ID: 36214426 DNB
Home: Milwaukee Co, WI

SSGT, 804 BOMB SQ, 471 BOMB GP

Training aboard B-24H Liberator #42-7525
on a two-ship flight from Westover Field,
Massachusetts, the crew departed at 1440 EWT.

The aircraft was on a high altitude mission
which was to take them to Montauk Gunnery
Range area.

At 1645 the airplane reported to it's sister
ship that it was suffering engine trouble
and was breaking off. His airplane was last
seen about 70 miles south of Montauk Point,
Long Island, heading north.

After all contact with the subject aircraft
was lost, a search was undertaken. Despite
an extensive search by aircraft and ships,
no trace of the missing B-24 and it's
eleven-man crew was ever found.

The B-24 was believed to have crashed into
the Atlantic Ocean due to an in-flight explosion
or failure of a wing due to on-board fires.

The lost aircrew were:

Martin J Kew Instr./Nav.
Rufus Ronald Nelson Nav.
Frederick G Rhodes Bomb.
Gene W Sloan Co-pilot
Edward J Clancy Radio op.
Joseph Albert Jachim gunner
Robert G McLaughlin Engr.
Joseph L Hartzel Radio op.
Chester Webb Radio op.
George W Wilson, Jr gunner

ID: 36214426 DNB
Home: Milwaukee Co, WI

SSGT, 804 BOMB SQ, 471 BOMB GP

Training aboard B-24H Liberator #42-7525
on a two-ship flight from Westover Field,
Massachusetts, the crew departed at 1440 EWT.

The aircraft was on a high altitude mission
which was to take them to Montauk Gunnery
Range area.

At 1645 the airplane reported to it's sister
ship that it was suffering engine trouble
and was breaking off. His airplane was last
seen about 70 miles south of Montauk Point,
Long Island, heading north.

After all contact with the subject aircraft
was lost, a search was undertaken. Despite
an extensive search by aircraft and ships,
no trace of the missing B-24 and it's
eleven-man crew was ever found.

The B-24 was believed to have crashed into
the Atlantic Ocean due to an in-flight explosion
or failure of a wing due to on-board fires.

The lost aircrew were:

Martin J Kew Instr./Nav.
Rufus Ronald Nelson Nav.
Frederick G Rhodes Bomb.
Gene W Sloan Co-pilot
Edward J Clancy Radio op.
Joseph Albert Jachim gunner
Robert G McLaughlin Engr.
Joseph L Hartzel Radio op.
Chester Webb Radio op.
George W Wilson, Jr gunner