Technical Sergeant Earl H Westerholm, California, Service #39038838, flew as flight engineer and top turret gunner on B-17 Flying Fortresses with the 652nd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group. He was one of five airmen killed 6 Sep 1944 aboard B-17#42-31736, when his aircraft crashed on takeoff from USAAF Station 376 Watton, Norfolk, England, departing on a weather reconnaissance mission.
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Technical Sergeant Earl H Westerholm, California, Service #39038838, flew as flight engineer and top turret gunner on B-17 Flying Fortresses with the 652nd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group. He was one of five airmen killed 6 Sep 1944 aboard B-17#42-31736, when his aircraft crashed on takeoff from USAAF Station 376 Watton, Norfolk, England, departing on a weather reconnaissance mission.
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
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