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Eagar
2LT		 Charles H CL 43-09 534 381 Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Earley William J VV 44-07 831 485 Crew list:
P: Henning W. Ludlow
CP: Paul M. Stark
N: Theodore A. Feifer
B: Wm. J. Earley
ENG: T/S Edwin A Hartigan
NG: Cpl. Edward Walsh
BT: Cpl. Floyd Montgomery
GNR: Pfc. William Rail
RO: Cpl. Wayne D. Crouch
TG: Cpl. Kenneth Richardson

Source: Sandy Stark: gofastsandman@yahoo.com
Eaves
2LT
 James  M CL 45-09     After graduation was an instructor until June of 1945 and then went to Harlington, TX for B-29 gunnery training.  View photo.
Ebencamp
2LT		 Lawrence J RS 43-12   445 Shot down on 12 April 1944 on B-24 # 42-109807  Tennessee Dottie  MACR: 3833.

Crew list:
P: LT John B. Anderson                    KIA 
CP:  2LT Jack C. Juras                       EVD
N: 2LT Walter P. McHugh                 EVD 
B: 2LT Lawrence J. Ebenkamp          EVD   
TT: T/S Michael (NMI) Bungo           EVD 
RO: T/S Miton C. Strempel               POW
BT: S/S Cornelius J. Harrington       POW
LW: S/S George P. Kountz               POW
RW:  S/S Albert P. Horvath               POW
TG: S/S Francis J. Rogalski            POW

Source:
http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=106827
 
Echo
2LT
O-731039		 Salvatore E KT 42-13 455 323 Complete data.
Eddy
1LT
O-723778		 Harold B MI 44-06 62 39 Plane 44-69716, named Timely Reminder.  Crew P-57.

Source: www.39th.org
Edelstein
1LT
O-762719		 Bernard nmi KT 43-18 34 17 KIA 16 January 1945 while on a bombing mission to Camp de Bitche, France.  His aircraft was a B-26C Marauder, 42-107725.  They were brought down by flak over the target. 

Source: Nic: nicnac2778@yahoo.com

Edgeman Harold C BZ 43-01     B-24J crashed in Hankow, China 13 Dec 1943

The crew bailed out after a mission to the Hankow airdrome after receiving major damage. All crew were recovered alive and returned to duty 9 days later.

P: Donald P. Lackey
CP: Hubert R. Neugent
N: Norman J. LaForest
N: Glenn L. McKinley
B: Harold C. Edgeman
ENG: Harrison Adams
TG: Byron Collier
GNR: Douglas A. Rodenbaugh
GNR: Harry Smith
 
Edmiston
S/S		 G A LY ENBMB 565 389 Source: Arthur Plouff - A.plouff@worldnet.att.net
Edmiston
2LT
O-2061225		 Henry D CL 44-08 764 461 Became a POW when shot down while flying in B-24J Paulette on 17 Dec 1944.  Crew Photo.  For more data on this crew read the chapter, American Airman in Slovakia, in the book The Young Ones by Erik Dyreborg.

Crew list:
P: 2LT Kenneth B. Smith, O-825700, POW
CP:2LT Chester H. Rudel, O-713554, WIA/POW
N: 2LT Frank V. Hokr, O-2064256, POW
RW: Cpl Charles F. Foss, 31380952, WIA/POW
LW: Cpl Homer E. Hynbaugh, 16073922, POW
BT: Cpl Roland W. Morin, 20153518, KIA
TT: Cpl Robert T. Trumpy, 16186093, WIA?POW
TG: S/S Urbain H Granger, 36397799,POW
NG: Cpl Erwin A. Burkhardt, 33614032, EVD
Edwards
1LT
O-752611		 Asa B VV 43-11 60 39 Plane 44-69914, named City of Eagle Rock or Lord's Prayer with crew P-05.  Then on 42-93966, named Eight Ball with crew P-08.  Died 27 Feb 2000.

Source: www.39th.org

Edwards
1LT
O-754730		 Daniel G VV 44-13   502 Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=110594
Edwards E F KT 44-05     Class photo.

Source: Lance Donovan
Egan
2LT
O-682089		 Donald R MI 43-08 355 95 Aircraft 42-3156 crashed in a field in St Symphorien, BEL, so called place "La Panetrie", left to the main road from MONS to Binche, BEL on 4 Mar 1944 at about 17:15.  The crew bailed out over Avesnes/St-Quentin, FRA.  

Crew photo.      Tom Yankus

Crash site: 1  2   3  4   5

Wolter at crash site 2007.         Model of plane.

Crew list:
P: 2LT Rodney P. Roehm, O-747321
CP: 2LT David F. Wolter, O-755615
N: 2LT Jonathan (nmi) Pearson, O-692337
RO: Cpl Thomas L. Yankus, 12193136
TT: S/S Charles A. Strackbine, 37319876
BT: S/S Eugene S. Purnell, 390331820
WG: S/S John P. Wesp, 32604608
WG: S/S Floyd C. Noullet, 33305496
TG: S/S Emory T. Kestersen, 38046850 

Source: Philippe Save: save.philippe@skynet.be

Egbert
2LT
O-754897		 Harold H DE 43-13 724 455 Became a POW at Shuman, BUL camp on 11 June 1944.  MACR: 5668.

Source: Mark LaScotte: lascotte@comcast.net
Egender
Col		 Herbert F KT 42-16 322 91
Got credit for one Me-109. Shot down 17 Aug 1943 on 15th mission enroute to Schweinfurt. POW. Liberated at Mooseburg 29 Apr 45.

Crew photo. 

Jim Breeden (P) was shot down on first mission and was a POW.
Two days later  Morris Floyd (N) did the same.
On 7th mission Herb was moved to squadron lead.  On that mission his crews plane was shot down.  Perhaps Morgan and Smith survived.
 

Source: Herb Egender: excampanas@msn.com
Eighelberger
F/O
T-3308		 Bertrand L VV 44-05 851 490 Crew list:
P: 1LT Roy W. White, O- 822871
CP: 2LT Andrew Oswald, O-771114
N: 2LT James F. Dickman, O-723313
TTE: T/S Vernon J. Andres, 36669117
RO: T/S Roger H. Coryell, 10100256
WG: S/S Elwin P.Ritchie, 36450079
WG: Cpl Jose D. Leal, 38458277
BT: Cpl Wilmer M. Gott, 33897498
TG: Cpl Willis D. Crockett, 35709417

Source:
James Gott - Talisman@chesapeake.net
Eiser
CAPT
O-724028		 J N KT 44-06   28 Shot down by Russian AA fire on 9 June 1945.  Flying plane B-25J 44-29148. 

Eyewitness accounts:

One.    Two.    Three. 

Crew list:
P: CAPT E. J. Irving O-396938
CP: 2LT Orvil H. Lord O-784739
B: CAPT J. Nathan Eiser
GNR: S/S Frederick A. Lang 54275916
GNR: S/S Roland R. Kramer  16046137
RO: Cpl Leshe C. Denton, Jr.  34505983

Plane.

Source: A. David Eiser: DavidEiser@earthlink.net

Elero
2LT
O-739413		 Leonard J KT 43-04 429 2 Please Click on http://www.2ndbombgroup.org

The account of the downing is as follows :

Terni,Italy- Mission No 86- October 14,1943

Nineteen aircraft dropped 228, 500 lb GP bombs on the marshalling yards at Terni. A number of fires were started and one large explosion was observed. There was no flak. The formation was attacked by 10-15 E/A consisting of ME-109s,FW-190s, RE-2001s and one ME-202. The attacks were aggressive, coming as close as 150 yards.
 
B-17 42-29581, piloted by 2nd Lt Robert T. McCarty, was lost due to enemy fighter action. Slightly wounded were S/S Franklin G. Thometz and Pvt. Kester D. Matheny of the 429th Squadron.
 
MACR: 968 -  A/C # 42-29581 - SUGARPUSS

P: 2LT Robert T. McCarty  0-730660         KIA
CP: 2LT Frederick O. Borgard, O-736466  KIA
N: 2LT  Richard W. Warner  0-676187       KIA
B: 2LT  Leonard J. Elero  O-739413          KIA
TT: T/S  James D. Wallace 35457407       KIA
BT: Sgt William J. Cuba  33248986          KIA
RW: S/S Steve E. Szabo 36325883           KIA
LW: S/S  Joseph E. Fales  11110360         KIA
TG: S/S  Floyd N. Hileman  13106029       KIA
RO: S/S  Norman T. Benster  39253129    KIA

Statement of S/Sgt Roy T. Lantz in B-17 # 42-30133 429th BS, after the mission. " I first saw plane  # 42-29581 when it was going down under ours. I guess it  less than 100 ft below us when it passed and assumed a position about 4:30 o'clock, 500 to 600 yards to our rear. He flew straight and level for about two minutes and then apparently started to come back  under our plane for protection from fighters. At this time # 3 engine was smoking badly, but not on fire, nor was it feathered. The smoke was white. On the way over to our plane, two fighters attacked # 581, in trail from 8 o'clock high. No 3 engine caught fire then., at which time the plane went into a vertical dive and soon thereafter completely disintegrated. I estimate the plane was about 2,000 ft below us, when it went to pieces. I think I saw four or five parachutes open, none on fire. they opened about the time the plane went to pieces. Later I saw four or five spots on the water that looked like parachutes. I saw the fragments of the plane hit the water. The fighters made no more attacks after they started down.

This is from the 5th Wing History of Aircraft Assigned by Dick Drain.

42-29581  SUGERPUSS   429  original a/c. MIA Terni  14-10-43 on 53rd misson. fighters. 4 chutes land in water. Robert McCarty crew, Borgard, Warner, Elero, Wallace, Benster, Cuba, Szabo, Fales, Hileman. 
 
Ellis
2LT		 James C RS 43-11 527 379 His B17G # 42-31799 was brought down 3 Feb 1944 near Frasne-lez-Buisenal, BEL  MACR 2736

Crew list:
P: LT Gilbert H. Hufnail   POW
CP: 2LT Dean O. McCall   EVD
N: 2LT David E. Ferris   POW
B: 2LT James C. Ellis   EVD
TT: T/S Derwood E. Macklin   POW
RO: T/S Kenneth I. Parker   POW
BT: S/S Henry O. Young   EVD
LW: S/S Frederick R. Ryan   POW
RW: S/S Charles H.Lambert Jr   POW
TG: S/S Edgar H. Woodbury   POW

Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=109296

Ellis
2LT		 Richard C MI 43-07 331 94  
Emerson
2LT		 Elwood H R GW 42-17 566 389 KIA on 1 Aug 1943 while flying B-24 42-40735 called Sand-Witch during Operation Tidalwave, the bombing of Ploesti.  Co-pilot Hull was awarded the silver star.

Crew list:
P: Robert Hurton KIA
CP: 2LT Charles T Hull O-740818  KIA
N: Richard B. Krug  KIA
TTE: Zerill J. Steen  POW
RO: Jack Smith KIA
BT: Robert Kaufmann  KIA
WG: James Lamert  KIA
TG: Mack Smith  KIA

Source: Arthur Plouff - A.plouff@worldnet.att.net

Emery
2LT
O-762762		 Norbert A VV 43-18 410 94

KIA 6 Oct 1944

CREW  LL-89 arrived 31 May 1944

P: 2LT Charles W. Morris
CP: 2LT Willis B. Moulton II   KIA  5 Nov.’44
N: 2LT Howard M. Dunham
B: 2LT Norbert A. Emery
GNR: S/S Edward C. Callan
GNR: Sgt. Edward  Sefcik
GNR: Sgt. Edward A. Shal
GNR: Sgt. Conrad P. Kern
GNR: Sgt. Wallace F. Hanselman

Emmerling John J SA 44-06 724 451 The crew he flew overseas with:

P: Martin E. Uhl - deceased 12 Jan 2000
CP: Charles J. Spiegel - KIA  29 Dec 1944
N: Conrad B. Reisch - deceased Jun 1970
B: John J. Emmerling - deceased 11 Aug 1996
AEG: Nelson K. Drueding - KIA  29 Dec 1944
ROG: Marvin B. Bassell
GNR: Harry L. Eberhardt - KIA  29 Dec 1944
GNR: Edward S. Pozniak - KIA  29 Dec 1944
GNR: Kenneth L. Prince - KIA  29 Dec 1944
GNR: Gerald L. Honaker

Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=107481
 
Endrizzi
2LT		 Peter  G VV 44-06 866 494 KIA 25 Jan 1945.
Engell
2LT		 Dale C KT 43-04 322 91 Entire crew KIA on 9 Oct 1943 flying on plane 42-29711 named Chief Sly III.  More info.
Engholdt
1LT
O-1317770		 James M VV 44-12 60 39 KIA 4 May 1945. Plane 44-70004, named City of Cooperstown.  Crew P-16.

Source: www.39th.org

English
CAPT
O-731041		 Leo K KT 42-13 533 381 Complete data.
Englert
1LT
O-731040		 Paul R KT 42-13 418 100 Complete data.
Englerth
1LT
O-663604		 Lonnie W MI 42-12     From AR.
First STS at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Engstrand
2LT		 Raymond G KT 44-11 527 379 Became a POW on 14 Feb 1945 when B-17G #43-39147 was brought down by flak near Dresden.   MACR 12338
According to "Project Bits and Pieces":

Crew list:
P: 2LT Stanley W. Cebuhar POW Albia, IA
CP: FO Delton C. Reopelle POW Phoenix, AZ
NT: S/S Lloyd H. Gates Jr POW Jackson, MS
B: 2LT  Raymond G. Engstrand POW Minneapolis, MN
TT: T/S Lester F. Higginbotham POW Frankfurt, IN
RO: S/S Waldon R. Hardy KIA Seattle, WA
BT: Sgt George R. Byers KIA Stockton, CA
WG: Sgt Francis E. Beam POW Galion, OH
TG: Sgt John P. Dillon POW Asheville, NC

Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=110629
Epperson
2LT
O-768946		 Orval W DE 44-03 525 379 KIA or MIA on 9 July 1944.  MACR #7359, "This aircraft took off from Base (Kimbolton), failed to make assembly with this Group.  It is not known with what Group this crew flew nor is any information available as to what happened to the aircraft other than it failed to return."

Plane was B-17-G, # 42-38141.

Crew list:
P: 2LT Hugh E. Frye, O-758551
CP: 2LT Victor B. Gluckman, O-769066
N: 2LT Chester B. Stoupe, O-698386
TT: Sgt Robert J. Davids, 32675801
RO: Sgt Harold W. Ceites, 37379758
BT: Pvt Thomas A. Kunrod, 13114089
WG: Sgt Ronald M. MacKenzie, 37671441
TG: Cpl Lawrence R. Eiler, 37572178

Source: Winnie Carter pwcarter@swbell.net
Epps Morris F MI 43-16   448

Source: Becky Lawson: beckyson@nettaxi.com
Erickson G S KT 44-05     Class photo.

Source: Lance Donovan
Escue
2LT
O-688327
Ozone, TX 		Walter H MI 43-11 757 459 POW.  B24H, 42-95300, Texarkana Hussy was lost on 26 June 1944.  MACR: 6967

Crew list:
P: 2LT Henning, Albert C.   POW   O-750916
Texarkana, Ark
CP: F/O Reed, Kenneth L.  KIA    T-62193
PennYan, NY
B: 2LT Escue, Walter H.    POW    O-688327
Ozone, TX
NT: Sgt Sullivan, Earle E.   KIA   13081941
Wash DC
TTE: S/S  Smith, James W.    POW   18080996
Texarkana, TX
BT: Sgt Smith, Warren S.   POW   17079202
Fargo, ND 
RW: S/S Sullivan, Thomas J.   POW   12862678
Floral Park, NY
LW: Sgt Sutton, William H.    POW   34763653
Abbeville, GA
TG: Sgt Otto, Robert W.    POW   39907544
Jerome, ID
 
Esh
O-731042		 Norman R KT 42-13     Complete data.
Ethridge
2LT		 Virgil W KT 44-06 710 447 Became a POW when plane 43-37821
Red Hot Mama failed to return due to German fighters and ditched in the North Sea. MACR 9779. Info from Project Bits and Pieces.

Crew list: (all POWS)
P: 2LT Vladimir A. Mateyka
CP: 2LT Keith W. McCall
N: 2LT Louis Sobolof
B: 2LT Virgil W. Ethridge
TT: Cpl Anthony V. Carnesi
RO: Cpl Laverne T. Pratt
BT: Cpl Eugene F. Schmitt
WG: Cpl John F. Simpson
TG: Cpl Thomas R. Davis
 
Ettinger
2LT
O-679484		 Robert J SA 43-07 452 730 First Mission: Frankfurt. "Aircraft crashed on take-off. At about 0935 on 8 February 1944 B-17 42-39977 made a normal take-off and climbed to catch up with the rest of the formation. When the plane reached a height of about 500 feet, it suddenly nosed down at angle of 45 degrees and hit the ground about two miles East of the airfield. Another pilot reported seeing the cockpit on fire. The fire was probably caused by a piece of electrical equipment, situated near the base of the top turrett that was alleged prone to ignition. The cockpit was filled with smoke and fire from the flares and oxygen bottles, and it was unlikely that the pilot could see his instruments or anything else. However, he must have regained some control of the aircraft, because he crased on top tather than into the field. When the bomber hit the ground, it immediately burst into flames, and two of the 500 lb bombs adn eleven of the 100 lb bombs exploded. Pictures taken that day show that apart from one very badly damaged engine, no large pieces survived. The crew was buried in the War Cemetery at Madingly in Cambridgeshire. " From the Missing Planes fo the 452d Bomb Group, 3d Edition.

Mission list.

Source: Howard Keller: howard.keller@us.army.mil

Evans Albert T WM 42-16   94 WIA on 29 May, on the mission to Rennes.  He was unable to fly again.

Photo from Salinas, KS

410th BS bombardiers.

Source: RltBen@aol.com 

Evans Floyd A VV 42-08   306 On 24 July 1943 his unit attacked Heroay, NOR.  On the return, the plane was attacked by several ME-109's.  Fragments from a 20 mm cannon shell hit the navigator, LT Duane Bollenbach in the temple.  Evans held Bollenbach's bleeding head in his arms during the 5 hours remaining in the flight.

Other crew members:
P: CAPT David H. Wheeler
CP: 1LT Donald R. Winters
N: LT Duane Bollenbach
TG: Sgt Raymond L Norris
TTE: Harvey L. Noyes, Jr.
Evans
2LT		 Richard L CL 44-13 or VV44-06 864 494 Died ?? Aug 1981.
Evans, Jr.
2LT
O-666018		 Wayne nmi MI 42-14   376 Either POW or KIA on 12 Sept 1944.  From OK.

Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Everett
O-773323		 Lawrence W KT 44-05 753 458 From IA.

 Class photo.

Source: Lance Donovan