There were 9 members of the 10-man B-24 crew, piloted by 1st Lt Lawrence M Edman, that were listed as non-recoverable and Missing In Action since 25 Feb 1944. The last point of contact was Amiens, France.
The remains of one crew member, TSgt Jack A. Ghormley, washed ashore on the French coast five months later and was recovered after the war from a communal grave for airman who suffered similar fates.
The MACR indicates that they dropped out of the formation (possibly with a feathered engine) and drifted out of sight, never to be seen again. His wife had just had a son earlier that month and she doesn't know if he knew he was a father or not.
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Jack, who resided in Nassau County, New York, served as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator on a B-24H "Lady From Bristol" (#42-52100), 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He enlisted in the Army on November 11, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the building of aircraft and also as Single, with dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
Jack was originally declared "Missing In Action" when his bomber crashed into the English Channel returning from a raid over Germany. As noted above, his remains were later recoverd.
He had served in the Air Force for one year and three month at the time of his death and was decorated with the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32626123
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52100):
Chaffin, Joseph C., 1st Lt, Navigator, Texas
Dailey, James W., Jr., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Arkansas
De Lay, Harold L., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, California
Edman, Lawrence M., 1st Lt, Pilot, Kansas
Ghormley, Jack A., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Kracyla, Henry J., Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Delaware
Meents, Edward P., Jr., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Iowa
Mufson, Philip, 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York
Nelson, John B., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Wallenda, John, Jr., S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Ohio
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The remains of one crew member, TSgt Jack A. Ghormley, washed ashore on the French coast five months later and was recovered after the war from a communal grave for airman who suffered similar fates.
The MACR indicates that they dropped out of the formation (possibly with a feathered engine) and drifted out of sight, never to be seen again. His wife had just had a son earlier that month and she doesn't know if he knew he was a father or not.
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Jack, who resided in Nassau County, New York, served as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator on a B-24H "Lady From Bristol" (#42-52100), 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He enlisted in the Army on November 11, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the building of aircraft and also as Single, with dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
Jack was originally declared "Missing In Action" when his bomber crashed into the English Channel returning from a raid over Germany. As noted above, his remains were later recoverd.
He had served in the Air Force for one year and three month at the time of his death and was decorated with the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32626123
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52100):
Chaffin, Joseph C., 1st Lt, Navigator, Texas
Dailey, James W., Jr., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Arkansas
De Lay, Harold L., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, California
Edman, Lawrence M., 1st Lt, Pilot, Kansas
Ghormley, Jack A., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Kracyla, Henry J., Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Delaware
Meents, Edward P., Jr., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Iowa
Mufson, Philip, 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York
Nelson, John B., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Wallenda, John, Jr., S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Ohio
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There were 9 members of the 10-man B-24 crew, piloted by 1st Lt Lawrence M Edman, that were listed as non-recoverable and Missing In Action since 25 Feb 1944. The last point of contact was Amiens, France.
The remains of one crew member, TSgt Jack A. Ghormley, washed ashore on the French coast five months later and was recovered after the war from a communal grave for airman who suffered similar fates.
The MACR indicates that they dropped out of the formation (possibly with a feathered engine) and drifted out of sight, never to be seen again. His wife had just had a son earlier that month and she doesn't know if he knew he was a father or not.
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Jack, who resided in Nassau County, New York, served as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator on a B-24H "Lady From Bristol" (#42-52100), 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He enlisted in the Army on November 11, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the building of aircraft and also as Single, with dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
Jack was originally declared "Missing In Action" when his bomber crashed into the English Channel returning from a raid over Germany. As noted above, his remains were later recoverd.
He had served in the Air Force for one year and three month at the time of his death and was decorated with the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32626123
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52100):
Chaffin, Joseph C., 1st Lt, Navigator, Texas
Dailey, James W., Jr., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Arkansas
De Lay, Harold L., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, California
Edman, Lawrence M., 1st Lt, Pilot, Kansas
Ghormley, Jack A., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Kracyla, Henry J., Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Delaware
Meents, Edward P., Jr., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Iowa
Mufson, Philip, 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York
Nelson, John B., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Wallenda, John, Jr., S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Ohio
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The remains of one crew member, TSgt Jack A. Ghormley, washed ashore on the French coast five months later and was recovered after the war from a communal grave for airman who suffered similar fates.
The MACR indicates that they dropped out of the formation (possibly with a feathered engine) and drifted out of sight, never to be seen again. His wife had just had a son earlier that month and she doesn't know if he knew he was a father or not.
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Jack, who resided in Nassau County, New York, served as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator on a B-24H "Lady From Bristol" (#42-52100), 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He enlisted in the Army on November 11, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the building of aircraft and also as Single, with dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
Jack was originally declared "Missing In Action" when his bomber crashed into the English Channel returning from a raid over Germany. As noted above, his remains were later recoverd.
He had served in the Air Force for one year and three month at the time of his death and was decorated with the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32626123
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52100):
Chaffin, Joseph C., 1st Lt, Navigator, Texas
Dailey, James W., Jr., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Arkansas
De Lay, Harold L., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, California
Edman, Lawrence M., 1st Lt, Pilot, Kansas
Ghormley, Jack A., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Kracyla, Henry J., Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Delaware
Meents, Edward P., Jr., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Iowa
Mufson, Philip, 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York
Nelson, John B., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Wallenda, John, Jr., S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Ohio
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