Second Lieutenant, 781st Bomb Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, World War II.
Radar Operator aboard B-24L Liberator #44-49085. Shot down by anti-aircraft artillery flak and crashed 1.5 kilometers south of Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia. Eleven crew killed and one parachuted and was taken as a prisoner. MACR 12944.
KIA were:
1st Lt. Robert E Martz, O-526454, Pilot
2nd Lt. William A Bradley, O-826871, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Lester Hershey, O-723083, Navigator
2nd Lt. Harold J Long, O-701248, Navigator
2nd Lt. Peter P Renzo, O-722613, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Herbert M Volle, O-785148, Radar Operator
S/Sgt. William J Brannon Jr, 33702420, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Willis M. DeForest Jr, 31408263, Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Edward Dworetzky, 16141665, Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph A Gallelli, 33785686, Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. George M Smith, 19170318, Radio Operator
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Son of Theodore and Sarah Volle, St. Louis, MO.
Entered the service from Missouri; Service ID: O-785148.
Enlisted at Miami, FL, July 21, 1943.
Radar Operator aboard B-24L Liberator #44-49085. Shot down by anti-aircraft artillery flak and crashed 1.5 kilometers south of Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia. Eleven crew killed and one parachuted and was taken as a prisoner. MACR 12944.
KIA were:
1st Lt. Robert E Martz, O-526454, Pilot
2nd Lt. William A Bradley, O-826871, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Lester Hershey, O-723083, Navigator
2nd Lt. Harold J Long, O-701248, Navigator
2nd Lt. Peter P Renzo, O-722613, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Herbert M Volle, O-785148, Radar Operator
S/Sgt. William J Brannon Jr, 33702420, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Willis M. DeForest Jr, 31408263, Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Edward Dworetzky, 16141665, Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph A Gallelli, 33785686, Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. George M Smith, 19170318, Radio Operator
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Son of Theodore and Sarah Volle, St. Louis, MO.
Entered the service from Missouri; Service ID: O-785148.
Enlisted at Miami, FL, July 21, 1943.
Second Lieutenant, 781st Bomb Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, World War II.
Radar Operator aboard B-24L Liberator #44-49085. Shot down by anti-aircraft artillery flak and crashed 1.5 kilometers south of Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia. Eleven crew killed and one parachuted and was taken as a prisoner. MACR 12944.
KIA were:
1st Lt. Robert E Martz, O-526454, Pilot
2nd Lt. William A Bradley, O-826871, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Lester Hershey, O-723083, Navigator
2nd Lt. Harold J Long, O-701248, Navigator
2nd Lt. Peter P Renzo, O-722613, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Herbert M Volle, O-785148, Radar Operator
S/Sgt. William J Brannon Jr, 33702420, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Willis M. DeForest Jr, 31408263, Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Edward Dworetzky, 16141665, Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph A Gallelli, 33785686, Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. George M Smith, 19170318, Radio Operator
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Son of Theodore and Sarah Volle, St. Louis, MO.
Entered the service from Missouri; Service ID: O-785148.
Enlisted at Miami, FL, July 21, 1943.
Radar Operator aboard B-24L Liberator #44-49085. Shot down by anti-aircraft artillery flak and crashed 1.5 kilometers south of Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia. Eleven crew killed and one parachuted and was taken as a prisoner. MACR 12944.
KIA were:
1st Lt. Robert E Martz, O-526454, Pilot
2nd Lt. William A Bradley, O-826871, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Lester Hershey, O-723083, Navigator
2nd Lt. Harold J Long, O-701248, Navigator
2nd Lt. Peter P Renzo, O-722613, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Herbert M Volle, O-785148, Radar Operator
S/Sgt. William J Brannon Jr, 33702420, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Willis M. DeForest Jr, 31408263, Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Edward Dworetzky, 16141665, Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph A Gallelli, 33785686, Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. George M Smith, 19170318, Radio Operator
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Son of Theodore and Sarah Volle, St. Louis, MO.
Entered the service from Missouri; Service ID: O-785148.
Enlisted at Miami, FL, July 21, 1943.
Inscription
2LT, 781 AAF BOMB SQ, 465 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Interred September 21, 1950.
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