John served as a Technician Fifth Grade, Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 8, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
John was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18151944
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 8, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
John was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18151944
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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John served as a Technician Fifth Grade, Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 8, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
John was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18151944
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 8, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
John was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart.
Service # 18151944
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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