Luther served as a Captain on B-29B "RoadApple" #42-63600, 21st Bomber Squadron, 501st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Jefferson County, Kentucky prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 12, 1941 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.
Luther was "Killed In Action" when his B-29 was hit by Japanese Anti-Aircraft gun fire and crashed near Osaka, Japan during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Luther was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 28, 1950.
Service # O-728527
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-29B #42-63600:
Babitsky, Charles ~ S/Sgt, New York
Chambers, Samuel J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Pennsylvania
Dombroski, Louis V ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Florio, Perry ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Garrett, Thomas R ~ Major, California
Hamilton, Richard H ~ ( "see below" )
Kaczowka, Stephen J ~ Corp, Gunner, Massachusetts
Titensor, Allen Earl ~ Major, Pilot, California
White, Luther H ~ Capt, Kentucky
Williams, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Utah
Wilson, Arthur N ~ Corp, Gunner, Wisconsin
Captain Richard H. Hamilton, who was an observer on this flight, was able to bailout. He was "executed" by the Japanese as a war criminal along with 14 others on July 21, 1945.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Jefferson County, Kentucky prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 12, 1941 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.
Luther was "Killed In Action" when his B-29 was hit by Japanese Anti-Aircraft gun fire and crashed near Osaka, Japan during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Luther was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 28, 1950.
Service # O-728527
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-29B #42-63600:
Babitsky, Charles ~ S/Sgt, New York
Chambers, Samuel J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Pennsylvania
Dombroski, Louis V ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Florio, Perry ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Garrett, Thomas R ~ Major, California
Hamilton, Richard H ~ ( "see below" )
Kaczowka, Stephen J ~ Corp, Gunner, Massachusetts
Titensor, Allen Earl ~ Major, Pilot, California
White, Luther H ~ Capt, Kentucky
Williams, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Utah
Wilson, Arthur N ~ Corp, Gunner, Wisconsin
Captain Richard H. Hamilton, who was an observer on this flight, was able to bailout. He was "executed" by the Japanese as a war criminal along with 14 others on July 21, 1945.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Luther served as a Captain on B-29B "RoadApple" #42-63600, 21st Bomber Squadron, 501st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Jefferson County, Kentucky prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 12, 1941 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.
Luther was "Killed In Action" when his B-29 was hit by Japanese Anti-Aircraft gun fire and crashed near Osaka, Japan during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Luther was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 28, 1950.
Service # O-728527
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-29B #42-63600:
Babitsky, Charles ~ S/Sgt, New York
Chambers, Samuel J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Pennsylvania
Dombroski, Louis V ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Florio, Perry ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Garrett, Thomas R ~ Major, California
Hamilton, Richard H ~ ( "see below" )
Kaczowka, Stephen J ~ Corp, Gunner, Massachusetts
Titensor, Allen Earl ~ Major, Pilot, California
White, Luther H ~ Capt, Kentucky
Williams, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Utah
Wilson, Arthur N ~ Corp, Gunner, Wisconsin
Captain Richard H. Hamilton, who was an observer on this flight, was able to bailout. He was "executed" by the Japanese as a war criminal along with 14 others on July 21, 1945.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Jefferson County, Kentucky prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 12, 1941 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.
Luther was "Killed In Action" when his B-29 was hit by Japanese Anti-Aircraft gun fire and crashed near Osaka, Japan during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Luther was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 28, 1950.
Service # O-728527
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-29B #42-63600:
Babitsky, Charles ~ S/Sgt, New York
Chambers, Samuel J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Pennsylvania
Dombroski, Louis V ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Florio, Perry ~ Corp, Gunner, New York
Garrett, Thomas R ~ Major, California
Hamilton, Richard H ~ ( "see below" )
Kaczowka, Stephen J ~ Corp, Gunner, Massachusetts
Titensor, Allen Earl ~ Major, Pilot, California
White, Luther H ~ Capt, Kentucky
Williams, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Utah
Wilson, Arthur N ~ Corp, Gunner, Wisconsin
Captain Richard H. Hamilton, who was an observer on this flight, was able to bailout. He was "executed" by the Japanese as a war criminal along with 14 others on July 21, 1945.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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