Husband of Dorothy B. Sempel who resided in Seattle, Washington.
Judd served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24J #44-40596, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in King County, Washington prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 25, 1942 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Married.
B-24J #44-40596 took off from Wakde Airfield, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, on a Strike Mission over the Palau Islands. After a successful bombing run they were attacked by multiple Japanese aircraft and shot down crashing into the sea. Some of the crew were able to parachute out.
Judd was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-685036
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40596:
Blanchard, Henry M, II ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, FL
Curry, Earl R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Evans, Reuben M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AL
Hedrick, Von O ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Lecakes, Gregory ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Matthews, Joel M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, GA
Moe, William H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Pennington, Ernest R ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, WV
Rea, Grant M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Sempel, Judd C ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Judd served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24J #44-40596, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in King County, Washington prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 25, 1942 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Married.
B-24J #44-40596 took off from Wakde Airfield, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, on a Strike Mission over the Palau Islands. After a successful bombing run they were attacked by multiple Japanese aircraft and shot down crashing into the sea. Some of the crew were able to parachute out.
Judd was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-685036
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40596:
Blanchard, Henry M, II ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, FL
Curry, Earl R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Evans, Reuben M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AL
Hedrick, Von O ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Lecakes, Gregory ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Matthews, Joel M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, GA
Moe, William H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Pennington, Ernest R ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, WV
Rea, Grant M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Sempel, Judd C ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Husband of Dorothy B. Sempel who resided in Seattle, Washington.
Judd served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24J #44-40596, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in King County, Washington prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 25, 1942 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Married.
B-24J #44-40596 took off from Wakde Airfield, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, on a Strike Mission over the Palau Islands. After a successful bombing run they were attacked by multiple Japanese aircraft and shot down crashing into the sea. Some of the crew were able to parachute out.
Judd was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-685036
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40596:
Blanchard, Henry M, II ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, FL
Curry, Earl R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Evans, Reuben M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AL
Hedrick, Von O ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Lecakes, Gregory ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Matthews, Joel M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, GA
Moe, William H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Pennington, Ernest R ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, WV
Rea, Grant M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Sempel, Judd C ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Judd served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24J #44-40596, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in King County, Washington prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 25, 1942 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Bookkeeper and/or cashier and also as Married.
B-24J #44-40596 took off from Wakde Airfield, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, on a Strike Mission over the Palau Islands. After a successful bombing run they were attacked by multiple Japanese aircraft and shot down crashing into the sea. Some of the crew were able to parachute out.
Judd was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-685036
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40596:
Blanchard, Henry M, II ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, FL
Curry, Earl R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Evans, Reuben M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AL
Hedrick, Von O ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Lecakes, Gregory ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Matthews, Joel M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, GA
Moe, William H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Pennington, Ernest R ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, WV
Rea, Grant M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Sempel, Judd C ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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