Earl served as a First Lieutenant & Navigator on B-24J #42-110005, 408th Bomber Squadron, 22nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 10, 1941, prior to the war, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeping machine operator and also as Single, without dependents.
Earl was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, while on a strike mission on aviation fuel refineries at Balikpapan, Borneo, was accidentally hit by a air burst phosphorous bomb which disabled one of the B-24's engines. His B-24 was then attacked by several fighters and shot down about 20 miles from the target.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-724283
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Airmen who perished on B-24J (#42-110005):
Andersen, Roy S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Blessing, Earl W ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, PA
Ciscell, Robert E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IN
Freije, Nicholas W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Fritz, Robert J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IA
Gilbert, James E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, KY
Henry, Carroll G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, TX
Livingston, Truman L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Myers, Donald M ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, VT
Stone, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VA
Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 10, 1941, prior to the war, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeping machine operator and also as Single, without dependents.
Earl was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, while on a strike mission on aviation fuel refineries at Balikpapan, Borneo, was accidentally hit by a air burst phosphorous bomb which disabled one of the B-24's engines. His B-24 was then attacked by several fighters and shot down about 20 miles from the target.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-724283
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J (#42-110005):
Andersen, Roy S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Blessing, Earl W ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, PA
Ciscell, Robert E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IN
Freije, Nicholas W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Fritz, Robert J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IA
Gilbert, James E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, KY
Henry, Carroll G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, TX
Livingston, Truman L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Myers, Donald M ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, VT
Stone, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VA
Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Earl served as a First Lieutenant & Navigator on B-24J #42-110005, 408th Bomber Squadron, 22nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 10, 1941, prior to the war, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeping machine operator and also as Single, without dependents.
Earl was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, while on a strike mission on aviation fuel refineries at Balikpapan, Borneo, was accidentally hit by a air burst phosphorous bomb which disabled one of the B-24's engines. His B-24 was then attacked by several fighters and shot down about 20 miles from the target.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-724283
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J (#42-110005):
Andersen, Roy S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Blessing, Earl W ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, PA
Ciscell, Robert E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IN
Freije, Nicholas W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Fritz, Robert J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IA
Gilbert, James E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, KY
Henry, Carroll G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, TX
Livingston, Truman L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Myers, Donald M ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, VT
Stone, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VA
Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 10, 1941, prior to the war, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeping machine operator and also as Single, without dependents.
Earl was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, while on a strike mission on aviation fuel refineries at Balikpapan, Borneo, was accidentally hit by a air burst phosphorous bomb which disabled one of the B-24's engines. His B-24 was then attacked by several fighters and shot down about 20 miles from the target.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-724283
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J (#42-110005):
Andersen, Roy S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Blessing, Earl W ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, PA
Ciscell, Robert E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IN
Freije, Nicholas W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Fritz, Robert J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IA
Gilbert, James E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, KY
Henry, Carroll G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, TX
Livingston, Truman L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Myers, Donald M ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, VT
Stone, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VA
Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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