Earl served as a Captain & Pilot on B-17G #43-38359, 861st Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Haskell County, Kansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 27, 1940, prior to the war, in Wichita, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of bakery products and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38359 was hit by flak and burst into flames over their target, an oil refinery in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Five of the crewmen were able to parachute out.
Earl was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war. He was on his 24th bombing mission.
Earl was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 23, 1950.
Service # O-407101
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38359:
Fetters, Donald J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Guzik, John ~ Capt, Observer, OH
Johnson, Earl H ~ Capt, Pilot, KS
Lewis, John L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Photographer, PA
Marsh, Warren B ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, CO
McCombs, John D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
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TSGT Louis F Koch, shown on this headstone, was killed in action on B-24 #41-28778 which crashed in the same vicinity appx. 4 months earlier:
Koch, Louis F ~ T/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, PA
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Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Military Information: Captain, U.S. Army Air Force
He resided in Haskell County, Kansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 27, 1940, prior to the war, in Wichita, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of bakery products and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38359 was hit by flak and burst into flames over their target, an oil refinery in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Five of the crewmen were able to parachute out.
Earl was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war. He was on his 24th bombing mission.
Earl was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 23, 1950.
Service # O-407101
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38359:
Fetters, Donald J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Guzik, John ~ Capt, Observer, OH
Johnson, Earl H ~ Capt, Pilot, KS
Lewis, John L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Photographer, PA
Marsh, Warren B ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, CO
McCombs, John D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
TSGT Louis F Koch, shown on this headstone, was killed in action on B-24 #41-28778 which crashed in the same vicinity appx. 4 months earlier:
Koch, Louis F ~ T/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, PA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Military Information: Captain, U.S. Army Air Force
Earl served as a Captain & Pilot on B-17G #43-38359, 861st Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Haskell County, Kansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 27, 1940, prior to the war, in Wichita, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of bakery products and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38359 was hit by flak and burst into flames over their target, an oil refinery in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Five of the crewmen were able to parachute out.
Earl was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war. He was on his 24th bombing mission.
Earl was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 23, 1950.
Service # O-407101
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38359:
Fetters, Donald J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Guzik, John ~ Capt, Observer, OH
Johnson, Earl H ~ Capt, Pilot, KS
Lewis, John L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Photographer, PA
Marsh, Warren B ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, CO
McCombs, John D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
TSGT Louis F Koch, shown on this headstone, was killed in action on B-24 #41-28778 which crashed in the same vicinity appx. 4 months earlier:
Koch, Louis F ~ T/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, PA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Military Information: Captain, U.S. Army Air Force
He resided in Haskell County, Kansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 27, 1940, prior to the war, in Wichita, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of bakery products and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38359 was hit by flak and burst into flames over their target, an oil refinery in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Five of the crewmen were able to parachute out.
Earl was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war. He was on his 24th bombing mission.
Earl was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 23, 1950.
Service # O-407101
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38359:
Fetters, Donald J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Guzik, John ~ Capt, Observer, OH
Johnson, Earl H ~ Capt, Pilot, KS
Lewis, John L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Photographer, PA
Marsh, Warren B ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, CO
McCombs, John D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
TSGT Louis F Koch, shown on this headstone, was killed in action on B-24 #41-28778 which crashed in the same vicinity appx. 4 months earlier:
Koch, Louis F ~ T/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, PA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Military Information: Captain, U.S. Army Air Force
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