The News, Frederick, MD, April 1, 1943
STAFF SGT. CARL P. GOCHNAUER, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gochnauer, of Adamstown was promoted to that rank and received the silver wings of the Army Air Corps upon graduating from the Aerial Gunnery School, Kingman, Ariz., March 6. He has also completed an extensive course in the maintenance of the B24 and B17 bombers. Staff Sgt. Gochnauer enlisted in the Air Corps in August, and is now stationed at the air base at Salt Lake City, Utah.
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The News, Frederick, MD, June 6, 1944
Technical Sergt. Carl P. Gochnauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gochnauer, of Adamstown is missing over France, the War Department formally notified his parents in a telegram Monday.
They were informed merely that he has been listed as missing. Members of the family said only one bomber failed to return from missions over France on May 23, the day he was reported missing. He was nearing the completion of his allotted missions, they said.
Sergt. Gochnauer had been overseas since August of last year and had recently been transferred to a base in England after seeing action in Italy. He graduated from the Aerial Gunnery School at Kingman, Ariz., and was stationed at Salt Lake City, Utah, after receiving his silver wings. He enlisted in the Air Corps in August, 1942. The missing engineer gunner is a brother of Mrs. Vernal C. Moore, 201 West Seventh street, and Fay Gochnauer, Adamstown.
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The following provided by FAG member Andy (#48021049):
His aircraft took off from Bungay, England. They were assigned to target an airfield at Orleans, France. One bomb was released prior to reaching the target and more over the target. The bomb doors dropped off, one striking the tail. The aircraft spun down and crashed at 0942hrs SE of Ptay, about 12 miles NE of Orleans. Eight of the crew members are buried in Epinal and two were repatriated. He was serving as the right wing gunner.
STAFF SGT. CARL P. GOCHNAUER, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gochnauer, of Adamstown was promoted to that rank and received the silver wings of the Army Air Corps upon graduating from the Aerial Gunnery School, Kingman, Ariz., March 6. He has also completed an extensive course in the maintenance of the B24 and B17 bombers. Staff Sgt. Gochnauer enlisted in the Air Corps in August, and is now stationed at the air base at Salt Lake City, Utah.
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The News, Frederick, MD, June 6, 1944
Technical Sergt. Carl P. Gochnauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gochnauer, of Adamstown is missing over France, the War Department formally notified his parents in a telegram Monday.
They were informed merely that he has been listed as missing. Members of the family said only one bomber failed to return from missions over France on May 23, the day he was reported missing. He was nearing the completion of his allotted missions, they said.
Sergt. Gochnauer had been overseas since August of last year and had recently been transferred to a base in England after seeing action in Italy. He graduated from the Aerial Gunnery School at Kingman, Ariz., and was stationed at Salt Lake City, Utah, after receiving his silver wings. He enlisted in the Air Corps in August, 1942. The missing engineer gunner is a brother of Mrs. Vernal C. Moore, 201 West Seventh street, and Fay Gochnauer, Adamstown.
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The following provided by FAG member Andy (#48021049):
His aircraft took off from Bungay, England. They were assigned to target an airfield at Orleans, France. One bomb was released prior to reaching the target and more over the target. The bomb doors dropped off, one striking the tail. The aircraft spun down and crashed at 0942hrs SE of Ptay, about 12 miles NE of Orleans. Eight of the crew members are buried in Epinal and two were repatriated. He was serving as the right wing gunner.
The News, Frederick, MD, April 1, 1943
STAFF SGT. CARL P. GOCHNAUER, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gochnauer, of Adamstown was promoted to that rank and received the silver wings of the Army Air Corps upon graduating from the Aerial Gunnery School, Kingman, Ariz., March 6. He has also completed an extensive course in the maintenance of the B24 and B17 bombers. Staff Sgt. Gochnauer enlisted in the Air Corps in August, and is now stationed at the air base at Salt Lake City, Utah.
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The News, Frederick, MD, June 6, 1944
Technical Sergt. Carl P. Gochnauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gochnauer, of Adamstown is missing over France, the War Department formally notified his parents in a telegram Monday.
They were informed merely that he has been listed as missing. Members of the family said only one bomber failed to return from missions over France on May 23, the day he was reported missing. He was nearing the completion of his allotted missions, they said.
Sergt. Gochnauer had been overseas since August of last year and had recently been transferred to a base in England after seeing action in Italy. He graduated from the Aerial Gunnery School at Kingman, Ariz., and was stationed at Salt Lake City, Utah, after receiving his silver wings. He enlisted in the Air Corps in August, 1942. The missing engineer gunner is a brother of Mrs. Vernal C. Moore, 201 West Seventh street, and Fay Gochnauer, Adamstown.
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The following provided by FAG member Andy (#48021049):
His aircraft took off from Bungay, England. They were assigned to target an airfield at Orleans, France. One bomb was released prior to reaching the target and more over the target. The bomb doors dropped off, one striking the tail. The aircraft spun down and crashed at 0942hrs SE of Ptay, about 12 miles NE of Orleans. Eight of the crew members are buried in Epinal and two were repatriated. He was serving as the right wing gunner.
STAFF SGT. CARL P. GOCHNAUER, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gochnauer, of Adamstown was promoted to that rank and received the silver wings of the Army Air Corps upon graduating from the Aerial Gunnery School, Kingman, Ariz., March 6. He has also completed an extensive course in the maintenance of the B24 and B17 bombers. Staff Sgt. Gochnauer enlisted in the Air Corps in August, and is now stationed at the air base at Salt Lake City, Utah.
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The News, Frederick, MD, June 6, 1944
Technical Sergt. Carl P. Gochnauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Gochnauer, of Adamstown is missing over France, the War Department formally notified his parents in a telegram Monday.
They were informed merely that he has been listed as missing. Members of the family said only one bomber failed to return from missions over France on May 23, the day he was reported missing. He was nearing the completion of his allotted missions, they said.
Sergt. Gochnauer had been overseas since August of last year and had recently been transferred to a base in England after seeing action in Italy. He graduated from the Aerial Gunnery School at Kingman, Ariz., and was stationed at Salt Lake City, Utah, after receiving his silver wings. He enlisted in the Air Corps in August, 1942. The missing engineer gunner is a brother of Mrs. Vernal C. Moore, 201 West Seventh street, and Fay Gochnauer, Adamstown.
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The following provided by FAG member Andy (#48021049):
His aircraft took off from Bungay, England. They were assigned to target an airfield at Orleans, France. One bomb was released prior to reaching the target and more over the target. The bomb doors dropped off, one striking the tail. The aircraft spun down and crashed at 0942hrs SE of Ptay, about 12 miles NE of Orleans. Eight of the crew members are buried in Epinal and two were repatriated. He was serving as the right wing gunner.
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