William J. Reagin, Son of Edwin Ellis and Mary Bell Rowden of Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA.. William was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-102451 96th Bomb Group crashed near Sehlem, South of Hildesheim Germany...
A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire on way down...
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. George T. Sterler 0-677607 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
Co-pilot: 2Lt. Melvin E. Baumgartel 0- 818811 USAAF KIA Fairmount Church Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
Navigator: 1Lt. Abner M. Fisch 0-811604 USAAF KIA New Montefiore Cemetery New York, USA
Bombardier: 1Lt. John E. Bedell 0- 676879 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/ttgr: t/Sgt. William J. Reagin 14138163 USAAF KIA Jonesboro City Cemetery Georgia, USA
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Thomas A. Montgomery 16013911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Ball tgr: S/Sgt. Charles H. Goettling 39907604 USAAF KIA Morris Hill Cemetery Idaho, USA
RWaistgr: S/Sgt. Evert D. McMonigle 18131450 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistgr: S/Sgt. Ronald J. Pearce 32271971 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Tailgr: S/Sgt. Edward A. Muszynski 35374666 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
T Sgt 96 Army Air Force Bomb Group WW II
http://96bg.org/mia.html
B-17 Top Turret Gunner. Assigned to 338th Bomb Sqn, 96th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. 1st combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 4574
Awarded Purple Heart
Contributor: Al Skiff (49788721)
A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire on way down...
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. George T. Sterler 0-677607 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
Co-pilot: 2Lt. Melvin E. Baumgartel 0- 818811 USAAF KIA Fairmount Church Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
Navigator: 1Lt. Abner M. Fisch 0-811604 USAAF KIA New Montefiore Cemetery New York, USA
Bombardier: 1Lt. John E. Bedell 0- 676879 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/ttgr: t/Sgt. William J. Reagin 14138163 USAAF KIA Jonesboro City Cemetery Georgia, USA
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Thomas A. Montgomery 16013911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Ball tgr: S/Sgt. Charles H. Goettling 39907604 USAAF KIA Morris Hill Cemetery Idaho, USA
RWaistgr: S/Sgt. Evert D. McMonigle 18131450 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistgr: S/Sgt. Ronald J. Pearce 32271971 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Tailgr: S/Sgt. Edward A. Muszynski 35374666 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
T Sgt 96 Army Air Force Bomb Group WW II
http://96bg.org/mia.html
B-17 Top Turret Gunner. Assigned to 338th Bomb Sqn, 96th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. 1st combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 4574
Awarded Purple Heart
Contributor: Al Skiff (49788721)
William J. Reagin, Son of Edwin Ellis and Mary Bell Rowden of Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA.. William was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-102451 96th Bomb Group crashed near Sehlem, South of Hildesheim Germany...
A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire on way down...
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. George T. Sterler 0-677607 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
Co-pilot: 2Lt. Melvin E. Baumgartel 0- 818811 USAAF KIA Fairmount Church Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
Navigator: 1Lt. Abner M. Fisch 0-811604 USAAF KIA New Montefiore Cemetery New York, USA
Bombardier: 1Lt. John E. Bedell 0- 676879 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/ttgr: t/Sgt. William J. Reagin 14138163 USAAF KIA Jonesboro City Cemetery Georgia, USA
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Thomas A. Montgomery 16013911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Ball tgr: S/Sgt. Charles H. Goettling 39907604 USAAF KIA Morris Hill Cemetery Idaho, USA
RWaistgr: S/Sgt. Evert D. McMonigle 18131450 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistgr: S/Sgt. Ronald J. Pearce 32271971 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Tailgr: S/Sgt. Edward A. Muszynski 35374666 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
T Sgt 96 Army Air Force Bomb Group WW II
http://96bg.org/mia.html
B-17 Top Turret Gunner. Assigned to 338th Bomb Sqn, 96th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. 1st combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 4574
Awarded Purple Heart
Contributor: Al Skiff (49788721)
A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire on way down...
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. George T. Sterler 0-677607 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
Co-pilot: 2Lt. Melvin E. Baumgartel 0- 818811 USAAF KIA Fairmount Church Cemetery Pennsylvania, USA
Navigator: 1Lt. Abner M. Fisch 0-811604 USAAF KIA New Montefiore Cemetery New York, USA
Bombardier: 1Lt. John E. Bedell 0- 676879 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Eng/ttgr: t/Sgt. William J. Reagin 14138163 USAAF KIA Jonesboro City Cemetery Georgia, USA
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Thomas A. Montgomery 16013911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Ball tgr: S/Sgt. Charles H. Goettling 39907604 USAAF KIA Morris Hill Cemetery Idaho, USA
RWaistgr: S/Sgt. Evert D. McMonigle 18131450 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
LWaistgr: S/Sgt. Ronald J. Pearce 32271971 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Tailgr: S/Sgt. Edward A. Muszynski 35374666 USAAF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
T Sgt 96 Army Air Force Bomb Group WW II
http://96bg.org/mia.html
B-17 Top Turret Gunner. Assigned to 338th Bomb Sqn, 96th Bomb Grp, 8th AF. 1st combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 4574
Awarded Purple Heart
Contributor: Al Skiff (49788721)
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