‘s. Capt. Shannon had flown over 50 missions, flying from bases in Africa and England, and was on his way to the United States at the time of the fatal crash, which happened May 3, 1943. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shannon of Washington, a brother, William Shannon, Washington, and a sister, Mrs. Virginia West, of Adel. Also surviving is the maternal grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Harwood, of Washington. Shannon's father is editor and publisher of the Washington Evening Journal. (Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, IA, Saturday, Nov. 29, 1947, p, 2, Col. 6)
Iceland Crash Toll Was 14
WASHINGTON - (U.P.) - The complete casualty list of the Iceland airplane crash in which Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews died revealed that the youngest general officer in the army - Brig. Gen Charles H. Barth - was among the 14 victims. The 39-year-old Barth was Andrews' chief-of-staff. Ten of those who perished were officers ranking from lieutenant general to captain, three were enlisted men, and one a civilian - Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, resident Methodist Bishop o f Washington. The only survivor of the crash was Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel, injured. Barth had been promoted to the star rank only last month. His death and that of Andrews, commander of American forces in Europe, raised to nine the number of American generals who, through airplanes, have either lost their lives or are missing since the outbreak of the war. The dead in the Iceland crash besides Andrews, Barth and Bishop Leonard were:
Col. Morrow Krum, press relations officer, Lake Forest, Ill.
Chaplain (Col.) Frank L. Miller, Washington
Lieut. Col. Fred A. Chapman, Grove Hill, Ala.
Maj. Theodore C. Totman, Jamestown, N.Y.
Chaplain (Maj.) Robert H. Humphrey, Lynchburg, Va.
Capt. Joseph T. Johnson, Los Angeles.
Capt. Robert H. Shannon, Washington, Ia.
Capt. James E. Gott, Berea, Ky.
Master Sgt. Lloyd C. Wier, McCrea, Ark.
Tech. Sgt. Kenneth A. Jeffers, Oriskany Falls, N.Y.
Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen, Endwell, N.Y.
Andrew's home was in Walter, Minn. Barth's was Leavenworth, Kan. Capts. Shannon and Gott and Sgt. Wier, Jeffers and McQueen were identified as crew members. Details of the crash were not revealed. Both Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff, declared that the nation lost an outstanding and inspiring leader in Andrews. He was the highest ranking officer to die in this war. (The Racine Journal-Times, Thursday, Afternoon, May 6, 1943, p. 3, Col. 3-5)
B-24D-1-CO Liberator, 41-23728
The following was added by: John Dowdy (#47791572)
Pilot Capt. Robert H. Shannon KIA
Hometown: Iowa
Squadron: 330th BS, 93rd Bomb Group
Service #O-437644
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Capt. James E. Gott KIA
Target: Base Inspection Iceland
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-May-43
Serial Number: 41-23728
Aircraft Model B-24D-1-CO
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: 12 KIA Plus 1 civilian 1 survivor RTD
Cause: This distinguished crew and passengers were killed in an aircraft accident in a B24 Liberator of the 8th Air Force (330th BS, 93rd Bomb Group) out of RAF Bovingdon, England, on Mt. Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula after an aborted attempt to land at the Royal Air Force station at Kaldadarnes, Iceland.
The crew of 41-23728
Capt. Robert H. Shannon, FAG 65924683
Capt James E. Gott FAG 90379921
Master Sgt. Lloyd C. Wier, FAG 14647818
T/Sgt Kenneth A. Jeffers D FAG 70809382
Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen, FAG 71039721
Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel, injured RTD FAG 3398132
Passengers
Lt. Gen Frank Maxwell Andrews FAG 9116688
Brig. Gen Charles Henry Barth, Jr FAG 47292766
Col Frank L Miller FAG 79645308
Colonel Morrow Krum
LTC Fred A. Chapman FAG 70809639
Maj. Theodore C. Totman FAG 48510497
Maj Robert H. Humphrey D FAG 70809173
Capt Joseph T. Johnson FAG 90824860
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, civilian FAG 54385747
The following information was added by: Nena Smothers (#46780596)
Robert H Shannon US WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946
military service:11 July 1941 Ft Des Moines, Iowa birth: 1916 IOWA
Event Type Military Service Term of Enlistment Event Place Ft Des Moines, Iowa
Race White Citizenship Status citizen
Education Level 2 years of college Civilian Occupation Salespersons
Marital Status Single, without dependents
Military Rank Aviation Cadet Army Branch Air Corps
Army Component Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference Civil Life Serial Number 17029239
Affiliate Publication Title Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923 Box Film Number 02412.98
Robert H Shannon 1930 Washington, Washington, Iowa
Gender: Male Age: 14 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Iowa Birth Year Est: 1916 Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Iowa Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
digital Folder Number:4584443 Image Number: 00387
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ralph E Shannon M 42 Iowa
Wife Fannie H Shannon F 43 Iowa
Son William J Shannon M 17 Colorado
Son Robert H Shannon M 14 Iowa<<<
Robert H Shannon 1940 Ward 3, Washington, Washington Township, Washington, Iowa Gender: Male Age: 24 Marital Status: Single Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Iowa Birth Year Est: 1916 Last Place of Residence: Same House Digital Folder Number:005461612 Image Number: 00535
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ralph E Shannon M 52 Iowa
Wife Fannie E Shannon F 53 Iowa
Son Robert H Shannon M 24 Iowa<<<
Rites Sunday For Shannon
Washington - The body of Capt. Robert H. Shannon, one of the pilots of the airplane in which Gen. Andrews and Bishop Leonard lost their live when the plane crashed in Iceland during the war, will be buried in Elm Grove cemetery at 3 p.m. Sunday. Dr. Fred E. Miller, pastor of the Washington Methodist church, will officiate at the graveside service. The body is at the Jones funeral home. Capt. Shannon was born Fe.b 12, 1916, and attended schools in Washington. He enrolled at the State University of Iowa, where he was studying when he enlisted in the army air corps. He was sent overseas, and his squadron was the first heavy bomber squadron to fly overseas, flying Liberator B-24‘s. Capt. Shannon had flown over 50 missions, flying from bases in Africa and England, and was on his way to the United States at the time of the fatal crash, which happened May 3, 1943. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shannon of Washington, a brother, William Shannon, Washington, and a sister, Mrs. Virginia West, of Adel. Also surviving is the maternal grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Harwood, of Washington. Shannon's father is editor and publisher of the Washington Evening Journal. (Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, IA, Saturday, Nov. 29, 1947, p, 2, Col. 6)
Iceland Crash Toll Was 14
WASHINGTON - (U.P.) - The complete casualty list of the Iceland airplane crash in which Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews died revealed that the youngest general officer in the army - Brig. Gen Charles H. Barth - was among the 14 victims. The 39-year-old Barth was Andrews' chief-of-staff. Ten of those who perished were officers ranking from lieutenant general to captain, three were enlisted men, and one a civilian - Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, resident Methodist Bishop o f Washington. The only survivor of the crash was Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel, injured. Barth had been promoted to the star rank only last month. His death and that of Andrews, commander of American forces in Europe, raised to nine the number of American generals who, through airplanes, have either lost their lives or are missing since the outbreak of the war. The dead in the Iceland crash besides Andrews, Barth and Bishop Leonard were:
Col. Morrow Krum, press relations officer, Lake Forest, Ill.
Chaplain (Col.) Frank L. Miller, Washington
Lieut. Col. Fred A. Chapman, Grove Hill, Ala.
Maj. Theodore C. Totman, Jamestown, N.Y.
Chaplain (Maj.) Robert H. Humphrey, Lynchburg, Va.
Capt. Joseph T. Johnson, Los Angeles.
Capt. Robert H. Shannon, Washington, Ia.
Capt. James E. Gott, Berea, Ky.
Master Sgt. Lloyd C. Wier, McCrea, Ark.
Tech. Sgt. Kenneth A. Jeffers, Oriskany Falls, N.Y.
Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen, Endwell, N.Y.
Andrew's home was in Walter, Minn. Barth's was Leavenworth, Kan. Capts. Shannon and Gott and Sgt. Wier, Jeffers and McQueen were identified as crew members. Details of the crash were not revealed. Both Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff, declared that the nation lost an outstanding and inspiring leader in Andrews. He was the highest ranking officer to die in this war. (The Racine Journal-Times, Thursday, Afternoon, May 6, 1943, p. 3, Col. 3-5)
B-24D-1-CO Liberator, 41-23728
The following was added by: John Dowdy (#47791572)
Pilot Capt. Robert H. Shannon KIA
Hometown: Iowa
Squadron: 330th BS, 93rd Bomb Group
Service #O-437644
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Capt. James E. Gott KIA
Target: Base Inspection Iceland
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-May-43
Serial Number: 41-23728
Aircraft Model B-24D-1-CO
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: 12 KIA Plus 1 civilian 1 survivor RTD
Cause: This distinguished crew and passengers were killed in an aircraft accident in a B24 Liberator of the 8th Air Force (330th BS, 93rd Bomb Group) out of RAF Bovingdon, England, on Mt. Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula after an aborted attempt to land at the Royal Air Force station at Kaldadarnes, Iceland.
The crew of 41-23728
Capt. Robert H. Shannon, FAG 65924683
Capt James E. Gott FAG 90379921
Master Sgt. Lloyd C. Wier, FAG 14647818
T/Sgt Kenneth A. Jeffers D FAG 70809382
Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen, FAG 71039721
Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel, injured RTD FAG 3398132
Passengers
Lt. Gen Frank Maxwell Andrews FAG 9116688
Brig. Gen Charles Henry Barth, Jr FAG 47292766
Col Frank L Miller FAG 79645308
Colonel Morrow Krum
LTC Fred A. Chapman FAG 70809639
Maj. Theodore C. Totman FAG 48510497
Maj Robert H. Humphrey D FAG 70809173
Capt Joseph T. Johnson FAG 90824860
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, civilian FAG 54385747
The following information was added by: Nena Smothers (#46780596)
Robert H Shannon US WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946
military service:11 July 1941 Ft Des Moines, Iowa birth: 1916 IOWA
Event Type Military Service Term of Enlistment Event Place Ft Des Moines, Iowa
Race White Citizenship Status citizen
Education Level 2 years of college Civilian Occupation Salespersons
Marital Status Single, without dependents
Military Rank Aviation Cadet Army Branch Air Corps
Army Component Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference Civil Life Serial Number 17029239
Affiliate Publication Title Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923 Box Film Number 02412.98
Robert H Shannon 1930 Washington, Washington, Iowa
Gender: Male Age: 14 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Iowa Birth Year Est: 1916 Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Iowa Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
digital Folder Number:4584443 Image Number: 00387
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ralph E Shannon M 42 Iowa
Wife Fannie H Shannon F 43 Iowa
Son William J Shannon M 17 Colorado
Son Robert H Shannon M 14 Iowa<<<
Robert H Shannon 1940 Ward 3, Washington, Washington Township, Washington, Iowa Gender: Male Age: 24 Marital Status: Single Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Iowa Birth Year Est: 1916 Last Place of Residence: Same House Digital Folder Number:005461612 Image Number: 00535
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ralph E Shannon M 52 Iowa
Wife Fannie E Shannon F 53 Iowa
Son Robert H Shannon M 24 Iowa<<<
Washington - The body of Capt. Robert H. Shannon, one of the pilots of the airplane in which Gen. Andrews and Bishop Leonard lost their live when the plane crashed in Iceland during the war, will be buried in Elm Grove cemetery at 3 p.m. Sunday. Dr. Fred E. Miller, pastor of the Washington Methodist church, will officiate at the graveside service. The body is at the Jones funeral home. Capt. Shannon was born Fe.b 12, 1916, and attended schools in Washington. He enrolled at the State University of Iowa, where he was studying when he enlisted in the army air corps. He was sent overseas, and his squadron was the first heavy bomber squadron to fly overseas, flying Liberator B-24‘s. Capt. Shannon had flown over 50 missions, flying from bases in Africa and England, and was on his way to the United States at the time of the fatal crash, which happened May 3, 1943. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shannon of Washington, a brother, William Shannon, Washington, and a sister, Mrs. Virginia West, of Adel. Also surviving is the maternal grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Harwood, of Washington. Shannon's father is editor and publisher of the Washington Evening Journal. (Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, IA, Saturday, Nov. 29, 1947, p, 2, Col. 6)
Iceland Crash Toll Was 14
WASHINGTON - (U.P.) - The complete casualty list of the Iceland airplane crash in which Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews died revealed that the youngest general officer in the army - Brig. Gen Charles H. Barth - was among the 14 victims. The 39-year-old Barth was Andrews' chief-of-staff. Ten of those who perished were officers ranking from lieutenant general to captain, three were enlisted men, and one a civilian - Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, resident Methodist Bishop o f Washington. The only survivor of the crash was Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel, injured. Barth had been promoted to the star rank only last month. His death and that of Andrews, commander of American forces in Europe, raised to nine the number of American generals who, through airplanes, have either lost their lives or are missing since the outbreak of the war. The dead in the Iceland crash besides Andrews, Barth and Bishop Leonard were:
Col. Morrow Krum, press relations officer, Lake Forest, Ill.
Chaplain (Col.) Frank L. Miller, Washington
Lieut. Col. Fred A. Chapman, Grove Hill, Ala.
Maj. Theodore C. Totman, Jamestown, N.Y.
Chaplain (Maj.) Robert H. Humphrey, Lynchburg, Va.
Capt. Joseph T. Johnson, Los Angeles.
Capt. Robert H. Shannon, Washington, Ia.
Capt. James E. Gott, Berea, Ky.
Master Sgt. Lloyd C. Wier, McCrea, Ark.
Tech. Sgt. Kenneth A. Jeffers, Oriskany Falls, N.Y.
Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen, Endwell, N.Y.
Andrew's home was in Walter, Minn. Barth's was Leavenworth, Kan. Capts. Shannon and Gott and Sgt. Wier, Jeffers and McQueen were identified as crew members. Details of the crash were not revealed. Both Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff, declared that the nation lost an outstanding and inspiring leader in Andrews. He was the highest ranking officer to die in this war. (The Racine Journal-Times, Thursday, Afternoon, May 6, 1943, p. 3, Col. 3-5)
B-24D-1-CO Liberator, 41-23728
The following was added by: John Dowdy (#47791572)
Pilot Capt. Robert H. Shannon KIA
Hometown: Iowa
Squadron: 330th BS, 93rd Bomb Group
Service #O-437644
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf clusters, Purple Heart
Pilot Capt. James E. Gott KIA
Target: Base Inspection Iceland
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-May-43
Serial Number: 41-23728
Aircraft Model B-24D-1-CO
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: 12 KIA Plus 1 civilian 1 survivor RTD
Cause: This distinguished crew and passengers were killed in an aircraft accident in a B24 Liberator of the 8th Air Force (330th BS, 93rd Bomb Group) out of RAF Bovingdon, England, on Mt. Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula after an aborted attempt to land at the Royal Air Force station at Kaldadarnes, Iceland.
The crew of 41-23728
Capt. Robert H. Shannon, FAG 65924683
Capt James E. Gott FAG 90379921
Master Sgt. Lloyd C. Wier, FAG 14647818
T/Sgt Kenneth A. Jeffers D FAG 70809382
Staff Sgt. Paul H. McQueen, FAG 71039721
Staff Sgt. George A. Eisel, injured RTD FAG 3398132
Passengers
Lt. Gen Frank Maxwell Andrews FAG 9116688
Brig. Gen Charles Henry Barth, Jr FAG 47292766
Col Frank L Miller FAG 79645308
Colonel Morrow Krum
LTC Fred A. Chapman FAG 70809639
Maj. Theodore C. Totman FAG 48510497
Maj Robert H. Humphrey D FAG 70809173
Capt Joseph T. Johnson FAG 90824860
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, civilian FAG 54385747
The following information was added by: Nena Smothers (#46780596)
Robert H Shannon US WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946
military service:11 July 1941 Ft Des Moines, Iowa birth: 1916 IOWA
Event Type Military Service Term of Enlistment Event Place Ft Des Moines, Iowa
Race White Citizenship Status citizen
Education Level 2 years of college Civilian Occupation Salespersons
Marital Status Single, without dependents
Military Rank Aviation Cadet Army Branch Air Corps
Army Component Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference Civil Life Serial Number 17029239
Affiliate Publication Title Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923 Box Film Number 02412.98
Robert H Shannon 1930 Washington, Washington, Iowa
Gender: Male Age: 14 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Iowa Birth Year Est: 1916 Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Iowa Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
digital Folder Number:4584443 Image Number: 00387
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ralph E Shannon M 42 Iowa
Wife Fannie H Shannon F 43 Iowa
Son William J Shannon M 17 Colorado
Son Robert H Shannon M 14 Iowa<<<
Robert H Shannon 1940 Ward 3, Washington, Washington Township, Washington, Iowa Gender: Male Age: 24 Marital Status: Single Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Iowa Birth Year Est: 1916 Last Place of Residence: Same House Digital Folder Number:005461612 Image Number: 00535
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ralph E Shannon M 52 Iowa
Wife Fannie E Shannon F 53 Iowa
Son Robert H Shannon M 24 Iowa<<<
Inscription
330th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), U.S. Army Air Forces
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