Gunner T/Sgt. Stanley R. Stewart POW
Hometown: Quincy, Illinois
Squadron: 578th 392th Bomb Group
Service# 36483178
Awards:
Pilot 1st/Lt. Joe H. Shelley
Target: KOBLENZ
MACR 10206
Date Lost: 21-Sep-44
Serial Number: #41-29002
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:"T-BAR" 30th MISSION
Aircraft Name:
Location: Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen
Cause: AA Crew of 9 3KIA 6POW
MISSION LOSS CIRCUMSTANCES: An after-mission reporting by 577th Sqdn pilot 2/Lt Robert H. Tays and his crew members recounted information on the loss of this aircrew and aircraft. "Formation encountered AA resistance, scattered, but fairly accurate along the course from I.P. to Koblenz.
German Report KU #2998, Air Base Hqs A (9) 10/VI, reported the plane crashed at Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen at 1300 hours. This Bonn-Hangelar headquarters element also reported and identified all 9 crew members at or near this location. Subsequently, 3 of this aircrew were reported as dead: 1/Lt Shelley, 1/Lt Chinchilla, and S/Sgt Hollenbeck. The remaining members were reported as captured. A supplementary German hospital report dated 10 October 1944 indicated that S/Sgt Stewart had been transferred there on 23 September from a sick-call center at Vallendur/Rhein and was suffering a shot wound in his right thigh; and that he was being moved under guard to the POW Transit Camp at Oberursel (Dulag-Luft).
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS OF CREWMEN FATES: S/Sgt Stewart, Waist Gunner, gave a summary account on a 'Casualty Questionnaire' after the war: that he was the only one known to have been wounded in the plane prior to all members bailing out and the rest were in good physical condition at bail out time; that the Engineer, Radio Operator, himself, the other Waist Gunner and Tail Gunner all bailed out through the aft hatch while the front end crewmen bailed out as follows, in this orde: Bombardier through the nose wheel well; Pilot, Co-Pilot, and Navigator through the bomb bay doors. The Navigator reported that he was the last man out at about 300 feet altitude, and he heard the aircraft crash.
Another surviving crew member reported that Pilot 1/Lt Shelley and 1/Lt Chinchilla were killed by German civilians, but no other confirming information was given. This report also said "dropped bombs too soon; 30 miles short of target; area seen where they (bombs) hit a small group of houses; expect he (Shelley) was killed by civilians." Shelley, Chinchilla, and Hollenbeck were thought to have flown 28 or 29 missions total.
BURIAL RECORDS: The only record existing in this MACR indicates that Lt. Chinchilla was interred at the U.S. National Overseas Cemetery at LUXEMBOURG (Grave E-15-72) with awards of an Air Medal with (2) Oak Leaf Clusters in addition to the Purple Heart. No record exists in this report on the other two deceased members.
Crew of #41-29002
1st/Lt. Joe H. Shelley Pilot KIA
Pasquale Scarpino Co Pilot POW
1st/Lt. Nader P. Maroun Navigator POW
1st/Lt. Francis P. Chinchilla Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Francis M. Kane Engineer POW
Pfc. Paul E. Smith Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt. Charles E Hollenbeck Jr. Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Stanley R. Stewart Gunner POW
Pvt. James E. Childers Gunner POW
Hometown: Quincy, Illinois
Squadron: 578th 392th Bomb Group
Service# 36483178
Awards:
Pilot 1st/Lt. Joe H. Shelley
Target: KOBLENZ
MACR 10206
Date Lost: 21-Sep-44
Serial Number: #41-29002
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:"T-BAR" 30th MISSION
Aircraft Name:
Location: Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen
Cause: AA Crew of 9 3KIA 6POW
MISSION LOSS CIRCUMSTANCES: An after-mission reporting by 577th Sqdn pilot 2/Lt Robert H. Tays and his crew members recounted information on the loss of this aircrew and aircraft. "Formation encountered AA resistance, scattered, but fairly accurate along the course from I.P. to Koblenz.
German Report KU #2998, Air Base Hqs A (9) 10/VI, reported the plane crashed at Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen at 1300 hours. This Bonn-Hangelar headquarters element also reported and identified all 9 crew members at or near this location. Subsequently, 3 of this aircrew were reported as dead: 1/Lt Shelley, 1/Lt Chinchilla, and S/Sgt Hollenbeck. The remaining members were reported as captured. A supplementary German hospital report dated 10 October 1944 indicated that S/Sgt Stewart had been transferred there on 23 September from a sick-call center at Vallendur/Rhein and was suffering a shot wound in his right thigh; and that he was being moved under guard to the POW Transit Camp at Oberursel (Dulag-Luft).
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS OF CREWMEN FATES: S/Sgt Stewart, Waist Gunner, gave a summary account on a 'Casualty Questionnaire' after the war: that he was the only one known to have been wounded in the plane prior to all members bailing out and the rest were in good physical condition at bail out time; that the Engineer, Radio Operator, himself, the other Waist Gunner and Tail Gunner all bailed out through the aft hatch while the front end crewmen bailed out as follows, in this orde: Bombardier through the nose wheel well; Pilot, Co-Pilot, and Navigator through the bomb bay doors. The Navigator reported that he was the last man out at about 300 feet altitude, and he heard the aircraft crash.
Another surviving crew member reported that Pilot 1/Lt Shelley and 1/Lt Chinchilla were killed by German civilians, but no other confirming information was given. This report also said "dropped bombs too soon; 30 miles short of target; area seen where they (bombs) hit a small group of houses; expect he (Shelley) was killed by civilians." Shelley, Chinchilla, and Hollenbeck were thought to have flown 28 or 29 missions total.
BURIAL RECORDS: The only record existing in this MACR indicates that Lt. Chinchilla was interred at the U.S. National Overseas Cemetery at LUXEMBOURG (Grave E-15-72) with awards of an Air Medal with (2) Oak Leaf Clusters in addition to the Purple Heart. No record exists in this report on the other two deceased members.
Crew of #41-29002
1st/Lt. Joe H. Shelley Pilot KIA
Pasquale Scarpino Co Pilot POW
1st/Lt. Nader P. Maroun Navigator POW
1st/Lt. Francis P. Chinchilla Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Francis M. Kane Engineer POW
Pfc. Paul E. Smith Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt. Charles E Hollenbeck Jr. Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Stanley R. Stewart Gunner POW
Pvt. James E. Childers Gunner POW
Gunner T/Sgt. Stanley R. Stewart POW
Hometown: Quincy, Illinois
Squadron: 578th 392th Bomb Group
Service# 36483178
Awards:
Pilot 1st/Lt. Joe H. Shelley
Target: KOBLENZ
MACR 10206
Date Lost: 21-Sep-44
Serial Number: #41-29002
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:"T-BAR" 30th MISSION
Aircraft Name:
Location: Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen
Cause: AA Crew of 9 3KIA 6POW
MISSION LOSS CIRCUMSTANCES: An after-mission reporting by 577th Sqdn pilot 2/Lt Robert H. Tays and his crew members recounted information on the loss of this aircrew and aircraft. "Formation encountered AA resistance, scattered, but fairly accurate along the course from I.P. to Koblenz.
German Report KU #2998, Air Base Hqs A (9) 10/VI, reported the plane crashed at Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen at 1300 hours. This Bonn-Hangelar headquarters element also reported and identified all 9 crew members at or near this location. Subsequently, 3 of this aircrew were reported as dead: 1/Lt Shelley, 1/Lt Chinchilla, and S/Sgt Hollenbeck. The remaining members were reported as captured. A supplementary German hospital report dated 10 October 1944 indicated that S/Sgt Stewart had been transferred there on 23 September from a sick-call center at Vallendur/Rhein and was suffering a shot wound in his right thigh; and that he was being moved under guard to the POW Transit Camp at Oberursel (Dulag-Luft).
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS OF CREWMEN FATES: S/Sgt Stewart, Waist Gunner, gave a summary account on a 'Casualty Questionnaire' after the war: that he was the only one known to have been wounded in the plane prior to all members bailing out and the rest were in good physical condition at bail out time; that the Engineer, Radio Operator, himself, the other Waist Gunner and Tail Gunner all bailed out through the aft hatch while the front end crewmen bailed out as follows, in this orde: Bombardier through the nose wheel well; Pilot, Co-Pilot, and Navigator through the bomb bay doors. The Navigator reported that he was the last man out at about 300 feet altitude, and he heard the aircraft crash.
Another surviving crew member reported that Pilot 1/Lt Shelley and 1/Lt Chinchilla were killed by German civilians, but no other confirming information was given. This report also said "dropped bombs too soon; 30 miles short of target; area seen where they (bombs) hit a small group of houses; expect he (Shelley) was killed by civilians." Shelley, Chinchilla, and Hollenbeck were thought to have flown 28 or 29 missions total.
BURIAL RECORDS: The only record existing in this MACR indicates that Lt. Chinchilla was interred at the U.S. National Overseas Cemetery at LUXEMBOURG (Grave E-15-72) with awards of an Air Medal with (2) Oak Leaf Clusters in addition to the Purple Heart. No record exists in this report on the other two deceased members.
Crew of #41-29002
1st/Lt. Joe H. Shelley Pilot KIA
Pasquale Scarpino Co Pilot POW
1st/Lt. Nader P. Maroun Navigator POW
1st/Lt. Francis P. Chinchilla Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Francis M. Kane Engineer POW
Pfc. Paul E. Smith Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt. Charles E Hollenbeck Jr. Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Stanley R. Stewart Gunner POW
Pvt. James E. Childers Gunner POW
Hometown: Quincy, Illinois
Squadron: 578th 392th Bomb Group
Service# 36483178
Awards:
Pilot 1st/Lt. Joe H. Shelley
Target: KOBLENZ
MACR 10206
Date Lost: 21-Sep-44
Serial Number: #41-29002
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:"T-BAR" 30th MISSION
Aircraft Name:
Location: Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen
Cause: AA Crew of 9 3KIA 6POW
MISSION LOSS CIRCUMSTANCES: An after-mission reporting by 577th Sqdn pilot 2/Lt Robert H. Tays and his crew members recounted information on the loss of this aircrew and aircraft. "Formation encountered AA resistance, scattered, but fairly accurate along the course from I.P. to Koblenz.
German Report KU #2998, Air Base Hqs A (9) 10/VI, reported the plane crashed at Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen at 1300 hours. This Bonn-Hangelar headquarters element also reported and identified all 9 crew members at or near this location. Subsequently, 3 of this aircrew were reported as dead: 1/Lt Shelley, 1/Lt Chinchilla, and S/Sgt Hollenbeck. The remaining members were reported as captured. A supplementary German hospital report dated 10 October 1944 indicated that S/Sgt Stewart had been transferred there on 23 September from a sick-call center at Vallendur/Rhein and was suffering a shot wound in his right thigh; and that he was being moved under guard to the POW Transit Camp at Oberursel (Dulag-Luft).
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS OF CREWMEN FATES: S/Sgt Stewart, Waist Gunner, gave a summary account on a 'Casualty Questionnaire' after the war: that he was the only one known to have been wounded in the plane prior to all members bailing out and the rest were in good physical condition at bail out time; that the Engineer, Radio Operator, himself, the other Waist Gunner and Tail Gunner all bailed out through the aft hatch while the front end crewmen bailed out as follows, in this orde: Bombardier through the nose wheel well; Pilot, Co-Pilot, and Navigator through the bomb bay doors. The Navigator reported that he was the last man out at about 300 feet altitude, and he heard the aircraft crash.
Another surviving crew member reported that Pilot 1/Lt Shelley and 1/Lt Chinchilla were killed by German civilians, but no other confirming information was given. This report also said "dropped bombs too soon; 30 miles short of target; area seen where they (bombs) hit a small group of houses; expect he (Shelley) was killed by civilians." Shelley, Chinchilla, and Hollenbeck were thought to have flown 28 or 29 missions total.
BURIAL RECORDS: The only record existing in this MACR indicates that Lt. Chinchilla was interred at the U.S. National Overseas Cemetery at LUXEMBOURG (Grave E-15-72) with awards of an Air Medal with (2) Oak Leaf Clusters in addition to the Purple Heart. No record exists in this report on the other two deceased members.
Crew of #41-29002
1st/Lt. Joe H. Shelley Pilot KIA
Pasquale Scarpino Co Pilot POW
1st/Lt. Nader P. Maroun Navigator POW
1st/Lt. Francis P. Chinchilla Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Francis M. Kane Engineer POW
Pfc. Paul E. Smith Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt. Charles E Hollenbeck Jr. Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Stanley R. Stewart Gunner POW
Pvt. James E. Childers Gunner POW
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