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3 July 1944. 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Regiment paratroopers landing on the Kamiri aerodrome on Noemfoor Island off New Guinea. A B-17 overhead drops supplies. The 54th Troop Carrier Wing of the 5th Air Force dropped 739 men directly over the airfield.
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A B-24 of the 779th Bombardment Squadron, hit by anti-aircraft fire over Emilia Romagna, Italy. April 1945. Of its eleven crew, only one survived, its radar operator, blown clear when the aircraft exploded and then parachuted into German captivity (after being shot at by them on his descent).
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Sherman tanks of the 3rd Armored Division on the road between Manhay and Houffalize. The U.S. First Army fight their way to Houffalize where eventually it should link up with Patton's Third Army
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“Extra Joker” 42-95379 of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flames over Austria after being strafed by enemy aircraft. A/C was attacked and strafed by FW-190s over Turnitz, Austria on 23 August 1944. The fire that started on the left wing behind the #1 engine led to an explosion which left the A/C uncontrollable with all crew members KIA
1st Lt Kenneth A Whiting - pilot (KIA) Salt Lake City, Utah
1st Lt Alvin W Moore - copilot (KIA) McMinnville, Oregon
2nd Lt Francis J Bednarek - navigator (KIA) Ashley, Pennsylvania
2nd Lt Edward S Waneski - bombardier (KIA) Brooklyn, New York
Sgt Peter Breda - top turret gunner (KIA) Lima, Ohio
Sgt Harry V Bates - ball turret gunner (KIA) Reinholds, Pennsylvania
Sgt Joseph Garbacz - right waist gunner (KIA) Detroit, Michigan
S/Sgt Milton R Nitsch - left waist gunner (KIA) Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Sgt Elmer J Anderson - nose turret gunner (KIA) Los Angeles, California
Sgt Oscar W Bateman - tail turret gunner (KIA) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1st Lt Kenneth A Whiting - pilot (KIA) Salt Lake City, Utah
1st Lt Alvin W Moore - copilot (KIA) McMinnville, Oregon
2nd Lt Francis J Bednarek - navigator (KIA) Ashley, Pennsylvania
2nd Lt Edward S Waneski - bombardier (KIA) Brooklyn, New York
Sgt Peter Breda - top turret gunner (KIA) Lima, Ohio
Sgt Harry V Bates - ball turret gunner (KIA) Reinholds, Pennsylvania
Sgt Joseph Garbacz - right waist gunner (KIA) Detroit, Michigan
S/Sgt Milton R Nitsch - left waist gunner (KIA) Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Sgt Elmer J Anderson - nose turret gunner (KIA) Los Angeles, California
Sgt Oscar W Bateman - tail turret gunner (KIA) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Men of the 5th Marines in San Francisco prior to setting sail for Wellington, NZ. Eventually, they would land on the island of Guadalcanal to partake in the seizure of the island, better known as “Operation Watchtower”.
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B-17 Flying Fortress “Queenie”- she was shot down over Berlin in April of 1944. 5 airmen were KIA and 5 were POW
Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Romulus 12/11/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-Q] Bassingbourn 20/12/43; Missing in Action 18+m Berlin 29/4/44 with Jim Purdy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Fischer, Ball turret gunner: Lou Carusello, Waist gunner: George Johnson, Tail gunner: Ray Rybarski (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Garfield, Navigator: Paul Bunchuk, Bombardier: John Welch, Radio Operator: Emile Bianchi, Waist gunner: Don Itschner (5 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 & #4 followed by fire, ship then crashed Kladow, Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4236. QUEENIE.
Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Romulus 12/11/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-Q] Bassingbourn 20/12/43; Missing in Action 18+m Berlin 29/4/44 with Jim Purdy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Fischer, Ball turret gunner: Lou Carusello, Waist gunner: George Johnson, Tail gunner: Ray Rybarski (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Garfield, Navigator: Paul Bunchuk, Bombardier: John Welch, Radio Operator: Emile Bianchi, Waist gunner: Don Itschner (5 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 & #4 followed by fire, ship then crashed Kladow, Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4236. QUEENIE.
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At 1042, Thursday 24 May 1945 TBM-3 Bureau Number 68368 exploded on flight deck immediately after coming to a stop following normal landing on board. Two dead with a dozen injured. The accident apparently was caused by the explosion of a 100lb bomb in the bomb bay. USS Suwannee CVE-27, May 29 1945.
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B-26C-45-MO #42-107735 "Flossie's Fury", 17th Bomb Group - 95th Bomb Squadron - 12th AF is shown just after being hit by flak on a mission to Toulon, France 20 August 1944
1st Lt Joseph Leonard Albury, Jr.,(Pilot) KIA
2nd Lt Joseph J Casey (Co-Pilot) KIA
2nd Lt Edgar W Hawthorne (Bombardier) KIA
1st Lt Paul Marshall, Jr (Navigator) KIA
S/Sgt Francis A Pesta (gunner) KIA
Pvt Herman L Frieden Photo/Gunner KIA
Survivors:
S/Sgt Robert J McCluskey (Radio Operator) Evaded, RTD 5 SEPT 44
S/Sgt George L Moscovis (Engineer/Gunner) Evaded, RTD 16 OCT 44
both of these guys evaded capture and were back at it less than two months later.
1st Lt Joseph Leonard Albury, Jr.,(Pilot) KIA
2nd Lt Joseph J Casey (Co-Pilot) KIA
2nd Lt Edgar W Hawthorne (Bombardier) KIA
1st Lt Paul Marshall, Jr (Navigator) KIA
S/Sgt Francis A Pesta (gunner) KIA
Pvt Herman L Frieden Photo/Gunner KIA
Survivors:
S/Sgt Robert J McCluskey (Radio Operator) Evaded, RTD 5 SEPT 44
S/Sgt George L Moscovis (Engineer/Gunner) Evaded, RTD 16 OCT 44
both of these guys evaded capture and were back at it less than two months later.
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Wooden pieces of the flight deck of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Solomons (CVE-67) fly around after a Grumman TBF Avenger flown by William F. Chamberlin strikes the ramp on recovery. The pilot and his crew, members of Composite Squadron VC-9, survived
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Bombs from the 384th Bomb Group 'High Group' knocked off the tail section off B-17G #42-37781 'Silver Dollar' of the 546th Bomb Squadron and it crashed near Osdorf on a mission to Berlin on 9 Mar 1944. 8 KIA, 2 POW.
8 Killed in Action: Pilot: Merlin H. Reed Co-pilot: Bruce M. Rininsland Navigator: Pete Gudyka Bombardier: John L. Heiss Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Robert O. Johnson Radio Operator: Robert F. Wellman Waist gunner: Joseph Jacobson Tail gunner: Emmett F. Hardy
2 Prisoner of War: Ball turret gunner: Arthur John Osepchook Waist gunner: John J. Plotz
8 Killed in Action: Pilot: Merlin H. Reed Co-pilot: Bruce M. Rininsland Navigator: Pete Gudyka Bombardier: John L. Heiss Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Robert O. Johnson Radio Operator: Robert F. Wellman Waist gunner: Joseph Jacobson Tail gunner: Emmett F. Hardy
2 Prisoner of War: Ball turret gunner: Arthur John Osepchook Waist gunner: John J. Plotz
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B-26 Marauder "Louisiana Mud Hen" aka "Circle Jerk", of the 453rd squadron, 323rd bomber group, on a mission over Germany takes a hit from anti-aircraft and goes down.
"Took a direct or near direct hit in port engine and started into a uncontrolled spin. Crew did not manage to bale out 6 x KIA."
"Took a direct or near direct hit in port engine and started into a uncontrolled spin. Crew did not manage to bale out 6 x KIA."
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USAAF B-17G 43-38172 “Lovely Julie” of the 398th BG, 601st BS damaged by flak after dropping bombs on Cologne, Germany on 15 October 1944.
Award Citation: Immediately after bombs away Lt. Delancey's aircraft was hit by flak. A shell pierced the chin turret and exploded in the nose, killing the bombardier and destroying practically all the instruments. The entire nose section was shorn off and all that remained was a tangled mass of instruments, wires and sheet metal. With the oxygen equipment ruined and a sub-zero gale rushing through the plane, Lt. Delancey descended to a lower altitude and headed out of enemy territory. Flying at reduced speed and unable to take proper protective measures with his off-balanced plane, he was subjected to every conceivable type of ground fire. By sheer determination and tenacity he managed to bring the battered aircraft over the home base. Without proper brakes Lt. Delancey climaxed this miraculous feat of flying skill and ability by accomplishing a safe landing. His actions under conditions which would have caused a less courageous pilot to abandon his aircraft are in keeping with the finest traditions of the Army Air Forces. Entered the military service from Oregon. By Command of Lieutenant General DOOLITTLE Silver Star; Oak Leaf Cluster
1st Lt. Lawrence M. DeLancey, Pilot (Awarded the Silver Star)
1st Lt. Phillip H. Stahlman, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Raymond J. LeDoux, Navigator
S/Sgt. George E. Abbott, Togglier, KIA
T/Sgt. Benjamin H. Ruckel, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner;
T/Sgt. Wendell A. Reed, Radio Operator, Gunner
T/Sgt. Russell A. Lachman, Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Albert Albro, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Herbert D. Guild, Tail Gunner.
Award Citation: Immediately after bombs away Lt. Delancey's aircraft was hit by flak. A shell pierced the chin turret and exploded in the nose, killing the bombardier and destroying practically all the instruments. The entire nose section was shorn off and all that remained was a tangled mass of instruments, wires and sheet metal. With the oxygen equipment ruined and a sub-zero gale rushing through the plane, Lt. Delancey descended to a lower altitude and headed out of enemy territory. Flying at reduced speed and unable to take proper protective measures with his off-balanced plane, he was subjected to every conceivable type of ground fire. By sheer determination and tenacity he managed to bring the battered aircraft over the home base. Without proper brakes Lt. Delancey climaxed this miraculous feat of flying skill and ability by accomplishing a safe landing. His actions under conditions which would have caused a less courageous pilot to abandon his aircraft are in keeping with the finest traditions of the Army Air Forces. Entered the military service from Oregon. By Command of Lieutenant General DOOLITTLE Silver Star; Oak Leaf Cluster
1st Lt. Lawrence M. DeLancey, Pilot (Awarded the Silver Star)
1st Lt. Phillip H. Stahlman, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Raymond J. LeDoux, Navigator
S/Sgt. George E. Abbott, Togglier, KIA
T/Sgt. Benjamin H. Ruckel, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner;
T/Sgt. Wendell A. Reed, Radio Operator, Gunner
T/Sgt. Russell A. Lachman, Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Albert Albro, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Herbert D. Guild, Tail Gunner.
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