Samuel served as a Staff Sergeant, 868th Bomber Squadron, XIII Bomber Command, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Schenectady County, New York prior to the war.
Samuel was a Passenger on C-47A #42-93504 that was assigned to the 868th Bomber Squadron, XIII Bomber Command.
C-47A #42-93504 took off, on a transportation mission, from Kornasoren Airfield, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia with a "first stop" scheduled at Finschhafen Airfield, Papua New Guinea. Their finally destination was to be Sydney, Australia. They never reached Finschhafen and are assumed to have crashed at sea during the war.
Samuel was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
He had previously been awarded the Air Medal.
Service # 32374435
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-93504:
Gorse, Edward L ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
McConnell, Harold C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Thompson, George E ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, WA
Touchstone, Thomas G ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Seas, Wendell F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SD
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-93504:
Burchett, Lloyd W ~ S/Sgt, CA
Cangelosi, Anthony J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Deck, Theodore W ~ S/Sgt, PA
Dickenson, Robert W ~ FO, IL
Fitzgerald, Robert D ~ Sgt, TN
Geib, Douglas C ~ Sgt, NY
Hensley, David A ~ Sgt, MO
Kinzer, Samuel L ~ S/Sgt, VA
Klock, Samuel A ~ S/Sgt, NY
La Mica, Isadore G ~ T/Sgt, NY
Lynch, Merel J ~ S/Sgt, IL
Meisenhelder, John E ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Rozycki, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, IL
Taylor, William K ~ 2nd Lt, NY
Wilkinson, William T ~ 2nd Lt, ND
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Schenectady County, New York prior to the war.
Samuel was a Passenger on C-47A #42-93504 that was assigned to the 868th Bomber Squadron, XIII Bomber Command.
C-47A #42-93504 took off, on a transportation mission, from Kornasoren Airfield, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia with a "first stop" scheduled at Finschhafen Airfield, Papua New Guinea. Their finally destination was to be Sydney, Australia. They never reached Finschhafen and are assumed to have crashed at sea during the war.
Samuel was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
He had previously been awarded the Air Medal.
Service # 32374435
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-93504:
Gorse, Edward L ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
McConnell, Harold C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Thompson, George E ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, WA
Touchstone, Thomas G ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Seas, Wendell F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SD
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-93504:
Burchett, Lloyd W ~ S/Sgt, CA
Cangelosi, Anthony J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Deck, Theodore W ~ S/Sgt, PA
Dickenson, Robert W ~ FO, IL
Fitzgerald, Robert D ~ Sgt, TN
Geib, Douglas C ~ Sgt, NY
Hensley, David A ~ Sgt, MO
Kinzer, Samuel L ~ S/Sgt, VA
Klock, Samuel A ~ S/Sgt, NY
La Mica, Isadore G ~ T/Sgt, NY
Lynch, Merel J ~ S/Sgt, IL
Meisenhelder, John E ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Rozycki, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, IL
Taylor, William K ~ 2nd Lt, NY
Wilkinson, William T ~ 2nd Lt, ND
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Samuel served as a Staff Sergeant, 868th Bomber Squadron, XIII Bomber Command, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Schenectady County, New York prior to the war.
Samuel was a Passenger on C-47A #42-93504 that was assigned to the 868th Bomber Squadron, XIII Bomber Command.
C-47A #42-93504 took off, on a transportation mission, from Kornasoren Airfield, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia with a "first stop" scheduled at Finschhafen Airfield, Papua New Guinea. Their finally destination was to be Sydney, Australia. They never reached Finschhafen and are assumed to have crashed at sea during the war.
Samuel was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
He had previously been awarded the Air Medal.
Service # 32374435
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-93504:
Gorse, Edward L ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
McConnell, Harold C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Thompson, George E ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, WA
Touchstone, Thomas G ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Seas, Wendell F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SD
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-93504:
Burchett, Lloyd W ~ S/Sgt, CA
Cangelosi, Anthony J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Deck, Theodore W ~ S/Sgt, PA
Dickenson, Robert W ~ FO, IL
Fitzgerald, Robert D ~ Sgt, TN
Geib, Douglas C ~ Sgt, NY
Hensley, David A ~ Sgt, MO
Kinzer, Samuel L ~ S/Sgt, VA
Klock, Samuel A ~ S/Sgt, NY
La Mica, Isadore G ~ T/Sgt, NY
Lynch, Merel J ~ S/Sgt, IL
Meisenhelder, John E ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Rozycki, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, IL
Taylor, William K ~ 2nd Lt, NY
Wilkinson, William T ~ 2nd Lt, ND
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Schenectady County, New York prior to the war.
Samuel was a Passenger on C-47A #42-93504 that was assigned to the 868th Bomber Squadron, XIII Bomber Command.
C-47A #42-93504 took off, on a transportation mission, from Kornasoren Airfield, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia with a "first stop" scheduled at Finschhafen Airfield, Papua New Guinea. Their finally destination was to be Sydney, Australia. They never reached Finschhafen and are assumed to have crashed at sea during the war.
Samuel was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
He had previously been awarded the Air Medal.
Service # 32374435
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-93504:
Gorse, Edward L ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
McConnell, Harold C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Thompson, George E ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, WA
Touchstone, Thomas G ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Seas, Wendell F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SD
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-93504:
Burchett, Lloyd W ~ S/Sgt, CA
Cangelosi, Anthony J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Deck, Theodore W ~ S/Sgt, PA
Dickenson, Robert W ~ FO, IL
Fitzgerald, Robert D ~ Sgt, TN
Geib, Douglas C ~ Sgt, NY
Hensley, David A ~ Sgt, MO
Kinzer, Samuel L ~ S/Sgt, VA
Klock, Samuel A ~ S/Sgt, NY
La Mica, Isadore G ~ T/Sgt, NY
Lynch, Merel J ~ S/Sgt, IL
Meisenhelder, John E ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Rozycki, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, IL
Taylor, William K ~ 2nd Lt, NY
Wilkinson, William T ~ 2nd Lt, ND
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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