Nephew of Mrs. Phoebe B. Kline who resided in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
Guy served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #44-40542, 372nd Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
B-24J #44-40542, along with 4 other B-24's, completed a successful bombing mission over Wakde Airfield, Wakde Island, Papua, Indonesia. On the return trip back to base they ran into a severe weather front which caused a lack of vision for all the B-24's.
B-24J #44-40542 is believed to have been involved in a mid-air collision, while in this front, with B-24J #44-40549 which caused both B-24's to crash into the sea during the war.
Guy was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13172413
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40542:
Amster, Harold F ~ 1st Lt, Bomb/Instr, OH
Fenske, William C ~ Sgt, Gunner, WV
Fitch, Guy L ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Foresman, Milo E ~ Sgt, Gunner, IA
Hauser, Paul M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Kienzle, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
McDill, Herbert S ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, SC
Metzinger, George W ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Nelson, Donald H ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MN
Schmidt, Paul E ~ FO, Navigator, WI
Sis, Mike ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For airmen who perished on
B-24J #44-40549 see:
Davis, Walter W ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, VA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Guy served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #44-40542, 372nd Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
B-24J #44-40542, along with 4 other B-24's, completed a successful bombing mission over Wakde Airfield, Wakde Island, Papua, Indonesia. On the return trip back to base they ran into a severe weather front which caused a lack of vision for all the B-24's.
B-24J #44-40542 is believed to have been involved in a mid-air collision, while in this front, with B-24J #44-40549 which caused both B-24's to crash into the sea during the war.
Guy was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13172413
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40542:
Amster, Harold F ~ 1st Lt, Bomb/Instr, OH
Fenske, William C ~ Sgt, Gunner, WV
Fitch, Guy L ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Foresman, Milo E ~ Sgt, Gunner, IA
Hauser, Paul M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Kienzle, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
McDill, Herbert S ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, SC
Metzinger, George W ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Nelson, Donald H ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MN
Schmidt, Paul E ~ FO, Navigator, WI
Sis, Mike ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For airmen who perished on
B-24J #44-40549 see:
Davis, Walter W ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, VA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nephew of Mrs. Phoebe B. Kline who resided in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
Guy served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #44-40542, 372nd Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
B-24J #44-40542, along with 4 other B-24's, completed a successful bombing mission over Wakde Airfield, Wakde Island, Papua, Indonesia. On the return trip back to base they ran into a severe weather front which caused a lack of vision for all the B-24's.
B-24J #44-40542 is believed to have been involved in a mid-air collision, while in this front, with B-24J #44-40549 which caused both B-24's to crash into the sea during the war.
Guy was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13172413
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40542:
Amster, Harold F ~ 1st Lt, Bomb/Instr, OH
Fenske, William C ~ Sgt, Gunner, WV
Fitch, Guy L ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Foresman, Milo E ~ Sgt, Gunner, IA
Hauser, Paul M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Kienzle, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
McDill, Herbert S ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, SC
Metzinger, George W ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Nelson, Donald H ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MN
Schmidt, Paul E ~ FO, Navigator, WI
Sis, Mike ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For airmen who perished on
B-24J #44-40549 see:
Davis, Walter W ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, VA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Guy served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #44-40542, 372nd Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
B-24J #44-40542, along with 4 other B-24's, completed a successful bombing mission over Wakde Airfield, Wakde Island, Papua, Indonesia. On the return trip back to base they ran into a severe weather front which caused a lack of vision for all the B-24's.
B-24J #44-40542 is believed to have been involved in a mid-air collision, while in this front, with B-24J #44-40549 which caused both B-24's to crash into the sea during the war.
Guy was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13172413
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40542:
Amster, Harold F ~ 1st Lt, Bomb/Instr, OH
Fenske, William C ~ Sgt, Gunner, WV
Fitch, Guy L ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Foresman, Milo E ~ Sgt, Gunner, IA
Hauser, Paul M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Kienzle, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
McDill, Herbert S ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, SC
Metzinger, George W ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Nelson, Donald H ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MN
Schmidt, Paul E ~ FO, Navigator, WI
Sis, Mike ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For airmen who perished on
B-24J #44-40549 see:
Davis, Walter W ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, VA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
