USAAF WWII 8th Air Force
Gunner S/Sgt William N. Brower POW Stalag Luft IV
Hometown: Rabury, New Jersey
Squadron: 703rd 445th Bomb Group
Service#
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Richard A. Fromm POW
MACR 9762
Target: Kessell
Mission Date: 27-Sep-44
Serial Number: #42-51080
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Crashed 400m South of Hessisch Lichtenau-Reichenbach Germany
Cause: Enemy Fighters
Crew of 9 1KIA 8POW
Of 34 B-24 bombers on the Kassel Mission, only four bombers made it back to base,
with 114 US airmen having been Killed In Action and 122 others taken POW during this mission.
Crew of #42-50811
1st/Lt. Richard A. Fromm Pilot POW
1st/Lt. Edward A. Globis Co Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Charles B McCann Navigator POW
T/Sgt. Russell C. Lene Engineer POW
T/Sgt. Joseph J. Rackis Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt Raymond E. Bence Jr. Gunner POW
S/Sgt. William N Brower Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Joseph F. Williams Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Lee H. Coffin Gunner POW
Gunner S/Sgt William N. Brower POW Stalag Luft IV
Hometown: Rabury, New Jersey
Squadron: 703rd 445th Bomb Group
Service#
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Richard A. Fromm POW
MACR 9762
Target: Kessell
Mission Date: 27-Sep-44
Serial Number: #42-51080
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Crashed 400m South of Hessisch Lichtenau-Reichenbach Germany
Cause: Enemy Fighters
Crew of 9 1KIA 8POW
Of 34 B-24 bombers on the Kassel Mission, only four bombers made it back to base,
with 114 US airmen having been Killed In Action and 122 others taken POW during this mission.
Crew of #42-50811
1st/Lt. Richard A. Fromm Pilot POW
1st/Lt. Edward A. Globis Co Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Charles B McCann Navigator POW
T/Sgt. Russell C. Lene Engineer POW
T/Sgt. Joseph J. Rackis Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt Raymond E. Bence Jr. Gunner POW
S/Sgt. William N Brower Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Joseph F. Williams Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Lee H. Coffin Gunner POW
USAAF WWII 8th Air Force
Gunner S/Sgt William N. Brower POW Stalag Luft IV
Hometown: Rabury, New Jersey
Squadron: 703rd 445th Bomb Group
Service#
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Richard A. Fromm POW
MACR 9762
Target: Kessell
Mission Date: 27-Sep-44
Serial Number: #42-51080
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Crashed 400m South of Hessisch Lichtenau-Reichenbach Germany
Cause: Enemy Fighters
Crew of 9 1KIA 8POW
Of 34 B-24 bombers on the Kassel Mission, only four bombers made it back to base,
with 114 US airmen having been Killed In Action and 122 others taken POW during this mission.
Crew of #42-50811
1st/Lt. Richard A. Fromm Pilot POW
1st/Lt. Edward A. Globis Co Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Charles B McCann Navigator POW
T/Sgt. Russell C. Lene Engineer POW
T/Sgt. Joseph J. Rackis Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt Raymond E. Bence Jr. Gunner POW
S/Sgt. William N Brower Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Joseph F. Williams Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Lee H. Coffin Gunner POW
Gunner S/Sgt William N. Brower POW Stalag Luft IV
Hometown: Rabury, New Jersey
Squadron: 703rd 445th Bomb Group
Service#
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Richard A. Fromm POW
MACR 9762
Target: Kessell
Mission Date: 27-Sep-44
Serial Number: #42-51080
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Crashed 400m South of Hessisch Lichtenau-Reichenbach Germany
Cause: Enemy Fighters
Crew of 9 1KIA 8POW
Of 34 B-24 bombers on the Kassel Mission, only four bombers made it back to base,
with 114 US airmen having been Killed In Action and 122 others taken POW during this mission.
Crew of #42-50811
1st/Lt. Richard A. Fromm Pilot POW
1st/Lt. Edward A. Globis Co Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Charles B McCann Navigator POW
T/Sgt. Russell C. Lene Engineer POW
T/Sgt. Joseph J. Rackis Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt Raymond E. Bence Jr. Gunner POW
S/Sgt. William N Brower Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Joseph F. Williams Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Lee H. Coffin Gunner POW
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SSGT USAAF WWII; Purple Heart, Air Medal; POW Stalag Luft IV
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