Navigator aboard B-17G Flying Fortress
#43-38046, stationed at Eye, Suffolk, England.
During a mission flight over Germany for a
target to Bitterfeld, his bomber had a mid-air
collision with another B-17 in formation.
Lt. DeWahl was Killed In Action when his
plane was cut in half and crashed at
Kamberg, Germany. The other B-17, #43-38071
was able to land at Brustem, Belgium, without
any fatalities.
The airmen killed were:
1st Lt. Arthur Stern, pilot
Flt. Off. Clifton W Nippert, co-pilot
S/Sgt. James C Rivers
Sgt. George V Devlin
Sgt. Willard B Fay
Sgt. Jimmie R Heathman
Sgt. Edward C Holdren
Sgt. John B Terry, Jr
#43-38046, stationed at Eye, Suffolk, England.
During a mission flight over Germany for a
target to Bitterfeld, his bomber had a mid-air
collision with another B-17 in formation.
Lt. DeWahl was Killed In Action when his
plane was cut in half and crashed at
Kamberg, Germany. The other B-17, #43-38071
was able to land at Brustem, Belgium, without
any fatalities.
The airmen killed were:
1st Lt. Arthur Stern, pilot
Flt. Off. Clifton W Nippert, co-pilot
S/Sgt. James C Rivers
Sgt. George V Devlin
Sgt. Willard B Fay
Sgt. Jimmie R Heathman
Sgt. Edward C Holdren
Sgt. John B Terry, Jr
Navigator aboard B-17G Flying Fortress
#43-38046, stationed at Eye, Suffolk, England.
During a mission flight over Germany for a
target to Bitterfeld, his bomber had a mid-air
collision with another B-17 in formation.
Lt. DeWahl was Killed In Action when his
plane was cut in half and crashed at
Kamberg, Germany. The other B-17, #43-38071
was able to land at Brustem, Belgium, without
any fatalities.
The airmen killed were:
1st Lt. Arthur Stern, pilot
Flt. Off. Clifton W Nippert, co-pilot
S/Sgt. James C Rivers
Sgt. George V Devlin
Sgt. Willard B Fay
Sgt. Jimmie R Heathman
Sgt. Edward C Holdren
Sgt. John B Terry, Jr
#43-38046, stationed at Eye, Suffolk, England.
During a mission flight over Germany for a
target to Bitterfeld, his bomber had a mid-air
collision with another B-17 in formation.
Lt. DeWahl was Killed In Action when his
plane was cut in half and crashed at
Kamberg, Germany. The other B-17, #43-38071
was able to land at Brustem, Belgium, without
any fatalities.
The airmen killed were:
1st Lt. Arthur Stern, pilot
Flt. Off. Clifton W Nippert, co-pilot
S/Sgt. James C Rivers
Sgt. George V Devlin
Sgt. Willard B Fay
Sgt. Jimmie R Heathman
Sgt. Edward C Holdren
Sgt. John B Terry, Jr
Inscription
2LT, 848 AAF BOMB SQ, 490 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Burial February 10, 1949.
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