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Friday, March 31, 2006 2:44 PM
Hi Pats,
I came across your website while searching out Vollenhove on the internet.
Being a Vollenhove resident, I was wondering if you could help me?
I am planning to visit Vollenhove on April 25th
to visit my uncle's war grave on behalf of my family.
I will be traveling from Canada.
My Uncle (Jack Gibbs) is buried in De Voorst cemetery, shot down at age 19.
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I only speak English; will that be a problem getting around the town in general?
Many thanks for your assistance and reply.
Brenda Gibbs
"In Memoriam"
R.91205 Flight Sergeant Jack Edward Gibbs
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner
Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd of July 1942 - Age 19
see also 420 Squadron
In the weeks after March 31st I was collecting all kinds of information
about here uncle's crash in the lake called "Zwarte Meer" just South of Vollenhove
April 25th-26th I was a helpful guide in Vollenhove
Additional page will follow - 25 Aug 2006 - PATS
Starting this page - Jack Edward Gibbs - 10 Feb 2007 - PATS
R.91205 - Jack Edwards Gibbs
Son of Mrs. and Mr. William (Bill) J. Gibbs of Toronto, Ontario, Canadahusband of Mrs. Doreen Margaret Gibbs née Betts, Oxford, UK
Killed in action South of Vollenhove - Friday 3rd of July 1942 - Age 19
Attestation paper - RCAF - 25 Nov 1940
Jack Edward Gibbs was born 19 November 1922, East York TWP, York Co., ON
Son of William James Gibbs ( born Norwich, UK ) and Gladys Mathilda Williams ( born London, UK )
248 Albany Ave, Toronto, ON - [ 25 Nov 1940 ]
1929-1935 - Jesse Ketchum @ Palmerston Ave - Public School, Toronto, ON
1935-1939 - Central Tech - Public Highschool - Motor Mechanics, Toronto, ON
Civil occupations: Stock Clerk - Jun 1940 - Copp Clark Co. - Wellington St., Toronto, ON
Religion: Church of England
Hobbies: Photography - Sports: Softball occasionally
Enlistment: Toronto, 24 Jan 1941
Posted to #2 Manning Depot, Brandon, Manitoba - Trade W.O. / A.G.
AC2 - Aircraftman 2nd Class - 26 Jan 1941
LAC - Leading Aircraftman - 1 May 1941
F/Sgt. (pd) - 15 Sep 1941 - Spec Group
WO/AG - 6 Mar 1942
to 16 OTU 'Operational Training Unit' - 27 Jan 1942
F/Sgt. - 15 Mar 1942
from 16 OTU 'Operational Training Unit' to 420 Squadron - 10 Jun 1942
Missing after operation - 3 Jul 1942
Presumed dead - 3 Jul 1942
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- info 'Record of Service Airman' - received 16 Mar 2009 -
Jack - Flight Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) - Age 19 - with his "own" RCAF crew, March 1942
probably taken at Waddington
Contact Gibbs is pending - 29 Jul 2007 - PATS
On his last mission on 2nd-3rd July 1942 towards target Bremen
he was joining another crew of Sqdn.420 - Hampden I AT248 PT-A
due he overstayed his leave on his honeymoon - 17th of June 1942 -
When he returned, his crew had left so he was reassigned to another
which became his last flight with the following crew members
R.85433 - Charles Garnett Wilde
Royal Canadian Air Force - Flight Sergeant ( Pilot ) - Age 22Son of Harry Milton Wilde and Mabel Lillian Wilde (née Breault),
of Richmound, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Attestation Paper - 13 July 1940 - 'Desire to join RCAF'
Name: Charles Garnett Wilde - Born: 11 Mar 1920, Medicine Hat, Alberta - Residence: Richmound, Saskatchewan
Occupation: Municipal Clerk - Religion: United Church - Sports: Softball, Baseball - Height 5-11 - Weight: 160 - Single
Education: Oasis School 1926-1932 ( General ) - Oasis High School: 1932-1939 ( General - passed Gr. XI )
Civil Occupations ( 1938 - 1941 ): L.J. Freeman, Municipal Sec-Treas Assistant, Richmound, Saskatchewan
Recruiting Centre: Calgary, Alberta - Recommended for Pilot or Observer - Enlistment: 12 Feb 1941
Special Reserve - Posted No. 2 Manning Depot, Brandon, Manitoba - Trade: Pilot or Observer (standard)
Rank: Sgt. - Pilots Flying Badge - 7 Oct 1941 - Trade: Pilot
TOS: # 'Y' Depot Halifax - 9 Oct 1941
Embarked: 3 Nov 1941
T/F/Sgt. - 7 April 1942
from 16 OTU 'Operational Training Unit' to 420 Squadron - 3 May 1942
Missing after operation - 3 Jul 1942
Presumed dead - 3 Jul 1942
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- info 'Record of Service Airman' - received 4 Jun 2009 -
F/Sgt. Charles G. Wilde - - - - - - - Claresholm, AB - Pilot badge, Duke of Windsor
- images via Wilde family - - - - - - - - - 5 Nov 1941 - ( 7 Nov 1941 in Army record ) -
"Charles Garnett Wilde, born March 11, 1920 at Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
He was the second of 9 children born to Harry Milton Wilde and Mabel Lillian Wilde (née Breault)
Charles or Charlie grew up on the family farm at Richmound, Saskatchewan and
attended school there. For 2 years after High School he was employed as a
clerk in the local Municipal office. Early in his life he developed a love
for flying and for aircraft and spent many hours building model planes out
of balsa wood and tissue paper
And so when he joined the armed services in Feb of 1941 it was only natural
that he would enlist in the Air Force
He graduated from RCAF Service Flying School at Claresholm, Alberta on Oct 5th of the same year
At his "Wings" ceremony the Duke of Windsor pinned on Pilot badge
On Nov 20 1941 he landed at Northampton, England
During his training period in Canada our brother Richard Nelson Wilde was drowned
in a boating accident at the Uplands Air Force Training Station near Ottawa, ON
Nelson was also in the Air Force
It is a great comfort to us that his grave is attended by such care by your people
and that his supreme sacrifice made so early in his life has not been forgotten.
resume by Doug Wilde – Charlie's brother - Regina, SK, Canada - 28 June 2007 -
Memorials at Maple Creek Community Cemetery, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
Harry Milton Wilde, born: 13 Feb 1893 - died: 4 Feb 1956 - Age 62
Mabel Lillian Wilde (née Breault), born 1893 - died: 7 Mar 1979 - Age 86
Richard Nelson Wilde, born: 25 Jan 1922 - died: 8 Jul 1941 - Age 19 - son of Harry & Mabel
Stanley R. Wilde, born 1919 - died: 25 Jul 1967 - Age 46 - son of Harry & Mabel
Contact Wilde is pending - 21 Jul 2007 - PATS
Last update - 9 Apr 2010 - PATS
R.69734 - Thomas Edward Crothers
Royal Canadian Air Force - Flight Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) - Age 32born 20 Mar 1910, Rouge Hill, ON - died 3 Jul 1942, Zwarte Meer (lake), The Netherlands
Son of Thomas B. Crothers, and of Isabella Irene Crothers, Dundas St., of Cooksville, Ontario, Canada.
School: Oshawa Collegiate - Enlistment: Toronto 3 July 1940
Church: Anglican - attended: St. John's, Dixie
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- Serviceman info from Service card - Peel War Records Board - received 5 Dec 2008 -
Isabella Irene Crothers - info - 19 Nov 2008 - PATS
Attestation paper - RCAF - 12 June 1940
Thomas Edward Crothers was born 20 March 1910 on a farm, Pickering, ON
Son of Thomas B. Crothers ( born Toronto ) and Isabella Irene Morrish ( born Port Perry, ON )
brother of Donald James Crothers, 227 King St. West, Oshawa, ON - [ 12 Jun 1940 ]
1914-1922 - Centre Street Public School, Oshawa, ON
1922-1927 - Oshawa Collegiate , Oshawa, ON - pass Matriculation
1927-1929 - Clerk - G. & W. Syberry - 27 King St. East, Oshawa, ON
1930-1940 - Clerk - Thomas Crothers - 227 King St. West, Oshawa, ON
Civil occupations: Clerk 13 yrs, CNR Construction, Merchant
Summer vacations at C.N.R. - Construction
Religion: Anglican
Hobbies: Sports - Sports: Golf, Baseball, Tennis, Football, Swimming, Basketball
Enlistment: Toronto, 3 Jul 1940
Posted to #1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario, Manitoba - Air Crew "Std"
AC2 - Aircrew "Std" - 3 Jul 1940
LAC- Leading Aircraftman - 6 Nov 1940
T/Sgt. - 14 Apr 1941 - Award: Air Gunners Badge - 14 Apr 1941 -
from 16 OTU 'Operational Training Unit' to 420 Squadron - 28 Mar 1942
Missing after operation - 3 Jul 1942
Presumed dead - 3 Jul 1942
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- info 'Record of Service Airman' - received 16 Mar 2009 -
Exactly two year in service - info - 17 Mar 2009 - PATS
Thomas B. CROTHERS, 27, painter, Toronto, ON - s/o James CROTHERS & Mary Hannah RENTON, Toronto
married 29 Nov 1906 at Port Perry, Ontario Co
Isabella Irene MORRISH, 25, Port Perry, ON - d/o George James MORRISH & Sarah HAYWARD
witn: Henry KIRBYSON of Toronto & Nicholas INGRAM of Port Perry, ON
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- info: Ontario - marriages - 1906 -
Sgt. Thomas Edward Crothers
Cooksville, Missing
18 CANADIANS MISSING AS AIR TEMPO INCREASES
Globe and Mail 1942/07/10
- via WarMuseum.CA - 9 Nov 2008 -
!!! Image Crothers found after 2 Year, 7 Month, and 9 Days in this research !!!
PX5863 14 Dec 42 from AMK states German 'Totenliste 86' confirms death of Sgt. Crothers
PCX217 16 Feb 44 from AMK states German information states Sgt. Crothers and Sgt. Wilde
buried in Amersfoort Cemetery Province of Utrecht -- Section XIII graves 48 and 49 respectively --
Grave location : Amersfoort ( Oud Leusden ) General Cemetery, Holland, Grave No. 49 Section 13.
- info 'Record of Service Airman' - received 16 Mar 2009 -
Vernon's - City of Oshawa directory - 1928
Crothers Donald, Student
Crothers Thomas B ( Isabel ), Grocer, house
227 King St. West, Oshawa, ON
In the directory of 1924 - Crothers T B, trav, h ( traveling, house )
- info Oshawa library -
Edward is remembered on the Oshawa Collegiate Memorial - unveiled 21st Dec 1949
Sister Dorothy and brother Carson did attend Oshawa Collegiate & Vocational Institute too
Carson is playing rugby - 1931 - Junior Rugby Team - see Yearbook 1931
I assume that his older brother Donald James ( student-1928 ) was also on the same school
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Donald James Crothers - b. 14 Mar 1908 - d. 12 Dec 1986, Oshawa, ON - Age 78
he married Beatrice Elva Olive Suddard - b. Sep 1912, Toronto - d. 1998, Oshawa, ON - Age 86
children of Donald James and Beatrice Elva O. Crothers are R. T. Crothers (son) and J. B. Crothers (daughter)
Thomas Edward Crothers - b. 20 Mar 1910, Pickering, ON - d. 3 Jul 1942, Netherlands - Age 32
Dorothy Jean Crothers - b. 18 jan 1912 - d. 5 Mar 1995, Toronto, ON - Age 83
Dorothy Jean Crothers married on 9 Jan 1936, Oshawa - Alan R. Williams - b. 5 Jan 1906 - d. 7 May 1999 - Age 93
their children are Ross 1937, Peter 1940, Susan 1944 and Christopher 1952
Carson Crothers - b. 01 Oct 1913 - d. Oct 1997 - Age 84 - Junior rugby player in 1931 team -
Carson Crothers married, Sep 1941, Nancy Blatchford - b. 13 Jan 1916 - d. Sep 2007 - Age 91
their children are Margo 1944 and Thomas ?1947?
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- info Ancestry, Oshawa Library -
Additional info via Peter T. Williams, nephew - 02 Feb 2010 - PATS
Contact Crothers is pending - 02 Feb 2010 - PATS
!!! after 3 Year, 9 Month, and 2 Days in this research !!!
Edward "Ed" with his sister Dorothy and nephew Ross - 1942
images via Bob Crothers (nephew) - 04 Feb 2010
Ed Crothers (left), with unknown Airmates (middle, right) and children (front)
images via Ross Williams (nephew) - 03 Jun 2010
Children likely of 'middle' Airman - 03 Jun 2010 - PATS
Last update - 03 Jun 2010 - PATS
1198862 - Alan Denis Bond
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - Sergeant (Obs.) - Age 30Son of James Flaxman Bond (b.1883, Aylsham) and Kate Bond (née Butcher),
of Aylsham; husband of Joyce Ethel Bond (née Staddon), of Aylsham, Norfolk, UK
marriage Alan (b.1912, Aylsham) and Ethel (b.1913, Hendon) was late 1935
Observer Alan Bond (right) with his pilot Charles Wilde for a break
"Alan Denis Bond was born and bred in Aylsham, Norfolk
and was educated at the Paston Grammar School, North Walsham.
He had an elder brother, Ray, who was a Quarter Master Sergeant in the Army during the War
and upon his return worked for Barclays Bank. Sadly, Ray died in 1956.
Alan was married to Joyce, they had no children, she remarried and died about 20 years ago.
Alan was a keen player of both golf and tennis.
Before the War Alan Bond worked with his Father, who had a thriving Gentlemen's
and Ladies Outfitters (clothing) business in Aylsham.
Alan then purchased shops in North Walsham and Swaffham, both market towns in Norfolk
Here he carried on the same business as his Father
His wife, Joyce, looked after both shops during the war and continued to do so after Alan was killed
The North Walsham shop continued trading for about 30 years
and the Swaffham shop for about 15 years after the war
I was only 10 years old when the war started therefore my memories of Alan are limited
Alan Denis Bond was my cousin."
With best wishes, Molly Postle - Aylsham - 18 July 2007
Marriage: 4th Qtr. 1907, district Aylsham - James Flaxman Bond to Kate Butcher
Raymond James Bond - born 4th Qtr. 1909 - mother's surname Butcher - district Aylsham, Norfolk, UK
Alan Denis Bond - born 4th Qtr. 1912 - mother's surname Butcher - district Aylsham, Norfolk, UK
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Marriage: 4th Qtr. 1935, district Aylsham - Alan D. Bond to Joyce E. Staddon
Marriage: 2nd Qtr. 1938, district Norwich - Raymond J. Bond to Jean M. Bell
Churchyard - Church of St Michael and all Angels -
War Memorial Aylsham, Norfolk, UK - ( click on church image )
Stone War Memorial in churchyard - 1939-1945 - side
Wooden Memorial inside church of St Michael and all Angels, Aylsham -
- images courtesy Amanda Postle -
Contact Bond is pending - 18 Aug 2007 - PATS
The Hampden MK I was shot down by night-fighter - Fw Heinz Grimm, II./NJG 2 - from Leeuwarden, NL
and crashed 01:40 on 3 July 1942 into the IJsselmeer - Area Ramspol - Ganzendiep . On raid to Bremen at the time.
Leutnant Heinz Grimm , born 18.04.1920 Homburg, Kreis Eisleben , Sachsen
was hit by own flak over Bremen on 09.10.1943 , parachuted , DOW 13.10.1943 due severe burns
Leutnant Heinz Grimm - 1920-1943
( source image "Wespennest Leeuwarden" II )
Base: Leeuwarden - unit: II./NJG2 - period: 1.11.41 - 1.10.42 - A/C: Ju 88C
Base: Leeuwarden - unit: IV./NJG1 - period: 1.10.42 - 3.44 - A/C: Bf 110
No.420 (Snowy Owl) Squadron
Arrived in Waddington - County Lincolnshire at 19/12/41Group 5 at Waddington - Formed with Hampden I, 01/42
PUGNAMUS FINITUM
No. 420 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force (and subsequently Canadian Forces)existed from late December 1941 forwards.
The Squadron's nickname was "City of London" and "Snowy Owl".
Their motto was Pugnamus Finitum Latin for "We Fight To The Finish".
No. 420 Squadron is no longer active.
Squadron, No. 420, flying its first raid on the night of January 21/22 1942,
continued to operate Hampdens, one of the last units in Bomber Command to do so.
In August the same year it was transferred to No. 4 Group at Skipton-on Swale - Yorkshire
some links / info :
Waddington Airfield - at Bomber Command
No. 420 Squadron RCAF - at Bomber Command
No.420 - Group 5 - Waddington - at RAF commands
Commonwealth wargraves - The Netherlands - at Airwarweb
Detailed info Hampden scale model - Airfix 1:72 Handley Page Hampden
For SQUADRON information - at Bomber Command
P 5332 - Hampden - at Lost bombers
Did find here other serial numbers - 14 Feb 2007 - !!!
Hampden I AE248 PT-A - squadron 420 - RCAF
went down near Koudum- 3rd of July 1942 at 00:54
on the same mission to Bremen
420-losses-Hampden - at Bomber-Command of Bob Baxter
Do find here P5332 and AT248 - have to do more research on the numbers !!
Don't see the AE248 of Koudum with is for 100% of the 420 Sqdn. "Snowy Owl",
so it seems something is mixed-up PATS - 16 Feb 2007
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Handley Page Hampden- at RCAF.com
Jack Edward Gibbs - civilian -
- image courtesy Gibbs family -
"this damn-fool-game"
Collage made of images and last letter from Jack
Jack Edward Gibbs and Doreen Margaret Betts on her wedding day 17th of June 1942
with here sisters baby - address: 55 Charles St / Iffly Rd, Oxford, UK
Place of marriage: Registry Office Oxford - date 17 June 1942
The last letter - 27/5/1942 - from Jack reads:
Dear All,
Thanks for the nice letters and for sending the cable from Dad on to me.
I have only a minute or two to write now but I hope to see you all
before long, thought I can't say exactly when you can expect us.
If I should take a last fling at this damn-fool-game, before then though,
and it turns out to be that last short flight into the sunset, will you
ask Doreen home for a little while anyway? She needs a holiday and a
change and a few days at the Tuns will do her good. And make sure she goes!
Enough of that, though. You'll never know how much I am looking forward to
getting home, this time, so you can be on the look out for us before many days.
For now, though,
Love from Doreen + myself
Jack
Crew of Hampden I - P5332 - PT-T - squadron 420 - RCAF
- AMERSFOORT - OUD LEUSDEN - GENERAL CEMETERY - "RUSTHOF" -
C. G. Wilde - CWGC ref. 2620449 and T. E. Crothers - CWGC ref. 2620295- buried in Amersfoort - Oud Leusden - General Cemetery
On CWGC - Crothers - Age 33 - he was born 20 Mar 1910 !!! Must be Age 32 - PATS - 05 Dec 2008
RCAF - Service records - Crothers - request 11 Nov 2008 - received 16 Mar 2009 - PATS -
RCAF - Service records - Wilde - request 18 Mar 2009 - received 4 Jun 2009 - PATS -
- VOLLENHOVE (STAD-VOLLENHOVE) GENERAL CEMETERY -
J. E. Gibbs - CWGC ref. 2820692 and A. D. Bond - CWGC ref. 2820690- buried in Vollenhove - General Cemetery - Location: 52°40'49.60"N - 5°56'42.60"E -
RCAF - Service records - Gibbs - request 11 Nov 2008 - received - 16 Mar 2009 - PATS -
left to right : Air Gunner - Joe Pass, Pilot - Charles Wilde - RCAF - and Observer - Alan Bond - RAFVR
All images incl. Charles G. Wilde, courtesy of his brother Doug and youngest sister Joyce - 21 Jul 2007
?? There is a Flight Sergeant Joseph Pass - 990571 - W.Op./Air Gnr - DFM - RAFVR - at Harderwijk General Cemetery ??
106 Sqdn - Lancaster W4367 - date of death 26/06/1943 - age 27 -
CWGC ref. 2820692 - Plot 2. Grave 8. Harderwijk
Have to verify the background of Joe Pass - 22 Jul 2007 - PATS
Last update - 18 May 2010 - PATS
Vollenhove - 12
Vollenhove - General Cemetery - "De Voorst" - 5th of May 2006 - by PATS
- 12 Commonwealth graves - 1 NZ - 1 CAN - 3 AUS - 7 UK -
- move cursor over flags for name and grave number -
Zwarte Meer ( Lake )
- Approx. 3.5 mi S of Vollenhove - near Ganzendiep entrance -RCAF 420 Sqdn. - Hampden - P5332 - PT-T - Operation: Bremen - 03/07/1942
4 KIA
R.91205 - Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
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You will see 'Age 24' and 'Jack Gibbs' at the CWGC site
both are incorrect
Age 24 was also on his headstone, changed afterwards into 19
Age at CWGC site - corrected to Age 19 - 19 Jan 2009 - info PATS
His dad was William ( Bill ) J. Gibbs - info Brenda Gibbs - 2006
Age 19 is 'correct' at his headstone nowadays - info PATS - 2008
Jack Edward Gibbs, son of Mr. William James Gibbs and Mrs. Gladys Matilda Gibbs - née Williams
- info Mrs. Libby Gibbs - via Gary Gibbs - 4 Feb 2009
Busy to correct his parents names at CWGC site - PATS - 4 Feb 2009
Correct names are now at CWGC site - PATS - 24 Feb 2009
- Clip - Globe and Mail - 1942/07/10 -
- Airmen casualty list - missing-
- Clip - Globe and Mail - 1942/12/21 -
- Airmen casualty list - presumed dead-
1198862 - Sergeant (Observer)
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IJsselmeer
- Approx. 30 mi WSW of Vollenhove - 10 mi E of Marken -RAF 90 Sqdn. - Stirling Mk. III - EH937 - WP-S - Operation: Berlin - Monday 23/08/1943
3 KIA - 4 MIA
Crew EH937 - 23 Aug 1943
- source Service Records R. 112684 - Warrant Officer II (WO2) - Lloyd Martin Stormer - RCAF -
1304616 Sergeant (Mid Upper Gunner)
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Plane crashed Mon 23rd of Aug 1943 - 23:40 - 15 km E of the Isle of Marken ( 30 miles SW of Vollenhove )
Sgt. A. E. Lloyd is the only one of this crew who is buried - 8 Sept 1943 - in Vollenhove
He was found - 3rd of Sept 1943 - by fishermen from Vollenhove
- VN60 - Jan Ouderling aka "Jan Otter" and his help Louwe de Boer
- Jan Ouderling - 1890 - 1974 ----------------- VN60 - harbour Vollenhove -----------------
His younger brother Fred with Eric in Army dress
- photo courtesy Lloyd family -
Fred - born 2nd Qtr. 1923, district Runcorn, Cheshire County, UK
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For fifty years we have been here, nowhere near a funeral bier Our plight is sad our story true we are the remains of a Stirling bomber crew. We crashed into the Zuider Zee in August nineteen forty three The moon was full the night was clear Only the flak and nightfighters to fear. We had done our job and bombed Berlin. On our homeward flight they all honed in. The searchlights held us in their gaze for what seemed to us like days. The skipper said "We have been hit I'll try to run for it" He did his best it must be said but now we lie in our watery bed no piece of marble at our head. All these years we have been here tormented souls unable to rest because we have not been blessed The night was clear the moon was full. |
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Lloyd's visiting Vollenhove - 1994
RAF 90 Sqdn. - Stirling Mk.III - EH937 - WP-S - Operation: Berlin - Monday 23/08/1943
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Serial Range EH921 - EH961. 41 Stirling Mk.III
Part of a batch of 120 Short S.29 Stirling Mk.III/IV. EH875-EH909; EH921-EH961
EH977-EH996; EJ104-EJ127 Mk.III, of which EH897, EH950 and EJ106 were converted to Mk.IV
Delivered by Austin Motors Ltd between Jun 1943 and Sep 1943
Contract No.B982939/39. Delivered to No.90 Sqdn 10 Jul 1943
EH937 was one of two 90 Sqdn Stirlings lost on this operation. Other was BK779
Stirling Mk.III - EH937 - WP-S was airborne - 20:37 - 23 aug 1943 from Wratting Common, UK
Cause of loss not established. Crashed - 23:40 - in the IJsselmeer, some 15 km E of Marken
Four are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Two are buried in Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery,
and Sgt. Lloyd is in Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery
Wratting Common had been adopted in lieu of West Wickham during Aug 1943
Map 23-24 Aug 1943
map via Norman Beech / Michael Tench - 12 Aug 2009
It's from "The Berlin Raids: RAF Bomber Command Winter 1943/44" by Martin Middlebrooke
source map info by Andy Canning - 18 March 2010
According route - Stirling EH937 did crash 23 Aug 1943 going outward
Crash time is set on 23:40 - 23 Aug 1943 in SGLO list - info PATS
1304616 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Gunner - Albert Eric Lloyd - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
of Helsby, Cheshire, UK - Plot 3 - Row 4 - Grave 629
- Vollenhove ( Z 7955 ) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820694
born 2nd Qtr. 1921, district Runcorn, Cheshire County, UK
Son of Thomas Daniel and Florence Lloyd ( née Worrall ), of Helsby, Cheshire, UK
Fishermen from the Isle of Urk found Sgt. Jeffreys and Sgt. Purcell near Elburg
buried in Urk, but 18-07-1947 reburied in Oud-Leusden
- AMERSFOORT - OUD LEUSDEN - GENERAL CEMETERY - "RUSTHOF" -
Sgt. C. J. Purcell - - - - - - - - - - Sgt. G. C. Jeffreys
source images - site Kees Blankenstijn † - 90 Squadron
591849 - Navigator - Sgt. Cecil Joseph Purcell - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
of North Town, Aldershot, Hampshire, UK - Plot 13. Row 9. Grave 185
first buried - General Cemetery Urk ( Z 5553 ) Grave 611 Deep 2
- reburied 18 Jul 1947 - Amersfoort (Oud-Leusden) General Cemetery "Rusthof" - CWGC ref. 2620397
born 2nd Qtr. 1923 - mother's surname O'Connell - district Farnham
Son of Thomas and Margaret Purcell ( née O'Connell ), of North Town, Aldershot, Hampshire, UK
Sgt. Cecil Joseph Purcell - photos taken while in training
- images courtesy Mary M. Purcell, sister - via John Purcell, nephew - 24 Jul 2009
His brother 843261 - Sgt. Philip Stephen Purcell - ( Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C. ) - Age 23 -
died 6 weeks earlier on 10 Jul 1943 near Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Syracuse War Cemeter, Sicily - Grave/Memorial Reference: II. F. 9. - CWGC ref. 2066663
Both were educated at Aldershot Grammar School ( later Farnborough Grammar School )
and lived during WWII in Bell Vue Road, Aldershot
Cecil trained as a pilot in Canada but was transferred to Navigator later on
- info via John Purcell ( nephew ) - 16 Jul 2009 -
1440434 - Rear Gunner- Sgt. Gordon Clarence Jeffreys - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
of Buildwas, Shropshire, UK - Plot 13. Row 9. Grave 186
first buried - General Cemetery Urk ( Z 5553 ) Grave 612 Deep 1
- reburied 18 Jul 1947 - Amersfoort (Oud-Leusden) General Cemetery "Rusthof" - CWGC ref. 2620345
Gordon was born on 19 Nov 1920 at the Lady Forester Hospital Broseley in the registration district of Madeley, County Shropshire, UK
Son of Mr. Richard Thomas Jeffreys and Mrs. Rose Clarice Jeffreys ( née Cumpstone ),
26 Buildwas Road Ironbridge, district Madeley, County Shropshire, UK
His father Richard Thomas Jeffreys was a domestic groom and gardener
His mother ( b. 1892 ) died late 1922. Gordon stayed at the family home in the charge of his aunt Edith Mabel Cumpstone
They lived in Maypole Cottage Buildwas. His father re-married in 1928
- info via Norman Beech - 07 Aug 2009
paternal grandmother of Norman Beech, Beatrice Ellen Cumpstone, sister of 'great aunt' Rose and Edith 'Edie'
- additional info via Jill and Bernard Davies ( distant cousin of Gordon ) - 10 Nov 2009
. . . . Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buildwas - School photo - 1933 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Jeffreys . . . .
school photo via Mrs. Hill ( on the extreme right ) - 31 Oct 2009
photo ( left ) via Mr. Heath - 10 Nov 2009
Letter + photo (1937) from Mr. Ernest Heath (friend of Gordon )
l-r : Percy Gilmore, Ernest Heath, Gordon Jeffreys, Eric Gilmore
via Mr. Ernest G. Heath and Mrs. Priscilla Heath née Gilmore - 06 Nov 2009
- transcript - letter of Mr. Ernest Heath - 06 Nov 2009 - written by his wife -
Gordon & me went to school together when we left we both went as Game Keepers
in the next village of Leighton but when war broke out that all finished
so we were sent to work at an estate yard.
We were both called up me to the Army & Gordon the Air Force
we were on leave together but we never saw Gordon again
We knew Gordon aunt very well
Ern Heath
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Gordon arrived from Australia in Liverpool aboard the 'Dominion Monarch' on 02 Sept 1941 - info by Janet Doody
The others are missing and commemorated on the "Runnymede Memorial"
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413622 - Pilot - Fl.Sgt. Kenneth William Longmore - RAAF - Age 25 - MIA- of Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
- Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Panel 193 - CWGC ref. 1078905
Son of John Charles Longmore and Harriet Ann Longmore (née Langford), Green Street, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Birthplace: 28 Jan 1918, Claremont, WA - Occupation: Hairdresser - Enlistment: 12 Sep 1941, Sidney, NSW
Claremont is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia on the north bank of the Swan River
Kenneth William Longmore's name is located at Panel 125
in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Marriage John C. Longmore and Harriett A. Langford, Perth, WA - 1915 -
Siblings (3): Langsford John Longmore (born 21 Mar 1916, Claremont, WA - died 1971 - Age ~55)
Vincent Findlay Longmore (born 10 Mar 1921, Claremont, WA - alive Dec 2007)
March 2008 - Newsletter 2/2nd PIONEER BATTALION ASSOCIATION - Donation $30 - Vince Longmore -
One sister - Ms. .......... Longmore - need verification - 30 Jun 2010 - PATS
John C. Longmore (born 1885), Father: James Longmore, Mother: Minnie Longmore, District: Hill End
John Charles Longmore (death 1959 - Age ~74), Father: James Longmore, Mother: Minn(i)e Longmore, District: Cobar
Langsford John Longmore (death 1971), Father: John Charles Longmore, Mother: Harriet(t) Ann(e) Longmore, District: Parramatta
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64516 - Cpl - Langsford John Longmore, 21 Mar 1916, Claremont, WA
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Enlistment: 11 May 1942, Sidney, NSW - locality on enlistment: Ashley, Sydney, NSW
Next of Kin: J. Longmore
Date of Discharge: 18 Mar 1946 - Rank: Corporal - Posting at Discharge: 1 Transport & Movements Office
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NX88796 - Pvt - Vincent Findlay Longmore, 10 Mar 1921, Claremont, WA
Service: Australian Army
Enlistment: 11 Feb 1942, Paddington, NSW - locality on enlistment: Cobar, NSW
Next of Kin: Harriet Longmore
Date of Discharge: 26 Apr 1946 - Rank: Private - Posting at Discharge: 2/2 Pioneer Battalion
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info via - NSW - BMD records and National Archives of Australia - Personal service records
In the RCAF Service Records of Warrant Off. II - Lloyd M. Stormer there is mentioned for Urk
a burial of an Australian Airmen - 01 Dec 1943 - Grave 611 - Deep 1 - X803 - Coffin no.2
found in same area as Purcell and Jeffreys
reburied - 18 Jul 1947 at Oud-Leusden as 'UNKNOWN' Australian Airmen - Plot 13. Row 9. Grave 187
- Check of Urk cemetery listing is necessary -
- Urk - all war graves disinterred and reinterred in Amsterdam and Oud-Leusden -
Cobar Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945
Place: Cobar, New South Wales, 2835 - District: Upper Western
COBAR - 1939 - ROLL OF HONOUR - 1945
† S/SGT. K. LONGMORE, SIG. V.F. LONGMORE, CPL. L.J. LONGMORE
Middle name 'William' of Flight Sergeant K. W. Longmore not shown on Cobar webpage
Location: Foyer of Cobar Memorial Services Club, Marshall Street and Lewis Street
The club itself was built as a war memorial. There wooden honour roll is one of two in the foyer
It lists, in six columns, local men and women who served in World War II
- info and source - Michael Southwell-Keely ( died 2006 ) -
971236 - Flight Engineer - Sgt. Ronald Lloyd Jones - RAFVR - Age 22 - MIA
- of Port Talbot, Glamorgan-Wales, UK
- Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Panel 155 - CWGC ref. 1802365
born 1st Qtr. 1921, mother's surname is Lloyd, district Neath, Glamorgan - Volume 11a Page 2003 - GRO index
Son of Edgar and Maggie L. Jones ( née Lloyd ), of Port Talbot, Glamorgan, UK
Maggie Lloyd married late 1918 with Edgar Jones, district Neath, Glamorgan - Volume 11a Page 1575 - GRO index
- additional info : Wales Genealogy Forum - by William Hartley -
R/112684 - Air Bomber - Warrant Off. II - Lloyd Martin Stormer - RCAF - Age 23 - MIA
- of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Panel 180 - CWGC ref. 1808119
Lloyd Martin Stormer - RCAF
- photo via JoAnne Shively - 08 May 2010 -
Citizenship : American - born 14 Nov 1919, Wilmingtown; Ward 5, Delaware, USA
died 23 Aug 1943, IJsselmeer, The Netherlands - Age 23 -
Son of Lloyd Irvin Stormer and Twila Irene Stormer ( née Perry ), 36 Four Oaks Gate, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lloyd Irvin Stormer was vice president at Nabisco Co. in Toronto, Canada
father (23 Jan 1890 - Nov 1966) and mother (~1890) do have American citizenship ( born in Pennsylvania, USA )
Civilian Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 New Castle Co., DE
Stormer, Lloyd Irvin, born 23 Jan 1890, Worthville - a borough in Jefferson County, PA -
location of registration: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Lloyd Irvin Stormer and Ms. Twila Irene Perry married in Ringgold, PA, USA
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US Census 21 Apr 1910 - Ringgold Township, Jefferson County, PA
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Charles Munroe Stormer - Head - 42 - Farmer - born August 20, 1867 - died 15 Mar 1963
Maggie - (Margaret Elizabeth Reed) - Wife - 42 - born 28 Feb 1868 - died 18 Jul 1924
Loid - (Lloyd Irvin Stormer) - Son - 20 - Teacher - born 23 Jan 1890 - died Nov 1966
Reed - (Reed S. Stormer) - Son - 18 - born 27 Apr 1891 - died Aug 1975, Sprankle Mills, PA
Alda - (Alda Irene Stormer) - Daughter - 6 - born 19 Nov 1903 - died 9 Nov 1995, Leechburg, PA
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Alda Irene Stormer married Carl Edward Kordes on February 06, 1924 in Brookville, PA
son Darl Eugene Kordes (born 22 Sep 1924 - died 08 Jul 2009, Leechburg, PA - Age 84
Additional info by the late Darl Eugene Kordes - familytreemaker.genealogy.com -
back l-r: ?????, ?????, ?????, ?????
front l-r: Mrs. Gertrude Perry Reed (abt 1880), Elizabeth Landola Perry Reed (1877-1945), Twila Perry Stormer (abt 1890)
In back row ????? positions unknown: Robert Perry, Harry C. Perry (abt 1894), Clarence Perry and Charles P. (abt 1899)
- Perry photo and obit via Toni Geren - source: Ancestry.com - 6 May 2010 -
Mr. Martin Homer Perry (Blacksmith, shop) (b.1857, Ringgold Twp, PA - died Monday 29 Sept 1930, Ringgold Twp, PA - Age 73)
and Clarissa Jane Perry (née Martz) (abt 1860, PA ) - married 4 May 1878, they had three daughters and four sons
Mrs. Daniel Reed (Gertrude) of Ringgold, PA; Mrs. Calvin Reed (Elizabeth) of Ringgold, PA; Mrs. Lloyd Stormer (Twila) of Toronto, Canada;
Robert and Harry of Warren, PA; Clarence of Plumville, PA and Charles of Brookville, PA
Siblings of Twila as in Census Apr 1910: Harry C. Perry (16) (Barber, shop) (abt 1894, PA)
Charles P. Perry (11) (born 17 Sep 1898, PA - died Jan 1967 - Age 68)
Ms. Twila I. Perry - occupation: Dressmaker at home
Perry family info from 13th US Federal Census 1910, 18 April 1910, Ringgold Township, Jefferson Co., PA, USA
- additional info from familysearch.org and obituary Martin Homer Perry -
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Attestation Paper - 12 May 1941 - enlistment : 27 Jul 1941, RCAF Recruting Centre, Toronto, ON
Education : John Ross Robertson School .... to 1934 , Northern Vocational Institute, Toronto ( 1934-1938)
Technical School: 4 year Auto Mechanics ( 1934-1938) - Junior Matric - Age 21 - Height 5.5 - Weight 132 - Single
12 May 1941 - Occupation: Lead Burner, ass. foreman ( Canada Metal Co. ) - recommended for : Pilot or Observer
Hobbies: woodwork - Sports: baseball, hockey, skating, tennis - Religion: St. Georges United Church of Canada
Lloyd Martin Stormer ( resided ) : 3 year Delaware, 2 year New Jersey, 4 year Pennsylvania and 14 year Ontario
AC2 - 26 Jun 1941, T/Sgt - 9 May 1942 ( Air Observer badge ), T/F/Sgt - 9 Nov 1942, T/WO2 - 9 May 1943
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back l-r - Twila Irene Perry Stormer, Charles P. Stormer
front l-r - Lloyd Irvin Stormer, Doris Alene Stormer, Lloyd Martin Stormer
- photo via JoAnne Shively - 08 May 2010 -
06 Sep 1944 - Sister: Doris Alene Stormer (b.1916) - Age 28, 362 Broadway, Toronto, ON
Charles P. Stormer - RCAF
- photo via JoAnne Shively - 08 May 2010 -
His brother was 10601559 - O-887064 - Lt. Charles 'Chas' P. Stormer (b.1917) - Age 27 - 381 BG 535 BS, USA Air Force
enlistment Charles: 02 Dec 1943 as Master Sergeant / Air Corps
16 Jul 1944 - M/Sgt Charles P. Stormer, navigator assigned from the RCAF last December (1943),
today was discharged and sworn in as a 2nd Lt. This is none too soon.
info : 535th Bomb Sq.- 381st Bomb Group (H) - War diary - Submitted by Cpl. Ray Ingham
27 Aug 1944 - Combat officer - 2nd Lt. Charles P. Stormer promoted to 1st Lt.
22 Nov 1944 - 1st Lt Charles P. Stormer, Navigator,
who joined us last winter as a M/Sgt, left for home, having completed a duty tour - info : 381BG diaries
RCAF scarf in possession of Sgt. Gordon Clarence Jeffreys
was donated to Museum at RAF Cosford - 11 dec 1982
likely RCAF scarf of Warrant Officer Class II Lloyd Martin Stormer - info PATS
Air Force Casualties - RCAF - List no. 694 and 972
Globe and Mail, 1943/10/01 - missing - Globe and Mail, 1944/08/28 - missing -
RCAF - Service records - Stormer - request 28 Aug 2009 - received 31 Oct 2009 - PATS -
960685 - Wireless Operator - Fl.Sgt. Victor Alfred Weaver - RAFVR - Age 26 - MIA
- of Bushbury, Wolverhampton, UK
- Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Panel 139 - CWGC ref. 1531113
Son of Bernard and Ada Grace Weaver of Mossley Hill, Liverpool, UK
husband of Enid Phyllis Annie Weaver ( née Chester ) of Bushbury, Wolverhampton, UK
Victor was a pupil on "Wolverhampton Municipal Secondary School"
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Enid Phyllis Annie Chester - b. 1923 - d. 2009 - daughter of William P. Chester and Martha E. Bird
Siblings of Enid are : William Dennis Chester - b.1916 - died,
Eileen L. Chester - b. 1919 - d. 2009 and Jeanne E. Chester - b. 11 Dec 1928
Fl.Sgt. Victor Alfred Weaver
- image courtesy Dave Perry - 10 Dec 2008 -
Hi PATS,
My aunt's maiden name was Enid Chester, and both she and Vic lived in Bushbury, Wolverhampton
At the time of his death, they had a baby son, Brian
I will see if I can get some more photographs from my aunt for your website
Thank you so much for commemorating the crew in this way
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Dave - 10 December 2008 - 22:23
Hi PATS,
Enid died last year - 2009 - , as did Eileen
Jeanne’s date of birth is 11/12/1928. Their brother Dennis died many years ago
Enid’s son Brian died a couple of years ago now I think
I am waiting for the family to finish sorting Enid’s possessions before enquiring
about any further photographs
I will certainly let you know if any come to light – as I expect they will
I recall Enid showing me a picture of Vic with his crew, so I know some do exist
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Best wishes, Dave - 05 Feb 2010 - 15:43
Contact Lloyd and Weaver is pending - 10 Dec 2008 - PATS
Contact Purcell is pending - 16 Jul 2009 - PATS
Contact Jeffreys is pending - 07 Aug 2009 - PATS
Contact Stormer is pending - 08 May 2010 - PATS
Contact Longmore is pending - 11 May 2010 - PATS
Last update - 30 Jun 2010 - PATS
Noordoostpolder - Lindeweg - Kavel M-92 -
- 6 mi WNW of Vollenhove -RAAF 463 Sqdn. - Lancaster - JA902 - JO-D - Operation: Berlin - Mon 03/01/1944
4 KIA - 3 MIA
Collage - source : AWN Collection P03621.001 - donor A. Jacobs
Operations Record Book - No. 463 ( R.A.A.F.) Squadron
1944 2/3.1 - Aircraft Lancaster Mk.III JA902 - Crew F/S Weatherill
Bombing-Berlin - Up 23:13 - Down ....... - Aircraft missing - No signals or messages received
Load: 1 x 4000.HC ( 4000lb High Capacity "Cookie" bomb), 900 x 4 lb, 48x30 lb Incends
Lancaster JA902 JO-D information :
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Serial Range JA672 - JB748 This aircraft was one of 550 Lancasters ordered from A.V.Roe (Chadderton)
late in 1941 and delivered as Mk.111s from Jun 1943 to Dec 1943 with Merlin 28 engines initially installed
in early production, Merlin 28 or 38 engines at mid-production, and Merlin 38 englines only on late production
JA902 was delivered to RAAF 467 Sqdn 18 Jul 1943, joining RAAF 463 Sqdn 25 Nov 1943
Took part in the following Key Operations - 15 times total
with RAAF No.467 Sqdn - 7 times :
Hamburg - 24/25 Jul 1943; Hamburg - 27/28 Jul 1943; Peenemünde - 17/18 Aug 1943;
Berlin - 03/04 Sep 1943; Hannover - 18/19 Oct 1943; Berlin - 22/23 Nov 1943;
Berlin - 23/24 Nov 1943
with RAAF No.463 Sqdn as JO-D - 8 times ( All Berlin ):
Berlin - 26/27 Nov 1943 - 463 Sqdns first Lancaster operation;
Berlin - 02/03 Dec 1943; Berlin - 16/17 Dec 1943; Berlin - 20/21 Dec 1943;
Berlin - 23/24 Dec 1943; Berlin - 29/30 Dec 1943; Berlin - 01/02 Jan 1944;
Berlin - 02/03 Jan 1944-Lost
When lost this aircraft had a total of 172 hours
Lancaster Mk. III JA902 did airborne 23:13 - Sunday 02 Jan 1944 from Waddington, Lincolnshire, UK
Crashed into area which was reclaimed to form the Noordoostpolder
Four were buried on various dates in Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery (Overijssel), Holland
The others have no know grave and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
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Crew flying Lancaster - JA902 - JO - D
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410021 - Pilot Officer - Jack Weatherill - RAAF - Pilot - Age 20 - KIA
Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 627 - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820700
Birthplace: 16 Jan 1923 - Coburg, Victoria - Occupation: Blacksmith
Enlistment: 07 Nov 1941, No.1 Recruiting Centre RAAF, - Melbourne - Occupation at time of enlistment: Grocer
Address at time of enlistment : 19 Baxter St., Coburg N13, Victoria, Australia
Embarked: 15 Jan 1943 - Religion: Baptist
Son of Frederick Wallis Weatherill and Annie Louise Weatherill, of Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Jack Weatherill's name is located at Panel 109
in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Frederick Wallis Weatherill (father) was born on 10 Sep 1891 in Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia
He died on 6 Dec 1959 in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia - Age 68
He married Annie Louise Lockwood (mother) on 17 Jun 1914/1915 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Annie Louise Lockwood - born 1 Jun 1888, Smethwick, Birmingham, Staffordshire, England - district Kings Norton
She died on 22 Aug 1957, Coburg, Victoria, Australia - Age 69
Service affair of Jack with Miss Joyce Davies, Maidstone, Kent, England
Sister of Jack (only brother) is Mrs. N. Guildford (sister), 127 Corunna Rd, Petersham, N.S.W
Additional info from his RAAF Service record
Coburg is a suburb in Melbourne, Petersham is a suburb in Sydney - info by PATS
Cousin to Desmond Lockwood, American, awarded the 'Purple Heart for Bravery' - Badly wounded
F/S Jack Weatherill and crew posted to RAAF 463 Sqdn. early December 1943 on formation
1st Operation - 2/3 Jan 1944 - to Berlin they were missing
F/S Jack Weatherill was as 2nd Pilot on missions to Berlin on 29/30 Dec 1943 and 1/2 Jan 1944
- info ORB records 463 Sqdn -
151085 - Flight Officer - John Watson Gage - RAFVR - Navigator - Age 24 - MIA
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Panel 206 - CWGC ref. 1270545
Son of Harry Gage and Minnie Louise Gage, 169 Fletton Avenue, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, UK
brother of Philip Gage ( born 1922 ) - mother's surname is found in three ways:
Wootten - marriage with Harry - 4th Qtr. 1914
Wooton - birth of John Watson - 1st Qtr. 1920 - 17 Jan 1920
Wootton - birth of Philip - 2nd Qtr. 1922
Wootten is likely right - Minnie Louisa Wootten - born 1887 - district Peterborough - info PATS
423290 - Flight Sergeant - Francis Noel Looney - RAAF - Bomb Aimer - Age 20 - KIA
Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 628 - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820695
Birthplace: 21 Mar 1923 - Kensington, NSW - Occupation: Costing Clerk
enlistment: 20 Jun 1942, No.2 Recruiting Centre RAAF, Sydney, N.S.W. - religion : Roman Catholic - Marital status: Single
Mustering: A/Bomber - date embarked: 2 Nov 1942
Son of John Francis Looney and Viola Doris Looney, of Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia
Address: John Francis Looney Esq., "Lourdes", 6 Mulgray Avenue, Maroubra, Sydney, N.S.W.
Francis Noel Looney's name is located at Panel 109
in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Marriage parents: 1922 - John F. Looney and Viola Doris Wilson - district Chatswood, N.S.W.
Mrs. Viola Doris Looney (d.1969) - Father's name George - Mother's name Sarah - district Sydney, N.S.W.
- bmd info www.bdm.nsw.gov.au -
Great pal of F/S Francis Noel Looney, while on training in Canada, was RAAF 423251 - F/S Patrick James McCosker
born 11 Mar 1923, Inverell, NSW - next of kin: Evelyn McCosker
likely : P/O Patrick James McCosker - 466 Sqn RAAF -
discharge 8 Apr 1946 as F/O (Flying Officer) - Posting at Discharge: 27 Operational Training Unit
Address: Mr. P. K. McCosker (father), No.49, Walter Street, Enfield, Sydney, N.S.W.
Additional info from his RAAF Service record
Contact with Michael Moloney ( nephew ) - 15 Apr 2009
426401 - Flight Sergeant - William Donald Toohey - RAAF - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - Age 22 - MIA
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Panel 262 - CWGC ref. 1808922
Birthplace: 15 Nov 1921 - Blackall, Qld - Occupation: Railway Employee
enlistment: 20 Jun 1942, No.3 Recruiting Centre RAAF, Brisbane, Qld. - religion : Roman Catholic - Marital status: Single
Mustering: W.O.A.G. - date embarked: 20 Jun 1942
Son of John Joseph Toohey and Gertrude Grace Toohey (née McDonell), of Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brother of John William Toohey (b.1912) - Nicholas St., Windsor N.3, Brisbane, Q'ld
Former address Mrs. Grace Gertrude Toohey, Main Avenue, Windsor, QLD
William Donald Toohey's name is located at Panel 109
in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Additional info from his RAAF Service record
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Marriage: 1909 - John Toohey to Gertrude Grace McDonell
birth : 1912 - John William Toohey - Father's name: John - Mother's name: Gertrude Grace McDonell
death : 1945 ( is 1944) - William Donald Toohey - Age 22 - Father's name: John Joseph Toohey - Mother's name: Gertrude Grace McDonell
BMD info Toohey from bdm.qld.gov.au
1860362 - Sergeant - Albert Edward Cowell - RAFVR - Flight Engineer - Age 20 - KIA
Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 626 - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820691
born 18 Jan 1923, district Lambeth ( Greater London, London and Surrey )
Son of Eric Stephen Cowell and Mary Clarissa Cowell ( née Jones ), of Tooting, London, UK
Albert had no siblings - he was the only child of Eric and Mary
Address Mr. E. S. Cowell in letter of Mr. J. J. Toohey - 22 Jan 1947
Mr. E. S. Cowell, 61 Kenlor Road, Tooting, SW 17, London, England
- source: service records Toohey ( page 5 ) -
From the electoral registers - Mr and Mrs Cowell's names were Eric Stephen Cowell and Mary Clarissa Cowell
They are both registered at 61 Kenlor Road from 1939 to 1953, after which Eric's name disappears
Mary is there until 1973
The fact that Albert is not registered to vote in 1939 suggests he was under 21 at that time,
but I cannot narrow down his age any further
info from Wandsworth Heritage - Battersea Library - via Felix Lancashire, assistant - 16 Sep 2008
408054 - Pilot Officer - Peter Louis Symonds - RAAF - Mid Upper Gunner - Age 22 - MIA
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Panel 259 - CWGC ref. 1808336
Birthplace: 06 Sep 1921 - Devonport, TAS - Occupation: Sheep Farmer
Enlistment: 15 Aug 1940, No.6 Recruiting Centre RAAF, Hobart, Tasmania - Roll of Honour Launceston, TAS
Son of Stanley Le-Plastrier Symonds and Lillian Alice Symonds, 12 Avondale Street, Hampton-Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mustering: G.D. - Embarked: 13 Jun 1941 - Religion: Methodist - Marital status: Single
Friend is F/L Woods
Additional info from his RAAF Service record
Brother was 409611 - Pilot - F/O David Stanley Symonds - DFC, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
RAAF 467 Squadron - 9-7-43 - Tour ex. 20-3-44 - David was born 20 Mar 1923, Kuala Lumpur, Malay States
Enlistment 12 Sep 1941, Melbourne - Next of kin: Esme Symonds - date of discharge 22 Mar 1946, 36 Squadron
Peter Louis Symonds's name is located at Panel 109
in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra
D.F.C. FOR FIVE AUSTRALIANS
'The Canberra Times' - 15 Dec 1943 - F/O David Stanley Symonds
- Hampton instead Hampdon -
417839 - Flight Sergeant - Colin Hemingway - RAAF - Rear Gunner - Age 25 - KIA
Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 625 - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820693
Birthplace: 16 Oct 1918 - Henley Beach, SA - Occupation: Clerk
Enlistment: 18 Jul 1942, No.5 Recruiting Centre RAAF, Adelaide, SA - religion : Church of England - Marital status: Single
Mustering: A/Gunner - date embarked: 25 May 1943
Son of Percy Walter Hemingway and Lillian Ethel Hemingway, 8 Liley Street, Hilton, South Australia
Colin Hemingway's name is located at Panel 109
in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Additional info from his RAAF Service record
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Crashed at 1:30am - Monday 03 Jan 1944 in the Noordoostpolder on "kavel M 92"
- Nowadays - near Lindeweg 13 - see memorial -
Crash-memorial location - 1.5 km NNE of labour camp "Zwolsevaart" also written as "Zwolschevaart"
Section M 92 - aka - "kavel M 92" is 800 x 300 m - "24 bunder = 24 hectare = 24 ha = 240.000 m2"
1 acre = 4047 m2 = 0.4047 ha = 0.4047 bunder ------ 24 bunder = 59.3 acres
Marknesse is 7 km NNW of Vollenhove
Weatherill and Looney were found outside the aircraft wreck. Cowell in the crash crater
Hemingway was found weeks later, entirely under water, in a ditch in the neighbourhood of the a/c
These four (4) were buried on various dates in Vollenhove
The others (3) have no known grave and are commemorated on the "Runnymede Memorial"
All RAAF members (5) are commemorated on Panel 109 of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra
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Contact Looney is pending - 12 Apr 2009 - PATS
Cypher message - 7 June 44 - 14 Feb German Totenliste 197 - confirms
death and burial P/O Weatherill - 627 and F/Sgt. Looney - 628, cemetery Vollenhove
410021 - Pilot Officer (Pilot)
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Contact Weatherill is pending - 29 Jul 2007 - PATS
1860362 - Sergeant (Flight Engineer)
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DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY - ALBERT COWELL - R.A.A.F. nr. 1860362 - BUR. 1011944
- it's RAFVR instead of RAAF - 1011944 = Buried 10 Jan 1944 - info PATS
- image detail via Ken G. Dunderdale - 17 May 2009 -
Sgt. Flight Engineer - Albert Edward Cowell - RAFVR - 1860362
Albert was the only child of Mr. & Mrs. Cowell
- image/info via Mrs. Martha Krijger ( née Noback ) - 5 Sep 2008 -
Mr. and Mrs. Cowell at the grave of their son - Vollenhove - 1947
l-r : Weatherill - Cowell - Hemingway
- images via Mrs. Bep Jongman ( née Greveling ) - 04 Sep 2008 -
"Ms. Martha Noback behind Albert E. Cowell's grave - Vollenhove - 1947"
l-r : Weatherill - Cowell - Hemingway
- images via Mrs. Bep Jongman ( née Greveling ) - 04 Sep 2008 -
417839 - Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner)
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Next - Messages about Flight Sergeant Colin Hemingway situation
Cypher Message - 22 April 1944 - RAAF
On 28 Jan 1944 it was stated, that Sgt. Hemingway washed ashore at Zwolsche Vaart
Also the note about Zwolsche Diep as a harbour in Zuider Zee was a question mark
Zwolsche Vaart, a canal, 1.5 km from the crash location
In other files, 29 Jan 1944 is given instead of 28 Jan 1944
In this message he was buried at Grave 225, Row 1
"Inrhe Cemetery in Cremlenhover, Zwolle, Holland"
Message - 10 Jul 1944
German Totenliste No. 207 - Grave 225 - Row 1 - Vollenhove
Buried 2nd February 1944
Message - 27 Nov 1946
Correction - Grave 625 - General Cemetery Vollenhove
( North East ..... Must be WNW - West North West of Vollenhove )
Contact Hemingway is pending - 07 Sep 2008 - PATS
Plaque in Church of Vollenhove - Crew - Jan 3rd 1944
- unveiled 1947 -
remark: F/Sgt. F. N. Looney - RAAF - is not mentioned on plaque
remark: phrase "VRIJHEID GAVEN ZIJ ZIJ-GEHEEL" supposed to be "VRIJHEID GAVEN ZIJ ZICH GEHEEL"
- plaque was made in the UK - initiative Mr. and Mrs. Cowell -
Last updated - 21 May 2010 - PATS
Noordoostpolder - Oosterringweg - Marknessse -
- 4.5 mi WNW of Vollenhove -RAF 156 Sqdn. - Lancaster - JA702 - GT-Z - Operation: Berlin - Sunday 30/01/1944
5 KIA - 2 POW
- crashed ~22:00pm - while heading to RAF Warboys, UK -
was over target - info W. W. Cottam - Dec 2000
clip - Operational Record Book (ORB) of 156 (Pathfinder) Squadron RAF
source: www.156squadron.com - by Robin Riley
remark: Sgt. Race A. G. A. in this clip - It's Sgt. Race G. A. - info 9 Apr 2009 - PATS
Sixteen 156th Squadron Lancasters went on this mission to Berlin
Departing from 17:05 to 17:33 from RAF Airfield Warboys, UK. Lancaster JA702 was number four in line
2 returned ( JA673 and ND358 ) early due mechanic problems at 20:18 and 20:34
while the rest went over the target around 20:20 ( 20:13 - 20:33 )
JA702 and JB302 were missing, while the other 12 returned around 23:30 ( 23:06 - 23:52 )
Lancaster - JA302 - GT-W was shot down by a night fighter while operating over the target area - 3 KIA - 4 POW
When JA702 was lost it had a total of 95 hours
Airborne: 17:08 - 30th of January 1944 from RAF Warboys, UK - Bomb Load: 5 x 2000 KG
Lancaster JA702 attacked by a NJG1 night fighter near Vollenhove became out of control into a dive
Together with Flight Engineer and Bomb Aimer the Pilot was able to get the nose up
while gaining height the skipper ordered: "Bale out" ...... at the same moment the aircraft broke up
Cottam and Coyne were simply fallen earthwards. The rest was trapped in the remaining pieces
Crashed - ~22:00 - Noordoostpolder, just north where the village of Marknesse now stands - Oosterringweg 3
Those killed were buried 9th of February 1944 in Stad-Vollenhove General Cemetery
Sgt. W. W. Cottam and Sgt. P. Coyne did evade for six months, but were captured on 7 Aug 1944 in Antwerp - Belgium
Debris from the crash site was found during March 1973
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NZ416543 - Pilot Officer - John Edward Rule - RNZAF - Pilot - Age 28 - KIA
Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 622 - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820697
born 28 Apr 1916, Masterton - occupation: hairdresser - religion: Methodist
Son of Mr. Edward and Mrs. Elizabeth Annie Rule (née Allen), 269 Ponsonby Road, Auckland City, New Zealand
Primary school - Ponsonby School - 1921 - 1929
Received his secondary education - 1930 - 1931 - at Seddon Memorial Technical College, Auckland,
and later continued his studies by night classes - 1932 - at the same institution
He played tennis and was also interested in swimming and yachting. After leaving school
he was employed in the hairdressing trade and was employed by his father at the time
of making application for enlistment - 30 Nov 1941 - in aircrew on 28 Apr 1941
Signature - Attestation paper - John Edward Rule - 28 Apr 1941
Embarked for the United Kingdom on 16 Sep 1942
Arrived at No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre, Bournemouth, on 19 Nov 1942
On 6 Aug 1943 he was posted to No. 103 Squadron, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire, UK
Early in October 1943 Pilot Officer Rule was posted to the Pathfinder Force
P/O Rule was on his 14th operation for RAF 156 Squadron
#1 mission - 18 Oct 1943 - Lancaster ED859 - Crew Rule - Hannover, Germany
Prior he had 11 operations with RAF 103 Squadron
1510799 - Sergeant - William Winston Cottam - RAF - Navigator - Age 22 - EVD - POW
no. 564 - Stalag Luft 7 and Stalag III-A
First en Middle name - info 24 February 2009 - Jan van der Wal
19 January 1945 - evacuation from Stalag Luft 7 - begins in blizzard conditions
1,500 prisoners were forced to march and then loaded onto cattle trucks and taken to Stalag III-A
This central route started from Stalag Luft 7 at Bankau, near Kreuzburg in Silesia (now Poland)
via Stalag 344 at Lamsdorf, to Stalag VIII-A Görlitz, ended at Stalag III-A at Luckenwalde, 30 km south of Berlin
- info via wikipedia -
- Sgt. William Winston Cottam - RAF -
born 13 May 1921, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, UK - died Jan 2008 - Age 86
- left image courtesy Cottam family - middle image taken by resistance - 1944
- right image - collage with 44 evaders -
- helped by Underground Friesland - Cottam and Coyne 'highlighted' - was on display at Verzetsmuseum Friesland -
The 1st assigned Pilot - so called 'driver' - was killed while on his 1st sortie as 2nd Pilot
their missing friend was replaced after a week by 'Jock' Cairns a Scot, unassuming and quiet
F/O Cairns was with 150 Squadron and won his DFM after 35 sorties - 23 Oct 1942
Sgt. Cottam flew a total of 11 operations - 9 times (#1 - #9) with crew Cairns
Bill Cottam - Mision #1 - 20 Oct 1943 - Leipzig - crew posted from 21 OTU
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1024003 - 135871 - F/O Charles Gordon Cairns [Pilot] - RAFVR - 46 ops - DFM
Son of Alfred Charles and Adeline Sarah Cairns, of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Age 23 - † - 3 Jan 1944 - Panel 204 - CWGC ref. 1531043
1510799 - Sgt. William 'Bill' Winston Cottam [Navigator] - 11 ops - Age 22
10601403 - T/Sgt. Jack F. Haywood - RCAF - [Bomb Aimer] - USAAF - 11 ops
Age 27 - † - 3 Jan 1944 - A-7-18 - Neupre cemetery, Belgium
born 1916 - nativity West Virginia, USA
Son of Mr. Edward Haywood and Mrs. P. Jean Haywood, 217 W. Cunnningham, Butler City, Butler Co., PA - Apr 1930 -
Sibling: Edward Vernard Haywood - Note: Jack F. Haywood = Jack V. Haywood in US Census Apr 1930
Address 1944 - Mr. and Mrs. Edward Haywood, 130 Morewood Ave, Oakland, Allegheny Co., PA, USA
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery - Cambridge, England - WWII Memorial - USA
1321632 - Sgt. Charles 'Charlie' Thomas Richard Morris [Wireless Operator] - RAFVR - 11 ops -
Son of Mr. Thomas Richard and Mrs. Florence Morris, of Margate, district Thanet, Kent, UK
husband of Mrs. Kathleen Morris ( née Phillpott ), of Margate, district Thanet, Kent, UK
Marriage of Charles Thomas Richard Morris and Kathleen Phillpott, 1st Qtr. 1942, district Thanet, Kent
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Age 30 - † - 3 Jan 1944 - Panel 234 - CWGC ref. 1077195
1685635 - Sgt. Henry 'Harry' Martin [Flight Engineer] - RAFVR - 11 ops
born 1st Qtr. 1922 - mother's surname Quinney - district Liverpool
Son of Mr. Joseph Francis A. Martin and Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Martin ( née Quinney ), of Huyton, Lancashire
Marriage of Joseph Francis A. Martin and Elizabeth Ann Quinney, 3rd Qtr. 1908, district West Derby, county of Lancashire
Siblings are George - b.1913, Peter - b.1919, William J. - b.1924, Winifred - b.1926, Veronica - b.1928 and b. Elizabeth A. Martin - b.1930
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Age 21 - † - 3 Jan 1944 - Panel 234 - CWGC ref. 1080045
771053 - 104901 - Sgt. Charles Norman 'Bill' Basker [Mid-upper Air Gunner] - RAFVR - 41 ops - Age 28
Charles N. Basker - born 1st Qtr. 1915 - mother's surname Perkins - district Spalding, Lincolnshire
brother of Edna B. Basker - born 4 Qtr. 1912 - mother's surname Perkins - district Spalding, Lincolnshire
marriage: 2nd Qtr. 1934 - Edna B. Basker to Neville G. Drewery - district Spalding, Lincolnshire
Service numbers and family info might be wrong !!!!
Sure is C. N. Basker - ORB RAF 156 Squadron - 'Bill' Basker is from Cottam records
1236027 - Sgt. Edward 'Ted' John Sutton [Rear Air Gunner] - RAFVR - 9 ops
born 1st Qtr. 1923 - mother's surname Cartwright - district Shoreditch
Son of Mr. Albert Edward and Mrs. May Caroline Sutton ( née Cartwright ), of Hornsey, London, UK
brother of Lillian K. Sutton ( b. 1919, district Shoreditch )
Marriage of Albert Edward Sutton and May Caroline Cartwright, 3rd Qtr. 1908, district Shoreditch
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Age 21 - † - 3 Jan 1944 - Panel 238 - CWGC ref. 1808265
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l-r : Bill Cottam, ???, ???, Harry Martin, nnn - 1943
- photo courtesy Joan Smythe, niece of Harry Martin -
l-r : nnn, ???, Harry Martin, xxx - . . . . . . . . . . . l-r : ???, ???, Bill Cottam, ???, xxx, ??? . . . . . . . 1943
Harry Martin and Bill Cottam while with crew Cairns
- left - courtesy Joan Smythe - right courtesy Cottam family -
xxx - T/Sgt. Jack F. Haywood - RCAF / US Air Force ( since 7 sep 1943 ) - info PATS
T/Sgt. Jack Vernand Haywood - see US Census 1930 - info PATS
What should be his #10 and #11 operation with crew Cairns he was replaced of being ill with tonsillitis
unfortunately all killed on that #11 mission - 3 Jan 1944 - to Berlin with Lancaster - ND380 - GT-T of 'TOMMY'
Like Bill Cottam also Bill Basker was not on the fatal flight and survived the war with 41 ops
81376 - Flight Lieutenant - Robert Charles Blockey [Navigator] - RAFVR - 2 ops - did replace Bill Cottam
born 1st. Qtr. 1910 - mother's surname Knight - district Camberwell, UK
Son of Mr. Albert Joseph and Mrs. Eveline Mabel Blockey ( née Knight ); husband of Irene Mary Blockey
brother of Miss Eveline K. Blockey ( b. 1914, district Bromley )
Marriage Albert Joseph Blockey and Eveline Mabel Knight - 2nd Qtr. 1901 - district Sevenoaks, Kent, UK
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Age 34 - † - 3 Jan 1944 - Panel 201 - CWGC ref. 1529974
1391128 - F/Sgt. Jesse Presley Robert Mount [Mid-upper Air Gunner] - RAFVR - 3 ops - MID - did replace C. N. 'Bill' Basker
born 1st Qtr. 1922 - ? Jesse G. H. Mount ? - mother's surname Dewberry - district Bromley, UK
Son of Mr. Jesse Robert and Mrs. Daisy Jane Mount ( née Dewberry ), of Herne Bay, Kent
Marriage of Jesse Robert Mount and Daisy Jane Dewberry - 1st Qtr. 1912 - district Bromley, UK
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Age 21 - † - 3 Jan 1944 - Panel 220 - CWGC ref. 1077329
10601403 - T/Sgt. Jack F. Haywood, Oakland, Allegheny Co., PA, USA - born 1916, WV - originally joined RCAF
and subsequently transfered 7 Sep 1943 to the American 8th Airforce but continued to fly with the RAF
T/Sgt. Jack F. Haywood - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 Feb 1944
Bill Cottam - Mission #10 - 28 Jan 1944 - Berlin and #11 - 30 Jan 1944 - Berlin with crew Rule
Cottam and Coyne were transfered from Vollenhove to Oostermeer [Eastermar in Frisian] near Bergum [Burgum in Frisian]
Late July they left Oostermeer at 08:00am and took the train at the nearest station
via Leeuwarden, Zwolle to 's-Hertogenbosch
Both could practice their bicycle skills while following the last guide on the final leg
for that day, reaching their destination just before curfew time
Both taken POW - 7 Aug 1944, Antwerp. Brought to the prison at Brussels and had their POW intake
one week later at interrogation centre Dulag Luft West, Oberursel near Frankfurt, Germany
Clips - Dulag-Luft. Kriegsgefangenenkartel. - Cottam - 14 Aug 1944
- courtesy Cottam family -
Transfered to Stalag Luft 7 - Bankau
Liberation of Stalag III-A - Luckenwalde - Sunday 22 April 1945
Clip ID card - Cottam, W. W. - Stalag Luft 7 - Bankau - POW no. 564 -
- courtesy Cottam family -
Caterpillar Club - Membership Card - Sgt. W. W. Cottam
16 Apr 1945 - Card from 'Irvin Air Chute Ltd.' to Mrs. Cottam, mother
- courtesy Cottam family -
After Leslie Irvin’s 1919 successful first parachute jump, any person from that time on
who jumped from a disabled aircraft with a parachute became a member of the Caterpillar Club
The Club was named after the caterpillar for several reasons
The parachute main sail and lines were woven from the finest silk
The worm spins a cocoon, crawls out and flies away from certain death, if it remains in sight of the cocoon
- source Irvin Aerospace -
972772 - Sergeant - Patrick "Paddy" Coyne - RAF - W. Op. / Air Gnr. - Age 29 - EVD - POW
no. 566 - Stalag Luft 7 and Stalag III-A
born 12 Dec 1914 - died 14 Feb 2001 'Valentine's Day', Penticton, BC, Canada - Age 86
It seems that Coyne and Cottam were hidden by the underground near Drachten
- First en Nickname - info 24 February 2009 - Jan van der Wal -
- Sgt. Patrick "Paddy" Coyne - - - - | - - - - Paddy Coyne - mid 80's -
- Bermondsey-London, Surrey, UK - - | - - - - - - Penticton, BC, Canada -
- image taken by resistance - 1944 - - | - - - - via 'van Leeuwen' family -
Sgt. Coyne (Irish) flew a total of 14 operations - all with 'Kiwi' skipper F/O Rule
#1 mission - 18 Oct 1943 - Lancaster ED859 - crew Rule - Hannover, Germany
Flew all 14 missions together with Sgt. Ted Shorter and Sgt. Jock Sloan (Scottish)
Eight times with Sgt. Albert Race, last five with F/Sgt. Dick Ball and last two missions with Sgt. Bill Cottam
Paddy Coyne's Evasion and POW story is simular to Bill Cottam's story
Paddy Coyne and Bill Cottam - late July - early August 1944
at Mr. de Cock's house in Kaatsheuvel - Hoofdstraat 209, Province of North-Brabant
Preparing their meal on the sundeck
Mr. Simon de Cock moved to New Zealand [ as he lived there in 1984 ]
- courtesy Cottam family -
Mr. Simon de Cock - member of "Groep André" - Underground mid-region Brabant
Cottam #72 and Coyne #73 on list(94) of "Groep André"
Transfered to Stalag Luft 7 - Bankau
Liberation of Stalag III-A - Luckenwalde - Sunday 22 April 1945
After the war Patrick and Molly Coyne were emigrating to Canada
Paddy Coyne was an Irishman, while Molly was from Scotland
Mrs. Mary "Molly" Coyne - born 1914 - died 30 Jul 2009 - Age 94
658450 - Flight Sergeant - Kenneth Richard "Dick" Ball - RAF - Bomb Aimer / 2nd Navigator - Age 30 - KIA
Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 624 - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820689
Son of Ernest R. and Araue Ball, of Gravesend, Kent, UK
brother of Irene Ball and Muriel Ball
!!! be aware !!! First name 'Araue' on CWGC is wrong (misread) .... should be 'Annie'
!!! be aware !!! In birth registrations of Kenneth and his two sisters .... the surname is Balls
The 's' was dropped somewhere on the line
- info by PATS - 22 May 2010 -
Dick with his sisters Muriel and Irene
Writing backside photo - Sept 1943 - In the garden at 55 -
right image: Sister Muriel Ball at the pier
- images from Muriel Ball's album - via Ken Dunderdale - 17 May 2009 -
Dick Ball (middle) with other unknown RAF Navigators/Observers
- image from Muriel Ball's album - via Ken Dunderdale - 18 Jun 2009 -
RAF Officer Cadet Dick Ball (right) with unknown RAF Airman (left)
Royal Air Force Officer Cadets wear a one inch wide white band on all non-ceremonial uniforms
- image from Muriel Ball's album - via Ken Dunderdale - 26 May 2009 -
F/Sgt. Ball flew a total of 13 operations - the last 5 ( #9 - #13 ) with crew Rule
#1 mission - 12 Aug 1943 - Lancaster EE118 - crew Peters - Milan, Italy
Out of the 13 operations, Berlin was 8 times the target
RAF 658450 - F/Sgt. K. R. Ball - 30 Jan 1944
Iron grave marker at General Cemetery Stad-Vollenhove
1st = Wooden grave marker, 2nd = Iron grave marker, 3rd = Stone grave marker ( as it is nowadays )
- image from Muriel Ball's album - via Ken Dunderdale - 18 Jun 2009 -
- all scans are done by Chris Sandall - friend of Ken Dunderdale -
first name 'A' is incorrrect - it's 'K.R' - A. Ball ( mother is Mrs. Araue / Annie Ball )
This photo is quite unique for me, first time seen this kind of memorial for Vollenhove - info 18 Jun 2009 - PATS
!!! Mistery mother's first name Araue solved !!! . . . . . it's Annie
after Kenneth Dunderdale did point me to Balls instead Ball - 22 May 2010
Araue was called 'Nancy' by the family
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birth: 2nd Qtr. 1881 - Ernest Rockhill Balls - district Blything, Suffolk, UK
Marriage: 3rd Qtr. 1909 - Ernest Rockhill Balls to Annie Raggett - district Strood, Kent
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birth: 2nd Qtr. 1911 - Irene M. Balls - mother's name Raggett - district Gravesend, Kent, UK
birth: 2nd Qtr. 1914 - Kenneth R. Balls - mother's name Raggett - district Gravesend, Kent, UK
birth: 2nd Qtr. 1916 - Muriel E. Balls - mother's name Raggett - district Gravesend, Kent, UK
- info from freebmd.org.uk -
Irene wasn't married, Muriel married twice - info Ken Dunderdale - 22 May 2010
1726836 - Sergeant - Edward Arthur Shorter - RAFVR - Flight Engineer - Age 21 - KIA
Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 623 - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820698
born 4th Qtr. 1922 - mother's surname : Norcutt - district West Ashford, Kent, UK
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Shorter ( née Norcutt ), of Slough, Buckinghamshire, UK
sister Margaret E. Shorter born 2nd Qtr. 1925 - mother's surname : Norcutt - district West Ashford, Kent, UK
marriage Edward H. Shorter - Ada A. Norcutt - East Ashford [Kent] - 3rd Qtr. 1920 - info by Sandra
likely Mr. Edward Hutchinson Shorter - born 2nd Qtr. 1896 - district West Ashford, Kent
likely Mrs. Ada Agnes Norcutt - born 2nd Qtr. 1895 - district Cookham, Berkshire
Sgt. Ted Shorter flew a total of 14 operations - all with crew Rule
#1 mission - 18 Oct 1943 - Lancaster ED859 - crew Rule - Hannover, Germany
There is photo with Shorter, Race, Sloan, Rule, Ball, Evans and Coyne - info 04 Oct 2009
Photo received via Coyne family - 4 Oct 2009
1552498 - Sergeant - John Johnstone Sloan - RAFVR - Rear Air Gunner - Age 22 - KIA
Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 621 - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820699
born 07 Dec 1921, Cambuslang, Lanark, Scotland
Son of Robert and and Margaret May Arbuckle Sloan ( née Smith ), of Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, UK
Sgt. Sloan flew a total of 16 operations
#1 - 7 Oct 1943 - Stuttgart and #2 - 8 Oct 1943 - Hannover - Lancaster LM344 with crew Redfern
the remaining 14 ( #3 - #16 ) with crew Rule
Crew Redfern - all killed with Lancaster JB179 GT-F - 2 dec 1943 - mission Berlin
Sergeant - John Johnstone Sloan - RAFVR - Rear Air Gunner
- courtesy Sloan family - 15 Sep 2009 -
right image - retouch by PATS - 17 Okt 2009
998929 - Sergeant - George Albert Race - RAFVR - Mid-upper Air Gunner - Age 22 - KIA
Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 620 - Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820696
born 3rd Qtr. 1921 - mother's surname Womack - district Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK
Son of Albert and Laura Race ( née Womack ), of East Moor, district Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK
Sgt. Race flew a total of 8 operations - all with crew Rule
#1 mission - 10 Nov 1943 - Lancaster JA909 - crew Rule - Modane, France
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Operation and target info: www.156squadron.com - by Robin Riley
Lancaster crew - Albert Race - 2nd Right - on wing - likely 1943
Lancaster with code K2
- image via John, cousin of Albert Race - 31 Dec 2008 -
Lancaster crew - John Sloan - 3rd Right - on wing - likely 1943
- image via Gordon, nephew of John Sloan - 16 Sep 2009 -
- - - Rule - - - - Coyne - - - - - Evans - - - - ?????? - - - - - Sloan - - - - Race - - - - - Shorter - -
Lancaster crew - John Sloan - 3rd Right - in front Lancaster K2 - likely 1943
4th Right is wearing 'wing' - Pilot - ( same person as in cockpit at other image )
- image via Gordon, nephew of John Sloan - 16 Sep 2009 -
Here the 3rd photo I found of this photo session
Gladly, Patrick 'Paddy' Coyne did wrote the names on the back
Crew Rule in front in front of Lancaster K2 on a 4000lb High Capacity "Cookie" bomb - likely 1943
Ted Shorter, Alan Race, Jock Sloan, Jack Rule, ??Ken Ball?? , Charlie Evans and Pat Coyne
- names as given on photo W#73469 by Pat Coyne ( incl. misspellings ) -
According writing on back of photo 3rd of right is given as Ken Ball ( added later with black pen ), but it's not Ball !!!!
Charlie Evans not on Berlin mission of 30 Jan 1944 - replaced by Cottam
- courtesy Coyne family - 4 Oct 2009 -
658450 - Flight Sergeant (Navigator)
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Graves - l-r : Weatherill - Cowell - Hemingway - Ball - Shorter
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Got this bio from Errol Martyn,
Author of "For Your Tomorrow" - Vols 1 and 2 - ( Vol 3 in production )
A record of New Zealanders who have died while serving
with the RNZAF and Allied Air Services since 1915
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From my soon to be published Volume Three:
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RULE, Pilot Officer John Edward
NZ416543; b Masterton 28 Apr 16; Seddon Mem TColl, Auckland; hairdresser - with father at Auckland.
RNZAF Levin/ITW as Airman Pilot u/t 30 Nov 41, 4EFTS 11 Jan 42, 1SFTS 8 Mar 42 [hosp 19-22 Mar],
Pilots Badge [wef 15.6.42] & Sgt. 5 Sep 42, att RAF & emb for UK 16 Sep 42,
3PRC [redesignated 11PD&RC c.28 Dec] 19 Nov 42 [att 9EFTS in Jan 43],
3(P)AFU 8 Feb 43 [att 1531BATF for c.1 wk in Mar], 30OTU (Wellington) 13 Apr 43,
1667HCU (Halifax, Lancaster) 1 Jul 43, 103 Sqn (Lancaster - 11 ops) 6 Aug 43,
156 Sqn (Lancaster - 14 ops) 5 Oct 43 [att PFFNTU (Lancaster) c.5-? Oct], Comm 14 Jan 44,
kao 30 Jan 44. Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery - 3.4.622, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Son of Edward & Elizabeth Annie Rule (née Allen), Auckland. [phot. TWN 12.4.44].
TWN = The Weekly News, a New Zealand paper that featured an illustrated section.
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Errol Martyn - 14 May 2008
1552498 - Sergeant (Air Gunner)
SLOAN, JOHN JOHNSTONEAge 22 - 07/12/1921 - 30/01/1944 - RAFVR - UNITED KINGDOM |
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Sergeant - John Johnstone Sloan was born 7 Dec 1921, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
His parents, Robert Sloan and Margaret May Arbuckle Smith,
married 31 Aug 1921, 171 Main Street, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert Sloan was born 21 Sep 1899, Glasgow Road, Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
He died 13 Sep 1976, 36 St Steven's Ave, Cathkin-Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret was born 28 Nov 1899, 81 Meadow Park Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
She died 5 oct 1970, Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children of Robert Sloan [ Steelwork Labourer ] and Margaret May Arbuckle Smith
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John Johnstone Sloan - Male - Age - 22
Birth: 07 Dec 1921, Cambuslang, Lanark, Scotland
Death: 30 Jan 1944, Vollenhove, Overijssel, Netherlands
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William Arbuckle Sloan - Male - Age 68
Birth: 09 Dec 1923, Cambuslang, Lanark, Scotland
Death: 31 Jan 1992, Maidstone, Kent, England
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Thomas Sloan - Male - Age 75
Birth: 03 Mar 1925, Cambuslang, Lanark, Scotland
Death: 20 Mar 2000, Cambuslang, Lanark, Scotland
Married : Anne Marie Schoning in Germany in 1947
Father of Gordon Werner Sloan
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Robert Sloan - Male - Age ..
Birth: 24 Sep 1928, 171 Main Street, Cambuslang, Lanark, Scotland
Married, moved to Canada - early 60's -
Deceased, Toronto, Canada
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Margaret May Sloan - Female - Age 68
Birth: 02 May 1930, Cambuslang, Lanark, Scotland
Death: 11 Oct 1999, Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland
Married Donald MacMillan in 1950, Cambuslang
Mother of John Robert MacMillan
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- info www.familysearch.org -
- additional info [ Thomas, Robert and Margaret ] via Patricia 'Trish' Irving - 19 Aug 2009 -
made contact with next of kin - Gordon Werner Sloan, nephew - 20 Aug 2009 - PATS
Hi Teunis,
Thanks for your information regarding my uncle, John Sloan,
I have found your information facinating as it is all new to me,
I knew he had been killed while serving in action during WWII and was buried in Holland but not much more.
I have spoken to my sisters who I believe have a photograph of John in Military uniform,
I will scan and send as soon as I get the photo.
Many thanks for your e-mail
Gordon Sloan - 20 Aug 2009
998929 - Sergeant (Air Gunner)
RACE, GEORGE ALBERTAge 22 - 30/01/1944 - RAFVR - UNITED KINGDOM |
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Sister Eileen D. (72) and brother Donald A. (82) at grave of Sgt. George Albert Race
- cemetery Vollenhove - May 2007 -
detail - Memorial Marknesse - unveiled 20 Sept 2007
Contact Race is pending - 18 May 2007 - PATS
Contact Cottam is pending - 30 Mar 2009 - PATS
Contact Ball is pending - 21 Apr 2009 - PATS
Contact Coyne is pending - 20 May 2009 - PATS
Contact Sloan is pending - 20 Aug 2009 - PATS
Last update - 29 May 2010 - PATS -
Share Your Thoughts - Veterans Affairs Canada - Brenda
Now, later, after I got the email from Brenda Gibbs
to help here when she was visiting her uncle Jack's war grave in Vollenhove,
I did a lot of research to find the most of Jack Edward Gibbs and his crew
Not only Jack's crew, but also the details of other crashes near Vollenhove
during World War II came in the picture.
In some books of Vollenhove they will say in a few lines and dates
what was going around in the 1940-1945 period
My goal is to extend those lines and dates with more detail !!!
At first I tried to find more info about the 12 Commonwealth War Graves in Vollenhove
Those 12 men are from 4 planes - see also above -
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Hampden I - 420th Sqdn. RCAF - P5332-PT-T - Friday 3 July 1942 - 2 men - out of 4
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Stirling Mk. III - 90th Sqdn. RAF - EH937-WP-S - Monday 23 Aug 1943 - 1 man - out of 7
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Lancaster III - 463rd Sqdn. RAAF - JA902-JO-D - Monday 03 Jan 1944 - 4 men - out of 7
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Lancaster III - 156th Sqdn. RAF - JA702-GT-Z - Sunday 30 Jan 1944 - 5 men - out of 7
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Summary - Vollenhove :
25 airmen were involved with these 4 planes12 KIA - buried at Vollenhove - 4 KIA - buried at Oud-Leusden - 7 MIA - 2 POW
About the two POW's - Cottam & Coyne of JA702 I don't have
any further info yet, if they made it to liberation !! Hopefully they did
According to the POW list on "Rafcommands" and not be mentioned in the "CWGC" database
they must have been liberated and repatriated to the UK
Any info about Cottam and Coyne is welcome - 20 November 2008 - PATS -
W. W. Cottam and P. Coyne were first in hands of the resistance
ID-photo's are in a "resistance" collage at Verzetsmuseum, Leeuwarden - on display till 1 Jun 2009
Contact Cottam is pending - 30 Mar 2009 - PATS -
Last update - 30 March 2009 - PATS -
- - - - 14 USA Airmen were also buried in Vollenhove - - - -
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Those 14 men are from 3 planes -
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B-24H - 466th BG / 785th BS - 8th Air Force - #41-29466 - Thursday 23 March 1944 - 5 men out of 10
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B-24H - 466th BG / 785th BS - 8th Air Force - #42-52587 - Thursday 23 March 1944 - 6 men out of 9
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B-24J - 93rd BG / 330th BS - 8th Air Force - #42-73495 - Saturday 8 April 1944 - 3 men out of 9
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After the war fourteen (14) reinterred at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten-NL
Later, four (4) were brought back to the United States
Clip of letter - 17 Sep 1945 - Mayor of Vollenhove to Department of War in The Hague
Roy D. Beukelman in Grave no. 603, while "Unknown" from same plane in Grave no. 604
So S/Sgt. Laurich or Sgt. Eaton from "Crew" Garrett is buried in Grave no. 604
Below - list of the other 24 graves - General Cemetery Vollenhove
"Unknown" in Grave no. 604 is Flt. Engineer - S/Sgt. - John J. Laurich - 04 Mar 2008 - PATS -
Gotha G.IV 1065/16 - 'Englandflieger' -
In the same letter - 17 Sept 1945 - There is also mentioned a German Airmen - WW I -
buried ? 29 Sept 1917 ? , Emil Haes - born 29 Sept 1890 - in Grave No. 570 - Vollenhove Cemetery
Reinterred in Ysselsteyn, Limburg, The Netherlands - German "Soldatenfriedhof " - Section 1914-1918 - Block A Grab 23
one of the 85 Germans of WW I buried at the largest War cemetery - 28 ha - 31598 Graves
- info - 12 Dec 2008 - PATS -
- burial date is questionable - see below 'NRC' paper clippings -
German "Soldatenfriedhof " - Ysselsteyn - Section 1914-1918 - Heinz Schreiber - Emil Haes
- images via Mariëtte Hendriks - Volksbund.de - 17 Sep 2009 -
Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant - 17 Oct 1917 -
16 Oct 1917 - Vollenhove - German Airmen brought to Vollenhove by fishermen
- burial date of 29 Sept 1917 is wrong - info PATS -
- according newsclip - found 16 Oct 1917 - but it's 15 Oct 1917 ( Archive Stad-Vollenhove )
- info 'newsclip' from 'Koninklijke Bibliotheek' - via Frits Gerdessen - 6 Feb 2009 -
Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant - 19 Oct 1917 -
18 Oct 1917 - Vollenhove - Burial unknown German Airmen with Military Funeral Honor
- Name still unknown - but it's Emil Haes - info PATS -
- info 'newsclip' from 'Koninklijke Bibliotheek' - via Frits Gerdessen - 6 Feb 2009 -
German Flyer, Emil Haes ( Haas ), was found 15 Oct 1917 by fishermen of Vollenhove
VN 90 - Johannes Tukker aka "Kwart" and his help Jurrien Jongman aka "Höttien"
He was brought to Vollenhove - Prov. of Overijssel
Johannes Tukker b.~1883 - fisherman - marriage - 02 Dec 1905 - Age 22 - Geertje van der Linde - Stad-Vollenhove
Jurrien Jongman b.~1882 - fisherman's help - marriage - 11 Apr 1908 - Age 26 - Lena Jongman - Stad-Vollenhove
roots info via www.genlias.nl
- info fishermen 'VN 90' - via Jan Schuurman, Anton J. Vis 'Dibbes' and Jacob Jongman ( Son of Jurrien ) - 07 Nov 2009
Schokker / Schuit VN90 - Johannes Tukker aka "Kwart" - photo taken in the 40's
courtesy Hans "Hannes" Tukker ( grandson ) - Oct 2002 -
"Kwart", "Höttien" - those are "nicknames" - very common for that time
Most first and surnames were equal, the "nickname" was more accurate - info PATS - 08 Nov 2009
Clip - payslip 30 Jan 1918 - reward of finding and cost of burial "Duitschen Vliegenier in 1917"
Total amount was Fl. 179.79 ( 179 Guilders / 79 cent )
- info archive no.775 - Stad-Vollenhove - 30 Jan 1918 - via Klaas Boes, Alb.Zn
Name is according letter of "Kaiserlich Deutsche Gesandtschaft" - Haag, den 7 Februar 1918 - Emil Haas
Flieger der Vizefeldwebel Emil Haas, Kampfstaffel 16 beim Kampgeschwader 3, geboren am 29 Sep 1890 in Kehl am Rhein
Emil Haas ( Haes ) lost his life on his 27th Birthday
- info archive no.775 - Stad-Vollenhove - 8 Feb 1918 - via Klaas Boes, Alb.Zn
Surname discrepancy - Haas / Haes - info PATS
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With this 'new' info - Mr. Frits Gerdessen did also supply more info of this bomber-plane
- GOTHA G.IV "Riesen Flugzeug" - "Englandflieger" - Bestellnummer 1065/16
Most parts of this Gotha G.IV bomber were salvaged in 1917
like engines and numbers - Mercedes 260 HP - Nr.28498 and Nr.30325
A section of the waist is also found with number (Bestellnummer) 1065
After reclamation of 'Oostelijk-Flevoland', some small parts, axle and wheels, were found 6 Aug 1963
This Gotha G.IV - Bestellnummer 1065/16 - belongs to batch 1055-1094/16
build by Siemens-Schuckert Werke G.m.b.H. in Berlin. 16 is standing for ordered in 1916
It belongs to Bombengeschwader 3 (BG 3)
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Gotha G.IV 406/16 - Genth/Radke - Belgium 1917
- image courtesy Thomas Genth -
www.angelfire.com/hi5/tgenth/gotha/GothaGIVe.htm
Specifications (Gotha G.V) - General characteristics - 232 G.IV bombers were built
Fuselage: Plywood construction - Wings: Plywood , fabric covered
Role: Bomber - Manufacturer Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG - Designed by Hans Burkhard
First flight 1917 - Primary user Luftstreitkräfte - Produced 1917 to 1918
Crew: 3 - Length: 12.42 m (40 ft 8 in) - Wingspan: 23.70 m (77 ft 9 in)
Height: 4.5 m (14 ft) - Wing area: 89.5 m² (963.6 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,739 kg (6,039 lb) - Max takeoff weight: 3,967 kg (8,745 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.IVa inline engine, 260 hp (191 kW) each
Performance: Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph) - Range: 840 km (522 miles) - Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,325 ft)
Armament: 2 or 3 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine guns
- Specifications via wikipedia -
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In the night of 28/29 Sep 1917, three Gothas were lost by "Fliegertruppe III"
G.IV 602/16 came down near Sas van Gent - Prov. of Zeeland
A HP 0/100 of No. 7 Sq. was on mission and saw three (3) Gothas and attacked 2
One (602/16) did crash
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Crew of G.IV 1065/16 - Lt. Martin Emmler, Uffz. Heinrich Schreiber and Vzfw. Emil Haes
did crash into Zuiderzee
In the night of 3/4 Oct 1917, the nets of fishing boat EB61 did caught
a part of a wing, which was brought on land in Elburg - Prov. of Gelderland
On Oct 10, the body of Lt. Martin Emmler (schot wounds) was found by UK125 of J. Wakker
He was buried, 13 Oct 1917 with Military Funeral Honor in Kampen [ source: Elburgsche Courant ]
10 October is given in the records as his death
Reinterred in Ysselsteyn, Limburg, The Netherlands - German "Soldatenfriedhof " - Section 1914-1918 - Block B Grab 30
Ltn.d.R. Martin Emmler, Ober-Düsseldorf, born 4 Apr 1886, Breslau (Breslau after 1945: Wroclaw,Poland)
source birth date and place: "Casualties of the German Air Service 1914-1920"
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25 Oct 1917 - Blankenham - death record No. 4
- info archive Blankenham - via Klaas Boes, Alb.Zn
"Heden vijf en twintig October negentienhonderd zeventien,
verscheen voor mij Ambtenaar van den burgelijken stand der gemeente Blankenham:
Gerrit Berendsen, oud vijf en vijftig jaren, Veldwachter, wonende te Kuinre
en Wouter Fledderus, oud zes en dertig jaren, Klerk, wonende te Kuinre
die mij verklaarden, dat op vijf en twintig October dezes jaars, des voormiddags ten acht ure, in deze gemeente
aan het Zeestrand op het Zuideinde is aangebracht een lijk van een manspersoon gekleed
in Duitsch vliegeniersuniform, wegens den staat van ontbinding waarin het lijk verkeerde, is de ouderdom
van den man niet kunnen vastgesteld worden; volgens op het lijk gevonden brief is de omgekomene vermoedelijk
vicefeldwebel Heinz Schreiber, waarschijnlijk afkomstig uit Paderborn, Duitschland"
Uffz. Heinrich Schreiber, born 11 Jan 1886, Paderborn
source birth date: "Casualties of the German Air Service 1914-1920"
Gerrit Berendsen b.30 Jun 1862, Zwollerkerspel - agent van politie - marriage - 25 Apr 1889 - Age 26 - Gerridina Horsman (30) - Zwolle
Wouter Fledderus b.~1881 - postbode - marriage - 04 Jun 1910 - Age 29 - Klaasje de Boer (28) - Kuinre
roots info via www.genlias.nl
Vicefeldwebel Heinz Schreiber is found 25 Oct 1917 - 08:00am by Gerrit Berendsen (55 - policeman) and
Wouter Fledderus (36 - clerk), both living in Kuinre, on the beach 'Zeestand' at Blankenham (Zuideinde)
a letter found on the corpse indicates him pressumably as Heinz Schreider from Paderborn, Germany
He is buried - 25 Oct 1917 - at General Cemetery in Blankenham, Netherlands
Reinterred in Ysselsteyn, Limburg, The Netherlands - German "Soldatenfriedhof " - Section 1914-1918 - Block A Grab 22
- info - Frits Gerdessen and Mariëtte Hendriks - 20 Mar 2009 -
- info archive Blankenham - via Klaas Boes, Alb.Zn - 12 Nov 2009
Firstname and Rank are different - 20 Mar 2009 - PATS -
Salvage landing gear and bombload of G.IV 1065/16 is done by RNLAF on 7 Aug 1963
it's also described on pages 45-47 - "In de schaduw van de glorie" by S. L. Veenstra (A4-188 pages)
G.V 668/16 did crash near Sneek - Prov. of Friesland / Frisian
was set on fire by crew: Lt. Starck, Fw. Dietz and Flugschüler Fliege. All three (3) unhurt
- info - Frits Gerdessen - 6 Feb 2009 -
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Note: Numbers / code fishing boats
Around the Zuiderzee / Zuider Sea all towns did have an abbreviation as "code"
EB = Town of Elburg, UK = Isle of Urk
VN = Town of Vollenhove, LE = Town of Lemmer
VD = Town of Volendam, etc ......
- info by PATS - 7 Feb 2009 -
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Vzfw. = VZF. = Vizefeldwebel (acting Sergeant) - info PATS -
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Last WWI update - 22 May 2010 - PATS -
Known list (24) - 17 September 1945 - General Cemetery Vollenhove
by Municipality of Vollenhove - Subject: Maintenance military graves
"Onbekend Amerik.Vliegen." = "Unknown American Airman" - "Datum begraving" = "Burial date"
Cemetery Stad-Vollenhove 1945 - images(l-r) via Mrs. Buimer and Don Griffin Jr.
In the same letter Mayor Mr. Crommelin is also complaining that there are only
two graves with a "head-marker" - Gibbs and Bond - see images above -
and likes to receive the missing "head-markers" as soon as possible
| Vollenhove | Rang | Position | Name | Date of death | Force | Cemetery | IDPF |
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| Grave 615 | 1st Lt. | Pilot | Donald G. Griffin | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | Yes |
| Grave 618 | 2nd Lt. | Bombardier | Gordon R. Russell Jr. | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | Yes |
| Grave 617 | 2nd Lt. | Navigator | Fred P. Hazen | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | - request - |
| Grave 616 | 2nd Lt. | Bombardier | Phillip M. Rose | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | --- |
| Grave 619 | S/Sgt. | Engineer | Joseph R. Burke | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | - request - |
| Grave 607 | Sgt. | Ball Turret Gunner | Dennis J. McCoy | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | --- |
| Grave 603 | 2nd Lt. | Navigator | Roy. D. Beukelman | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | USA, SD | --- |
| Grave 604 | S/Sgt. | Flight Engineer | John J. Laurich | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | Yes |
| Grave 606 | Sgt. | Ball Turret Gunner | James R. Eaton Jr. | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | Yes |
| Grave 608 | Sgt. | Right Waist Gunner | Milton E. Thompson | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | USA, TN | Yes |
| Grave 614 | Sgt. | Left Waist Gunner | Orville S. Good | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | Yes |
| Grave 610 | Sgt. | Nose Turret / Toglier | George Ellis Sloan | 08 April 1944 | USAAF | USA, CO | - not located - |
| Grave 611 | T/Sgt. | Top Turret Gunner | Morris La Verne | 08 April 1944 | USAAF | USA, NJ | Yes |
| Grave 609 | S/Sgt. | Right Waist Gunner | Trenton T. Tucker | 08 April 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | Yes |
| Zwartsluis | Rang | Position | Name | Date of death | Force | Cemetery | IDPF |
| Grave C 11 | Sgt. | Right Waist Gunner | George Melvin McCord | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | USA, IA | - not located - |
| Grave C 12 | 2nd Lt. | Co-Pilot | Robert A. Gum | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | Yes |
| Grave C 13 | S/Sgt. | Radio Operator | Bogan Radich | 23 March 1944 | USAAF | Margraten | - not located - |
| Meppel | Rang | Position | Name | Date of death | Force | Cemetery | IDPF |
| Grave L 714 | S/Sgt. | Tail Gunner | Aleck A. Amich | 27 March 1944 | USAAF | USA, WI | Yes |
Three planes, Crews Griffin (9), Garrett (10), and Buland (9), 28 men involved - 19 KIA - 8 POW - 1 EVD
From the B-24 mid-air collision on 23-3-1944, also three (3) - Radich, McCord and *Russell*- buried in Zwartsluis
Later reinterred - Margaten-NL, while George M. McCord was reinterred finally in Dunlap, Iowa, USA
Tail Gunner Aleck A. Amich who was in the hospital in Meppel - died 27 March 1944 - buried in Meppel
He was first reinterred in Margraten and later reinterred - Saint Agnes Cemetery, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
Pilot Robert Lee Garrett was killed 7th of Sept.'44 in Queue-du-Bois (Belgium)
by a stray German bullet, just a few days for liberation - he is still buried in Queue-du-Bois-BE
*Russell* = was Gum !!!!! ( source IDPF - received 11 Jun 2008 )
- - - more details at each crash description below - - -
Research for Grave nrs. Gum, Laurich and Eaton is pending
Request - Sep 2007 - for IDPF's is running - expecting May 2008 - ( received 11 Jun 2008 )
They were buried in one of these 3 graves - 604-606-618 -
O-808989 - 2nd Lt. Robert A. Gum was buried in Vollenhove Grave Nr. 618
MACR 3455 - detail of page 18 - info see SD case 7251 - added 22 Feb 2008 - PATS
Vollenhove - Grave no. 618 - Co-pilot - 2nd Lt. Robert A. Gum - 22 Feb 2008 - PATS -
This is what I first thought ( and many with me ), but after receiving the IDPF
it became clear that it was - Bombardier - 2nd Lt. Gordon R. Russell Jr.
IDPF - Individual Deceased Personnel File - aka "293" file
14147637 - Sgt. James R. Eaton buried in Vollenhove Grave Nr. 606
MACR 3455 - detail of page 20 - added 04 Mar 2008 - PATS
Vollenhove - Grave no. 606 - Ball Turret Gunner - Sgt. James R. Eaton - 04 Mar 2008 - PATS -
Confirmed by IDPF - EATON file - 12 Jun 2008
34724732 - Sergeant Milton Ewell Thompson was killed in action 23 March 1944
buried in Stad-Vollenhove - Grave No. 608
After the war reburied at Oakwood Cemetery, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
- images courtesy Pansy Ewell - 07 May 2008 -
www.findagrave.com
All digging through the additional "extra" digital pages found on FOOTNOTE.COM
I found the gravenumbers of Gum (618) and Eaton (606) - see images above -
Have no papers yet of Flight Engineer Laurich's burial, but he is the only remaining in my search
so he was buried in Grave 604 at the same time as Navigator Beukelman (603) - see clip above -
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Vollenhove - Grave no. 604 - Flt. Eng. - S/Sgt. John J. Laurich - 04 Mar 2008 - PATS -
Confirmed by IDPF - LAURICH file - 12 Jun 2008
Contact Laurich is pending - 9 Mar 2008 - PATS -
Received 11 Jun 2008 the "293" - IDPF files of Eaton (89 pages), Gum (87 pages) and Laurich (99 pages)
The most valuable thing I found after two years research in these 275 IDPF pages:
2nd Lt. Gordon R. Russell reidentified as 2nd Lt. Robert A. Gum !!!!
So Bombardier Russell was not buried in Zwartsluis, but in Vollenhove - Grave 618
While Co-pilot Gum was in Zwartsluis - Grave C 12 ( G 12 )
Also confirmation of the gravenumbers for Laurich and Eaton - 604 and 606
- 12 Jun 2008 - PATS -
Layout-Legend American graves - Cemetery Vollenhove - 1945
- source IDPF - LAURICH file -
605 = Dutch Soldier, 620 - 631 = 12 Commonwealth War Graves
Entrance Cemetery Stad-Vollenhove - 1945
Harmen Visser - burial 21 April 1945 at Vollenhove General Cemetery - Grave 605
On the left: Graves 631 - 614 - on the right : 611 to 605
Photo was sent by Rev. J. P. Honnef ( aka 'Karel' ) to Griffin family in 1945
Pilot 1st Lt. Donald G. Griffin - Grave 615 ( top left )
images via Don Griffin Jr. (Son) - 26 Nov 2009
FOIA - IDPF - La Verne - request 29 May 2008 - expecting Feb 2009
IDPF - La Verne - not received - IDPF could not be located - 30 Dec 2008 - PATS -
Advice: Request - via NPRC - St. Louis, MO .... or a 2nd attempt mid 2009 via Alexandria, VA
FOIA - IDPF - La Verne - request via NPRC - St. Louis, MO - 11 Mar 2009
FOIA - VA Claim 'XC' file - La Verne - request via VA - Washington, DC - 3 Jun 2009
FOIA - VA Claim 'XC' file - La Verne - forwarded to VA - Philadelphia, PA - 12 Jun 2009
FOIA - VA Claim 'XC' file - La Verne - received - 89 pages - 16 Jul 2009
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FOIA - IDPF - Amich - request 14 Jul 2009 - expecting Nov 2009 - reveived - 73 pages - 25 Aug 2009
FOIA - IDPF - Thompson - request 14 Jul 2009 - expecting Nov 2009 - reveived - 68 pages - 25 Aug 2009
FOIA - IDPF - Good - request 14 Jul 2009 - expecting Nov 2009 - reveived - 63 pages - 25 Aug 2009
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FOIA - IDPF - Radich - request 28 Aug 2009 - expecting Dec 2009
IDPF - Radich - not received - IDPF could not be located - 10 Dec 2009 - PATS -
Advice: Request - via NPRC - St. Louis, MO .... or a 2nd attempt mid 2010 via Alexandria, VA
FOIA - IDPF - McCord - request 28 Aug 2009 - expecting Dec 2009
IDPF - McCord - not received - IDPF could not be located - 10 Dec 2009 - PATS -
Advice: Request - via NPRC - St. Louis, MO .... or a 2nd attempt mid 2010 via Alexandria, VA
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FOIA - IDPF - Tucker - request 05 Sep 2009 - expecting Jul 2010 - received - 78 pages - 09 Jul 2010
FOIA - IDPF - Sloan - request 02 Oct 2009 - expecting Aug 2010
IDPF - Sloan - not received - IDPF could not be located - 10 Mar 2010 - PATS -
Advice: Request - via NPRC - St. Louis, MO .... or a 2nd attempt Sep 2010 via Alexandria, VA
FOIA - IDPF - Griffin - request 12 Dec 2009 - expecting Apr 2010 - received - 100 pages - 09 Aug 2010
FOIA - IDPF - Russell - request 12 Dec 2009 - expecting Apr 2010 - received - 133 pages - 11 Aug 2010
FOIA - IDPF - Hazen - request 22 Aug 2010 - expecting Feb 2011
FOIA - IDPF - Burke - request 22 Aug 2010 - expecting Feb 2011
IDPF - Individual Deceased Personnel File
FOIA - Freedom Of Information Act
Last update - 22 Aug 2010 - PATS -
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Evert Spit |
Evert Spit
- 14 Sep 1915 - 13 May 1940 - Age 24 -
image courtesy family Spit
Soldaat (Private, Soldier) Evert Spit is also buried on the cemetery in Vollenhove
Evert, born 14 Sep 1915 in Vollenhove, son of Geert Spit and Margaretha Spit née Voerman
was living at Heilige Geeststeeg (Holy Ghost Alley)
Geert Spit, son of Evert Spit and Marregrieta ten Napel married 30 May 1914
Margaretha Voerman, daughter of Jannes Voerman and Elizabeth Lassche (2nd wife)
Margaretha Voerman (mother), half sister of Hendrika Voerman and Grietje Voerman
Evert's grandfather Jannes Voerman was my mother's paternal and maternal greatgrandfather - info PATS
He was killed 13 May 1940, Pentecost Monday, near the Vriesebrug (Vriesebridge) in Dordrecht, Holland
This was on the third day after Germany invaded Holland in the early morning of May 10
Evert was buried in Dordrecht, but later reburied in Vollenhove
were the residents did raise a fund for his memorial
The Dutch Army did surrender after the bombing of Rotterdam,
some 800 dead and 78,000 homeless within 15 minutes
The capitulation treaty was signed in Rijsoord, near Ridderkerk, on May 15th 1940
- treaty Rijsoord - see www.planetariumrotterdam.nl - link via Marcel Claessen
In the province of Zeeland, however, the battle was continued
Many French and English were in this province at the time
and this gave them time to withdraw. On May 17 Hitler’s patience ran out
On this ‘Frightful Friday’ he ordered bombings on the town of Middelburg
and Zeeland also surrendered
Obituaries - May 1940 -
From fiancee Trijntje Boers, Family Boers and colleagues at Hazemeyer - Hengelo (O)
Evert was an employee of the Hazemeyer factory
In Memoriam - 1945 -
1st issue after the war of "Schakelingen" - Hazemeyer magazine
- clips and obituaries - via family Spit -
Soldaat EVERT SPIT Memorial
Age 24 - resident of Stad-Vollenhove
GEVALLEN VOOR HET VADERLAND
Vriesebrug, Dordrecht - 13 May 1940
DE BURGERS VAN STAD-VOLLENHOVE
Comp. Tordepisten - Korps Pontonniers en Torpedisten
- info from www.dordtopenstad.nl - via Minie Buit - 8 Feb 2009
Last update - 05 Jun 2010 - PATS -
Niesje Edelenbos |
NIESJE EDELENBOS
- 3 Aug 1933 - 24 Mar 1945 - Age 11 -
- image courtesy Edelenbos family -
Niesje, 11 years old, was killed Saturday 24 March 1945 by a stray bullet while on the Grindweg
A fighter plane was shooting at barges near Kadoeler bridge and a truck on the Grindweg near "de Oldenhof"
Niesje was collecting firewood with her mother near the "de Oldenhof" estate
When a truck ( so-called MET ) was spotted they were able to jump in de hiding spots 'manholes' near the road
Being safe .... she left her spot to run to her mother on the other side .... with fatal result
Wicher Post, son of baker Post, brought her back to town. - info Mrs. Martha Krijger née Noback -
Vollenhove was liberated Sunday April 15th 1945
Niesje, daughter of Berend Edelenbos en Geertrui Mansveld
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From the farm of Jannes van Benthem in the Drostenbos ( 800m North of scene ),
Jacobus van Benthem (b.1932), was with his family an eyewitness of this event
With his brother Jan (b.1930) they were collecting the bullets around the green truck area, loaded with 'tarwe' - wheat
info - 10 Jan 2010 - Jacobus "Jack" van Benthem, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Jannes van Benthem (b.1899) is the brother of my paternal Grandmother Aaltje van Benthem (b.1903)
and brother of Hendrik van Benthem - see Baarlo - #42-31218 - Boeing B-17G-5-BO - 10 Feb 1944
info - 23 Jan 2010 - PATS
'Grindweg' - nowadays secondary road 'Oppen Swolle' - info PATS -
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Saturday 24-3-1945
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ORB - 308 SQUADRON - Polish Airforce, B-77 - Gilze-Rijen, Holland
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The Squadron detailed for patrol over enemy-occupied Holland, but nothing worth while
was encountered, because of poor visibility. Very intense and accurate flak from Deventer
damages one of our a/c, which crashed on landing at base. Pilot safe.
A standing patrol was carried out by The Squadron in the Zutphen-Winterswijk-Arnhem area.
Only two jet planes flying at about 25,000 feet were seen. The enemy did attempt to attack.
Later the Squadron taken off on armed recce.
Rail lines and "cross roads" were dive bombed with good results.
6 "MET" were attacked by canon and "m/g fire", but because of very intense and accurate flak,
results were unobserved.
One a/c attacked a small vessel near Harderwijk. Result unseen. Intense flak on this mission.
a/c = aircraft
MET = Moving Enemy Transport
m/g = Machine Gun
source: http://orb.polishaf.pl/308sqn/1945/1945-03-no-308-squadron-f540
Last update - 23 Jan 2010 - PATS -
Harmen Visser - "Ome Willem" |
Harmen Visser
- 25 Nov 1894 - 16 Apr 1945 - Age 50 -
Harmen Visser, born 25 November 1894 in Scharl, was a policeman at Vollenhove
Known as "Ome Willem" in the resistance group Vollenhove
He was killed 16 April 1945 near Schoterzijl
Funeral with Military Honors - Harmen Visser - Saturday 21 April 1945 - Vollenhove
Harmen Visser - buried 21 April 1945 at Vollenhove General Cemetery - Grave 605
reinterred 20 Dec 1945 in Oudemirdum
Opperwachtmeester der Marechaussee
Harmen Visser
'Old' Memorial Statendijk ( Zeedijk) - - - - - Cemetery Oudemirdum - - - - - 'New' Memorial Schoterzijl ( Zeedijk)
image Statendijk by Wiebe de Vries - Schoterzijl by pbt
- NBS group "Harmen Visser" Vollenhove - April 1945
- image via Mrs. R. Buimer -
- move mouse over image for the names -
NBS = Nederlandse Binnenlandsche Strijdkrachten
4th row l-r : Jan van Loon, Henk Buimer
3rd row l-r : Ab Overink (glasses), Iwan Andrejewitsch Zubanow, Jan de Koning, Arend Rodermond, Gerrit Kuperus
2nd row l-r : Geert Stoker (boots), Rev. J. P. Honnef, Roel Buimer, Lies Arons, Bob Arons, Evert van der Linde, Bernard Jalink, Sergei Iwanowitsch Sokolow
1st row l-r : Hein Rosema, Arrie Rodermond, Marten Slot
Have to verify names for right spelling - PATS -
Sergei Iwanowitsch Sokolow ( Сергей Иванович Соколов ) and Iwan Andrejewitsch Zubanow ( Иван Андреевич Зюбанов )
Two Russian POW's - escaped Aug 1944 from their camp in Meppen, Germany
From Sept 1944 till May 1945 they got shelter and participate with the resistance group
- Sergei and Iwan - Vollenhove
- image via Roel ter Heide -
Sgt. - Sergei Iwanowitsch Sokolow - born 2 Aug 1914 - hometown: Niznji Nowgorod / Nizhny Nowgorod
Taken POW early 1942 near Charkow, Ukraine. Escape from Camp Meppen, Germany - Aug 1944 -
Occupation: Shop Assistant
Sgt. - Iwan Andrejewitsch Zubanow - born 13 Nov 1922 - hometown: Stalino, Ukraine
Taken POW mid 1943 near Stario Russa / Staraya Russa . Escape from Camp Meppen, Germany - Aug 1944 -
Occupation: Mechanical Fitter - Stalino ( nowadays Donetsk )
Both left Vollenhove end of May 1945, a postcard from Oldenburg, Germany is last known sign
Russian variants - Sokolow/Sokolov - Zubanow/Zubanov - Zubonow/Zubonov
Recap - 37 names from 'List' Kingma - Underground 'Groep Vollenhove'
- Schoklandreeks nr.4 - "de bevrijding van het Nederlands Onderduikers Paradijs" - page 39
source family album of Mrs. R. van Dijk - Kingma
a total of 42 Airmen are helped and transfered .... there are 37 on this list
*** 37 EVADERS *** KINGMA LIST - VOLLENHOVE ***
| ******************** | ******************** | ******************** | ******************** |
| C. A. Hadfield | H. Richardson | H. B. White | M. Palanica |
| C. C. White | R. Garett | B. B. Boyer | H. King |
| Ch. Miller | F. Deason | R. Gecks | K. E. Mayth |
| R. Dettre | F. Peichoto | Ph. Cimino | O. Fullerton |
| J. L. Ashbrook | F. Erdmann | W. Owen | M. Weinstein |
| R. E. Giles | F. Garo Fallo | R. M. Tracy | W. Campbell |
| R. Harrah | J. Alexanian | M. Copega | M. B. Olson |
| P. H. Mosley | W. H. Hammond | J. E. Barlow | K. Stakowitz alias P. Smit |
| J. B. Calkins | O. H. Jackson | L. E. Lucas | H. R. Haight |
| V. J. Kelly | - 38 - | - 39 - | - 40 - |
Above names(37) are given as in 'original' list - - - What means that original name can varies - info PATS
Cottam (#38) and Coyne (#39) - were also in Vollenhove - see memoirs Cottam - info PATS - 28 Aug 2010
O'Barr (#40) - Davis (#41) - Allen (#42) likely too
Next the "revised" version - 42 names - with the 'right' spelling to my knowledge
| * Nr. * | * Name * | * ID * | * KIA-POW-EVD * | * Location - date * | * Serial * |
| - 01 - | Charles Anderson Hadfield |  |
POW Antwerp, Aug 1944 Stalag 7A |
- Baarlo / Blokzijl - - 10 Feb 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31218 |
| - 02 - | Howard E. Richardson |  |
POW Antwerp, Aug 1944 Stalag Luft 3 |
- Baarlo / Blokzijl - - 10 Feb 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31218 |
| - 03 - | Horace Bedford White |  |
POW Antwerp, 1944 Stalag Luft 1 |
- Noordoostpolder - - 6 km NW of Blokzijl - - 03 Mar 1944 - |
P-51B #43-12264 |
| - 04 - | Mathew "Max" E. Palenica |  |
POW Roermond, 17 Dec 1944 Stalag Luft 1 |
- NO crash !!! - - 06 Mar 1944 - NO crash !!! - |
B-17F #42-31025 back to UK |
| - 05 - | Cleo C. White |  |
POW Stalag Luft 1 |
- NO crash !!! - - 06 Mar 1944 - NO crash !!! - |
B-17F #42-31025 back to UK |
| - 06 - | Robert Lee Garrett |  |
KIA 7 Sep 1944 Queue-du-Bois, Belgium |
- Boswiede - - 23 Mar 1944 - |
B-24H #42-52587 |
| - 07 - | Billy Barkley Boyer |  |
POW Stalag Luft 1 |
- Boswiede - - 23 Mar 1944 - |
B-24H #42-52587 |
| - 08 - | Howard B. "Barney" King |  |
EVD | - Boswiede - - 23 Mar 1944 - |
B-24H #42-52587 |
| - 09 - | Charles Philip Miller |  |
POW Stalag Luft 4 |
- Boswiede - - 23 Mar 1944 - |
B-24H #42-52587 |
| - 10 - | Frank W. Deason |  |
EVD | - Noordoostpolder - - Urk - IJsselmeer - - 08 Apr 1944 - |
B-17G #42-39856 |
| - 11 - | Russell H. Gecks |  |
EVD | - Noordoostpolder - - Urk - IJsselmeer - - 08 Apr 1944 - |
B-17G #42-39856 |
| - 12 - | Kenneth Eugene Mays |  |
POW Antwerp, 22 Jul 1944 |
- Noordoostpolder - - Kavel C-40 - - 07 Jul 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31189 |
| - 13 - | Rexford Herbert Dettre Jr. |  |
POW Stalag Luft 3 |
- IJsselmeer - - Hindeloopen - - 09 Apr 1944 - |
P-38J #42-67192 |
| - 14 - | Frank Peichoto |  |
EVD | - Noordoostpolder - - 6 bailed out - - Zeeuws-Vlaanderen - - 4 bailed out - - Nieuw-Namen - - 29 Jun 1944 - |
B-24H #42-51095 |
| - 15 - | Phillip Cimino |  |
KIA 10 Sep 1944 near Spa, Belgium |
- Noordoostpolder - - Kavel C-40 - - 07 Jul 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31189 |
| - 16 - | John O. Fullerton |  |
EVD | - Noordoostpolder - - 6 bailed out - - Zeeuws-Vlaanderen - - 4 bailed out - - Nieuw-Namen - - 29 Jun 1944 - |
B-24H #42-51095 |
| - 17 - | Joseph "Joe" Louis Ashbrook |  |
POW Antwerp, 22 Jul 1944 Stalag Luft 1 |
- Noordoostpolder - - Kavel C-40 - - 07 Jul 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31189 |
| - 18 - | Frederick Henry Erdmann |  |
POW Stalag Luft 1 |
- Noordoostpolder - - 6 bailed out - - Zeeuws-Vlaanderen - - 4 bailed out - - Nieuw-Namen - - 29 Jun 1944 - |
B-24H #42-51095 |
| - 19 - | William Franklin Owens Jr. |  |
POW Antwerp, 21 Jul 1944 Stalag Luft 4 |
- Noordoostpolder - - 6 bailed out - - Zeeuws-Vlaanderen - - 4 bailed out - - Nieuw-Namen - - 29 Jun 1944 - |
B-24H #42-51095 |
| - 20 - | Max Weinstein |  |
POW Stalag Luft 3 |
- Offingawier - - 11 Dec 1943 - |
B-17F #42-3488 |
| - 21 - | Robert Edward Giles |  |
POW Antwerp, 22 Jul 1944 Stalag Luft 1 |
- Noordoostpolder - - Kavel C-40 - - 07 Jul 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31189 |
| - 22 - | Frank E. "Ed" Garofalo |  |
EVD | - Noordoostpolder - - Kavel C-40 - - 07 Jul 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31189 |
| - 23 - | Richard Michael Tracy |  |
EVD | - Noordoostpolder - - Kavel C-40 - - 07 Jul 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31189 |
| - 24 - | William Ross Campbell |  |
EVD | - Noordoostpolder - - Kavel C-40 - - 07 Jul 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31189 |
| - 25 - | Robert Max Harrah |  |
POW Antwerp, 22 Jul 1944 Stalag Luft 1 |
- Noordoostpolder - - Kavel C-40 - - 07 Jul 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31189 |
| - 26 - | John Alexanian |  |
EVD | - Noordoostpolder - - Kavel C-40 - - 07 Jul 1944 - |
B-17G #42-31189 |
| - 27 - | Michael Kopcza |  |
POW Antwerp, 1944 Stalag Luft 4 |
- Den Oosterhuis - - 08 Mar 1944 - |
B-24H #42-52175 |
| - 28 - | Marlowe Bayne Olson |  |
POW Antwerp, 03 Aug 1944 Stalag Luft 3 |
- Den Oosterhuis - - 08 Mar 1944 - |
B-24H #42-52175 |
| - 29 - | Paul Henry Moseley |  |
POW Antwerp, 1944 Stalag Luft 4 |
- Den Oosterhuis - - 08 Mar 1944 - |
B-24H #42-52175 |
| - 30 - | William Henry Hammond |  |
POW Antwerp, 1944 Stalag 7A |
- Den Oosterhuis - - 08 Mar 1944 - |
B-24H #42-52175 |
| - 31 - | James E. Barlow |  |
POW Zundert, 12 May 1944 |
- Noordoostpoler - - 7km SW of Vollenhove - - 23 Apr 1944 - |
P-51B #43-7006 |
| - 32 - | Kazimierz Stankiewicz - aka - Piet Smit - |
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EVD | - Noordoostpoler - - near Ramspol - - 13 Okt 1944 - |
Spitfire IX BS534 |
| - 33 - | John Bartlett "Bart" Calkins houseboat near Belt-Schutsloot till mid April 1945 |
 |
EVD | - Ossenzijl - - 28 Jan 1945 - |
B-17G #44-6105 |
| - 34 - | Oakley Homer Jackson Jr. houseboat near Belt-Schutsloot till mid April 1945 |
 |
EVD | - Ossenzijl - - 28 Jan 1945 - |
B-17G #44-6105 |
| - 35 - | Leonard Edmund Lucas houseboat near Belt-Schutsloot till mid April 1945 |
 |
EVD | - Ossenzijl - - 28 Jan 1945 - |
B-17G #44-6105 |
| - 36 - | Keith Rodney Haight houseboat near Belt-Schutsloot till mid April 1945 |
 |
EVD | - Ossenzijl - - 28 Jan 1945 - |
B-17G #44-6105 |
| - 37 - | Vincent Joseph Leo Kelly houseboat near Belt-Schutsloot till mid April 1945 |
 |
EVD | - Ossenzijl - - 28 Jan 1945 - |
B-17G #44-6105 |
| - 38 - | William Winston Cottam |  |
POW Antwerp, 07 Aug 1944 Stalag Luft 7 |
- Noordoostpolder - - near Marknesse - - 30 Jan 1944 - |
Lancaster JA702 |
| - 39 - | Patrick "Paddy" Coyne |  |
POW Antwerp, 07 Aug 1944 Stalag Luft 7 |
- Noordoostpolder - - near Marknesse - - 30 Jan 1944 - |
Lancaster JA702 |
| - 40 - | William Connie O'Barr |  |
POW Stalag Luft 1 |
- Noordoostpolder - - near Isle of Schokland - - 29 May 1944 - |
P-47D #42-76372 |
| - 41 - | Billy Joe Davis |  |
POW Meerle, Belgium, Jul 1944 Stalag Luft 4 |
- Noordoostpolder - - 6 bailed out - - Zeeuws-Vlaanderen - - 4 bailed out - - Nieuw-Namen - - 29 Jun 1944 - |
B-24H #42-51095 |
| - 42 - | Everett Sumner Allen |  |
POW Meerle, Belgium, Jul 1944 Stalag Luft 4 |
- Noordoostpolder - - 6 bailed out - - Zeeuws-Vlaanderen - - 4 bailed out - - Nieuw-Namen - - 29 Jun 1944 - |
B-24H #42-51095 |
- 2 KIA - 25 POW - 15 EVD -
ID-photos will be updated later - contact Mays #12, Cimino #15, Tracy #23 and Alexanian #26 - Barlow #31 not found yet
12 names in 'bold' and 'cyan' - were also sheltered by the Frisian Underground
8 names in 'italic' and 'yellow' - sheltered by Andries Mooren, Kelpen - Province of Limburg
Kelpen = 13 km WNW of Roermond and 6 km from Belgium border
9 Airmen in 'green' via Harrie Otten in Schijndel, Province of North-Brabant
Any help is appreciated to find better quality photographs !
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Vollenhove - General Cemetery - "De Voorst" - 5th of May 2008 - by PATS
Commonwealth War Graves - Memorial Evert Spit in the background - top left -
* * * * - All (30) related to General Cemetery "De Voorst" - Vollenhove - * * * *
- cyan - 0 - contact with next of kin - - - red - 1 - not found so far - - 29 found out of 30 = 97 %
Last update - 30 Apr 2010 - PATS
* * * * - All (8) planes + crew - related to General Cemetery "De Voorst" - Vollenhove - * * * *
Hampden I - P5332 - PT-T - 03 JUL 1942 - ZWARTE MEER - CREW 4
 - 4 KIA - WILDE(†) - CROTHERS(†) - BOND(†) - GIBBS(†) |
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STIRLING III - EH937 - WP-S - 23 AUG 1943 - IJSSELMEER - CREW 7
 
 - 3 KIA - 4 MIA - LONGMORE(†) - JONES(†) - PURCELL(†) - STORMER(†) WEAVER(†) - LLOYD(†) - JEFFREYS(†) |
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LANCASTER III - JA902-JO-D - 03 JAN 1944 - LINDEWEG - CREW 7
 
 - 4 KIA - 3 MIA - WEATHERILL(†) - LOONEY(†) - GAGE(†) - TOOHEY(†) COWELL(†) - SYMONDS(†) - HEMINGWAY(†) |
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LANCASTER III - JA702 - GT-Z - 30 JAN 1944 - MARKNESSE - CREW 7
 
 - 5 KIA - 2 POW - RULE(†) - COTTAM - COYNE - BALL(†) SHORTER(†) - SLOAN(†) - RACE(†) |
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LIBERATOR B-24H - #41-29466 - 23 MAR 1944 - BOSWIEDE - CREW 9
 
 - 9 KIA - GRIFFIN(†) - GUM(†) - HAZEN(†) - ROSE(†) - RADICH(†) BURKE(†) - MCCOY(†) - MCCORD(†) - AMICH(† 27 Mar 44) |
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LIBERATOR B-24H - #42-52587 - 23 MAR 1944 - BOSWIEDE - CREW 10
- 7 KIA - 2 POW - 1 EVD - GARRETT(† 7 Sep 44 ) - BOYER - BEUKELMAN(†) - RUSSELL(†) - KING LAURICH(†) - EATON(†) - THOMPSON(†) - GOOD(†) - MILLER |
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LIBERATOR B-24J - #42-73495 - 08 APR 1944 - SCHOKLAND - CREW 9
 
 - 3 KIA - 6 POW - BULAND - LANSILL - HUEMOELLER - OLIVA - SLOAN(†) LA VERNE(†) - COLWELL - TUCKER(†) - MCDERMOTT |
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GOTHA G.IV 1065/16 - 29 SEP 1917 - ZUIDERZEE - CREW 3
 - 3 KIA - EMMLER(†) - SCHREIBER(†) - HAES / HAAS (†) |
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- cyan - 1 - contact with next of kin - - - red - 4 - not found so far - - 51 found out of 56 = 91%
Last update - 12 May 2010 - PATS
Next ... 484 Commonwealth War Graves - vicinity Vollenhove - 50x50 mi area
Blokzijl - 7
- 4 miles N of Vollenhove -
Blokzijl - General Cemetery - 5th of March 2007 - by PATS
- 7 Commonwealth graves - 7 UK -
Blokzijl - Baarlo -
- 4 mi N of Vollenhove -|
#42-31218 (c/n: 6332) - Boeing B-17G-5-BO "Eto-Itis" FC-E - Thu 10th Feb. 1944 - 13:10 390th BG - 571th BS - Framlingham, UK - Mission 'Marathon' - Brunswick, Germany - MACR #2504 1 KIA - 7 POW - 2 EVD - Baarlo-OV-(Hol) |
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390th BG - 13 CBW - Square 'J'- 571st BS - FC - 3rd Div - 8th Air Force
42-31218 (c/n: 6332). Delivered: 5 October 1943 - (Cheyenne Modification Center)
Heavy Flak - #42-31218 (top) and #42-37806 (left) over Bremen - 16 Dec 1943
#42-31218 - 'Crew 70' - Duane (nmi) Sorenson - Mission #38 - Bremen, Germany
#42-37806 - 'Crew 64' - Robert F. Starks - Mission #38 - Bremen, Germany
'Crew 76' - John G. Burke - was that day with B-17F #42-30715
390BG/571BS - B-17G #42-37806 FC-Z - "Starks Ark" - Shot down 28 May 1944 - MACR 5256
with 'Crew 62' - Henry C. Holmes - Mission #113 - Magdeburg, Germany
1 KIA; 8 POW; 1 EVD
- image and info via Footnote.com - WWII US AIR FORCE PHOTOS -
Detail - Heavy Flak - #42-31218 over Bremen - 16 Dec 1943
'Crew 70' - Duane (nmi) Sorenson - Mission #38 - Bremen, Germany
- Crew info via www.390th.org -
"Thirteenth Mission" - 13 - of "Crew 76"
HEADQUARTERS390TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H)
APO 634
11 February 44 - SUBJECT: Extract from S-2 Mission Report regarding B-17G 42-31218
A/C No. 218 was observed to leave formation at about 1215 hours
It continued to drop back and lose altitude and was last seen at about 1300 hours near Lingen
No chutes reported. It may be assumed that 218 was subjected to F/A attacks after it was last seen
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Two farmhouses, from Hendrik van Benthem and Lambertus Herman Lok,
in the tiny community of Baarlo, were set on fire after German fighters - FW-190
shot down #42-31218 - B-17G - "Eto-Itis" on his return and pieces of the plane did
hit the farms around 13:10. All 15 cows in the barn of Lok were killed
3 cows of van Benthem were also killed by the exploding ammunition
Nobody on the ground was hurt
One did bail out at the last moment, he was captured by Germans located in Blokzijl
After it was hit by the fighters a fire was starting in front of the plane (info: Sgt. Tarleton )
radio operator James A. Harnish was still in the burning plane
and didn't survive the crash, just 100 yards from the cemetery of Baarlo
Near Vollenhove, so-called "Ambt-Vollenhove", four men had already left the B-17G
4 bailed out from the waist - Tarleton - Lambert- Gambino - Vilk - in that order
5 from the nose - Graney - Hadfield - Montello - Richardson and Burke as last
Hendrik van Benthem (b.1902) is the brother of my paternal Grandmother Aaltje van Benthem (b.1903)
info - 23 Jan 2010 - PATS
- - - Charles A. Hadfield, New Britain, CT - - - - - - - Howard E. Richardson, Malaga, WA - - -
- - - Tarleton - - - - - - - - Lambert - - - - - - - - - Gambino - - - - - - - - Graney - - -
Two did land in the trees in the "Zuurbeek", before they could escape they became POW
Another - Montello - landed near "de Oldenhof" - brought to Vollenhove by Harmen Visser
later he was taken POW - ( info Montello - Mrs. Martha Krijger ( née Noback )
Bombardier Andrea Montello - wounded - being shot in the left leg - ( info - MACR )
Some did land near camp "Oostvaart" - "Oosterringweg-Blankenhammerweg" - Section / Kavel M148
While acting as labourers and wearing a coverall they (4) were mixed between the Dutch workers
At the end of the working day they were told to stay in one of the portable cabins - capacity 10 men
while been picked up later that day by the resistance people of Vollenhove - info: Mr. L.F. Huizinga -
33299069 - S/Sgt. James A. Harnish was buried 12 February 1944
on the tiny Cemetery of Baarlo - Grave No. 3 - only 100 yards from crash location -
Finally reinterred to Clarion Cemetery, Clarion - Pennsylvania - info: Rev. James A. Harnish -
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"Crew 76" - Image courtesy 390th BG Memorial Museum
got this one after Woodrow's image - see below - , will see if I can find the original snapshot
back l-r : 2nd Lt. Andrea Montello, 2nd Lt. Howard E. Richardson, 2nd Lt. Charles A. Hadfield, 1st Lt. John G. Burke
front l-r : S/Sgt. Jerome A. Vilk, S/Sgt. Earl S. Lambert, S/Sgt. Woodrow W. Tarleton,
S/Sgt. John F. Graney, S/Sgt. James A. Harnish, S/Sgt. Angelo Gambino
- or move cursor over photo/faces for names -
"Crew 76" - Image courtesy Woodrow Tarleton
- Move cursor over photo/faces for names -
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Crew flying Boeing B-17G-5-BO Fortress #42-31218 - "Eto-Itis" - MACR #2504
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O-398299 - 1st Lt. John Garrett Burke - Pilot - POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 12 Aug 1917 - died 21 Feb 1989 - Age 71 -
Compound North 1 - Barrack "Unknown" - Room "Unknown" - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
John G. Burke, West Roxbury Boston, Massachusetts
Pilot Burke who left the plane as last; came down on the intersection Kanaalweg/Ettenlandseweg
and was captured right away by the German crew of the Blokzijl post
- info J. H. Belt ( b.1929 ) - 17 Dec 2009
31103599 - O-687193 - 2nd Lt. Charles Anderson Hadfield - Co-pilot
Aug 1944, Antwerpen, Belgium - EVD - POW - Stalag 7A
born 5 Dec 1917, New Britain, CT - died 7 Aug 2008, Bristol, CT - Age 90 -
Son of Ernest D. and Mable F. Hadfield - 17 Cedar St., Hartford , CT - Occupation father: Store owner / Sporting goods -
Siblings: Robert, Melvin. E., Royal W., Myrtle F. and Doris E.
His maternal grandparents were born in Sweden - info: US Census Apr 1930 -
From 1937 to 1940 he was in the Connecticut Army Natonal Guard
married Ms. Margaret Barbara Grem in 1942 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Enlistment: 28 Mar 1942 , Hartford, CT
20952435 - O-752505 - 2nd Lt. Howard E. Richardson - Navigator
Aug 1944, Antwerpen, Belgium - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 3
born 10 Jun 1918, North Dakota - died 3 Jun 1990 - Age 71 -
Son of Mr. George H. Richardson and Mrs. Naomi E. Richardson, Chelan county, WA - info census 1930
Enlistment: 3 Feb 1941, Wenatchee, WA - grade: Private - branch: Coast Artillery Corps
National Guard. Federal Service Feb. 1941; transfered to Air Force, Dec. 1942
Hometown: Malaga, WA - info: Cecil A. Richardson, brother -
"My father did write down some of his story. Did you also know, that I am named
after the women who hid my father during his time in hiding through the help of the underground movement?"
info: 10 Mar 2009 - Petronella 'Nella' Cochran - daughter of Howard E. Richardson – Navigator 'Crew 76' -
12052140 - O-686162 - 2nd Lt. Andrea Montello - Bombardier/Toglier- POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 21 Nov 1919 - died 23 Sep 1985, Tucson, AZ - Age 65 -
KU842 - Andrea Montello - 21 Nov 1919
Enlistment : 12 Mar 1942, Syracuse, NY - Nativity : Italy or San Marino
Adress : Mrs. Maria Montello ( mother), 3 Yates Place, Cortland, Cortland County, NY
Compound South - Barrack "Unknown" - Room "Unknown" - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Note: AAD archives - year of birth - 1918 ( What seems wrong )
Familysearch gives also - 21 Nov 1919
33299069 - S/Sgt. James Alexander Harnish - Radio Operator - KIA
born 1 Oct 1921 - died 10 Feb 1944 - Age 22
Son of Mr. Samuel Wallace Harnish and Mrs. Ana Mae Harnish, Clarion Twp, Clarion Co., PA - info Census 1930
Address: Rural Free Delivery Number One ( RFD #1 ) aka Route #1, Clarion, PA
Jim Harnish in Pennsylvania - - - - - - - - - - - at Trafalgar Square - London - 1943
Jim ( right ) with Earl Lambert ( left ) on Trafalgar Square, London, 1943
- courtesy Harnish family - 25 Sep 2009 -
. . . 1921 - James Alexander Harnish - 1944 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Jim' - 1943 - USA . . .
right image 1943, USA - via S/Sgt. Woodrow W. Tarleton - 20 Nov 2009
- note - 590 BM GP must be 390 BM GP - PATS -
Statements of Burgomaster W. H. van den Berg, Kuinderstraat, Blokzijl, Holland - 11 and 12 Mar 1946 -
Remains disinterred by 1st Platoon 3059 Quartermaster Gr. Reg. Co.
Arrived 29 Mar 1946 (1630) at Cemetery Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium as unknown X-3307
Burial 18 Apr 1946 (1230) - Plot G Row 5 Grave 119 - U.S. Military Cemetery, Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium
Identified by the Field, approved OQMG, 30 Aug 1946
Repatriated to the United States - 26 Apr 1949 - USAT HAITI VICTORY - arr: 4 May 1949 - NYPE
Arrived Saturday 25 Jun 1949 (0952) RR Station, Emlenton, MA - escort 12233251 S/Sgt. Martin O. Pagan
Transportation ( 22 miles ) by Jenkins Funeral Home to Clarion, PA - Contact 1100 Mr. Samuel W. Harnish
Funeral was held at 1500 hours on Sunday 26 June 1949 - escort did attend
Burial honors were provided by VFW American Legion Post Clarion, PA - ( VFW = Veterans Foreign War )
Flag was presented to Samuel W. Harnish (father)
- info from IDPF Harnish - aka '293' file -
IDPF - Harnish - request 12 Mar 2009 - expecting Sep 2009 - received - 99 pages - 01 Jul 2009
33365896 - S/Sgt. John Francis Graney - Engineer/Top Turret - July 2, 1944, Belgium - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 4
born 19/20 Mar 1919, PA - died 10 Mar 2007 - Age 87 - Profession : Manufacturer
Son of John J. Graney and Mary H. Graney, 555 East Market St., Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., PA - info US Census Apr 1930
enlistment: 31 Aug 1942, Allentown, PA - Nativity: PA - no siblings
grandparents - paternal - born in North Ireland
birth : 19 Mar 1919, German records - 20 Mar 1919, SSDI records - info PATS
Graney was captured by Secret Field Police - 2 July, 07:00am in Charleroi, Belgium
It's Pottsville instead of Pittsville - info PATS
Graney, Gambino and Lyons with fam. Teuwen, Roermond
Address 1945: Mrs. A. M. J. H. Teuwen-Boonen, Godsweerdersingel 23, Roermond
- source Louis H. Breitenbach memoirs - via Bill Breitenbach, son -
If somebody does have more info or better photos .... Let me know - 20 Jun 2009 - PATS
Graney, Gambino and Lyons with fam. Teuwen, Roermond
- With help of his mother, Bill was able to find and scan his originals - 23 Jul 2009
- source Louis H. Breitenbach memoirs - via Bill Breitenbach, son -
12156963 - S/Sgt. Angelo Gambino - Ball Turret - July 2, 1944, Belgium - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 4
born 19 Feb 1923
Son of Mr. Joseph Gambino, Brooklyn borough, Kings County, NY
15th Census of United States, 15 April 1930 - gives:
Joseph Gambino, Head - 42 - Widower - born: Italy - US citizenship - 1910
Bennie (M) 16, Sydney (M) 12, Rose (F) 10 and Angelo (M) 7 - all born State of New York
Address 1944 - Miss Rose Gambino ( Sister ), 277 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Profession : Worker
Gambino was captured by Secret Field Police - 2 July, 07:00am in Charleroi, Belgium
277 Liberty Avenue instead of 277 Liberty Street - info PATS 07 Nov 2009
12144770 - S/Sgt. Jerome "Jerry" Arthur Vilk - Tail Gunner - POW - Stalag Luft 4
born 19 Mar 1922 - Enlistment: 21 Sep 1942, New York - Nativity: New York - Religion: Jewish
Married with Beverly Ethel Vilk ( born 23 Aug 1918 - died Jun 1993 - Age 74 ), son's name is Charles
Mr. Charles V. ( also A. ) Vilk and Mrs. Rosalie Esther Vilk ( née Rand )
related addresses - Buena, NJ, Newfield, NJ, Springfield, NJ and North Belmore, Nassau, NY
32463578 - S/Sgt. Earl Stanley Lambert - Right Waist Gunner - EVD
born 22 Sep 1921 - died 30 Oct 1990 - Age 69 -
Son of Otis Lambert (father) and Christena Lawrence (mother)
Christena maried (~1929) Stepfather Charles R. Calvert - farm labourer - WV State Route 5, Pendleton Co., WV
Siblings: N. Marie Lawrence (6) and Edwin R. 'Ray' Lawrence (4)- info US Census Apr 1930
Siblings born after Apr 1930 - Clifford Calvert, Ethel Calvert, Hansel Calvert and Irving Calvert
E&E #1935 - 11 Sep 1944 - Escape and Evasion Report - see MIS-X reports
Uncle Earl
- image via Christena Peters, niece - 20 Feb 2010
- Christena Peters - daughter of Ethel Calvert, half sister of Earl
13049886 - S/Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Tarleton - Left Waist Gunner - EVD
born 28 Oct 1917, Baltimore, MD
Son of Theodore and Katherine A. Tarleton, 1200 Lamont Ave, Baltimore City - US Census Apr 1930
Siblings: Theodore J., Barnard S., and Lenona P. Tarleton
address 1944: 3520 Erdman Ave, Baltimore, MD
Enlistment: 03 Jan 1942, Baltimore, MD - Nativity: Maryland
E&E #1955 - 11 Sep 1944 - Escape and Evasion Report - see MIS-X reports
Last contact - 08 Feb 2010 - Age 92
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extra notes from MACR - FamilySearch - AAD - etc ....
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Earl Stanley Lambert - 1921 - 1990
- image courtesy Lambert family -
Earl S. Lambert - Right Waist Gunner - one of the two EVD's
All the time in Holland he was together with Woodrow Wilson Tarleton
After leaving Meppel, Lambert and Tarleton went by train and bike,
lead by underground members to Maastricht. This journey took about a month
stopping at houses and barns. Stayed for a week in a house in Maastricht
With help of the resistance in a row boat over the border - river Meuse -
Arrived in Liege - Belgium - stayed at a closed Singer Sewing Machine factory
from here they went both another way
Tarleton was taken by different guides to Brussels, stayed in Anderlecht with a family
for about 3 months. After nearly caught in a raid in that house
he was moved to Charleroi for a short time
When the Germans were picking up more underground members they were moved
to an underground maintained camp in the Ardennes Forest near Arlon for 2 months
See also here at the site of Comete Line - Tarleton and Lambert
Until they were liberated by the Americans. They went by truck to Paris
After 3 days in Paris, he was sent back to his base in England
A month later, early October 1944, he was sent back to the USA
- info: Woodrow Tarleton - 12 Jun 2007 -
Statements of Lambert and Tarleton about the crash were taken 11th of Sep 1944 ( see MACR )
. . . . . . ? Unknown ? . . . . Earl Lambert - right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earl S. Lambert in USA . . . . .
When the 231218 went down it had a total of 18 missions
It was the 2nd time "Crew 76 - Pilot Burke" was on this AC
Mostly flying with the F-models 203332 - 7 times and 230715 - 3 times
four days earlier, February 6th, once with G-model 231691 on mission 12
1st Mission by 'Crew 76' was 3 months earlier, 5th of Dec 1943
Pilot John G. Burke born in Boston on August 12, 1917 passed away on February 21, 1989
at the age of seventy-one after a battle with lung cancer
He is best known as the author, in 1986, of "Cosmis Debris: Meteorites in History"
Professor Emeritus - Dean of Letters & Science - University of California - UCLA (1962-1981)
Here are some facts about the planes "Crew 76" was flying with their 13 missions:
2 times - serial 6332 - B-17G - 5 - BO - #42-31218 - FC-E - "Eto-Itis"
Total - 18 missions - Lost Feb. 10, 1944 - Crash - Baarlo - The Netherlands - MACR 2504
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1 time - serial 6805 - B-17G - 25 - BO - #42-31691 - FC-Q - "Lassie"
Total - 22 missions - Lost Apr. 13, 1944 - Forced landing - Dübendorf, Switzerland - MACR 3948
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7 times - serial 5446 - B-17F - 95 - BO - #42-30332 - FC-N - "Short Stuff" / "Spirit of 76"
Total - 27 missions - Lost Apr. 18 , 1944 - Forced landing - Bulltofta - Southern Sweden - MACR 4012
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3 times - serial 5829 - B-17F - 115 - BO - #42-30715 - FC-Y - "Cincinnati Queen" / "Blues in the Night"
Total - 41 missions - Lost Jun. 21, 1944 - Crew Malcolm M. Dinsmore (MIA) - 1 MIA - 9 POW - Mission Berlin
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"Crew 76" - in front of B-24 - Walla Walla Army Air Base, WA, USA - 1943
back l-r : 2nd Lt. Andrea Montello, 2nd Lt. Howard E. Richardson, 2nd Lt. Charles A. Hadfield, 1st Lt. John G. Burke
front l-r : S/Sgt. Jerome A. Vilk, S/Sgt. Earl S. Lambert, S/Sgt. Woodrow W. Tarleton,
S/Sgt. John F. Graney, S/Sgt. James A. Harnish, S/Sgt. Angelo Gambino
photo courtesy 'Woody' - Mr. Woodrow W. Tarleton - 20 Nov 2009
Today I had the chance to meet one of the members of Uncle Jim's flight crew
when they were shot down over Holland.
I met with he and his wife this afternoon and talked for a couple hours.
He is 92 years old, and except for vision issues, is in great health.
I have attached a picture I took in his home office ( see below )
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He had some very interesting information from that time, and I showed him some pictures of our families, too.
They are a great couple and it was wonderful being able to spend time with them.
Thanks to our friend PATS in Holland for all the work he has done to make this day possible!!
Terry Harnish
Visit Terry Harnish to Tarleton's - 07 Feb 2010 -
- image via Terry Harnish, nephew - 07 Feb 1010
Boeing B-17G-5-BO - #42-31218 - 10 FEB 1944 - BAARLO - CREW 10
 
 - 1 KIA - 7 POW - 2 EVD - BURKE - HADFIELD - RICHARDSON - MONTELLO - HARNISH(†) GRANEY - TARLETON - LAMBERT - GAMBINO - VILK |
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Contact Harnish, Lambert, Tarleton, Graney, Hadfield, Richardson is pending - 10 Mar 2009 - PATS
Last update - 26 Mar 2010 - PATS
Blokzijl - Roomsloot -
- 4.5 mi N of Vollenhove -
Blokzijl - General Cemetery - 5th of May 2009 - by PATS
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Lancaster III - JB420-DX-S - Tue 15th Feb. 1944 - 23:15 near the "Roomsloot" - 2km NE of Blokzijl 7 KIA |
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RAF 57 Sqdn. - Lancaster III - JB420-DX-S - Operation: Berlin - Tue 15/02/1944
On this link there are some "typos" - Blotzijl instead of Blokzijl
further the listed crew is not correct !!!! Did sent an email with correct crew - see below -
- 21 March 2007 - PATS
The Lancaster was shot down by a German fighter and came down near Blokzijl
Exact location "Roomsloot", that's 1 mile east of Baarlo
All seven crew members are buried in Blokzijl
1497697 Sgt. ( Air Gnr.)
NORTH, LESLIE15/02/1944 - RAFVR - UKCWGC ref. 2820395 - Grave 127. Blokzijl |
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1391807 Sgt. ( W. Op. / Air Gnr. )
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1390520 Flt. Sgt. ( Air Bomber )
MUNDAY, ARNOLDAge 27 - 15/02/1944 - RAFVR - UKCWGC ref. 2820394 - Grave 129. Blokzijl |
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1607202 Sgt. ( Flt. Engr.)
DOYE, PETER JAMESAge 22 - 15/02/1944 - RAFVR - UKCWGC ref. 2820391 - Grave 130. Blokzijl |
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1594035 Sgt. (Air Gunner)
MELL, ERNESTAge 35 - 15/02/1944 - RAFVR - UKCWGC ref. 2820393 - Grave 131. Blokzijl |
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1488758 Sgt. ( Navigator)
SWANSTON, LESLIE SETON DEWARAge 20 - 15/02/1944 - RAFVR - UKCWGC ref. 2820396 - Grave 132. Blokzijl |
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55018 Flying Officer ( Pilot)
BRIGGS, THOMAS WATTAge 29 - 14/09/1914 - 15/02/1944 - RAFVR - UKCWGC ref. 2820390 - Grave 133. Blokzijl |
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Hugh Alexander Briggs - born 18 May 1936, Prestonkirk - died 15 Feb 2002, USA - Age 65
Thomas Watt Briggs Jr. - born 10 May 1940, East Linton - died 23 Dec 1954, East Linton - Age 14½
- move mouse over image 'Tom and Hugh' for 'as-new' image - retouch by PATS 2009 -
9 Nov 1927 - Thomas Watt Briggs - East Linton Primary school
- school photo via John Robson - 29 Oct 2007 -
Treasurer - Dunpender Community Council - East Linton, Scotland
Blokzijl - 7 Commonwealth War Graves - Crew Lancaster JB420 DX-S
- initial wooden grave markers -
l-r: Grave 127 - North, 128 - Lewis, 129 - Munday, 130 - Doye, 131 - Mell, 132 - Swanston, 133 - Briggs
- photo courtesy Ted and Maggie ( née Lewis ) - 8 Feb 2009 -
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Crew flying Lancaster III - JB420 - DX - S
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523059 - 55018 - Flying Officer - Pilot - T. W. Briggs ( Thomas Watt ) - RAFVR - Age 29 - KIA
of East Linton, East Lothian, UK - Grave 133 - Blokzijl General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820390
born 14 Sep 1914, Innverwick, Haddington - [ Haddington is now East Lothian ] -
Son of Hugh Briggs [ Ploughman, Farm Grieve ] and Isabella Briggs ( née Marr ) ;
husband of Christina Shiels Hepburn Briggs ( née Kerr ), of East Linton, East Lothian, UK
marriage - 31 Dec 1935 - , The Old Parish Church, Prestonkirk, East Lothian - [ Church of Scotland ] -
father of Hugh Alexander Briggs ( 1936 - 2002 ) and Thomas Watt Briggs Jr. ( 1940 - 1954 )
Thomas Watt Briggs Jr. died 23 dec 1954 - Age 14½ - , East Linton
Hugh Alexander Briggs - died 15 Feb 2002 - Age 65 - reinterred USA - see headstone Briggs family
- additional info via Patricia 'Trish' Irving - 22 Aug 2009 -
1497697 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - L. North ( Leslie 'Les' ) - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
of UK - Grave 127 - Blokzijl General Cemetery - WGC ref. 2820395
Wishes Rear Gunner to W.Op's daughter Margaretta - 17-8-43
Sgt. Les North - 29 O.T.U. ( Operational Training Unit ) Bruntingthorpe
- Writing / Autograph - Les North - via Ted and Maggie Yeend ( née Lewis ) - 8 Feb 2009
LESLIE NORTH - Churwell War Memoral - South of Leeds - Yorkshire
birth, death and marriage - district Leeds:
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???? Leslie North (mother North) - 1st Qtr. 1920 ????
???? Lawrence North (mother North) - 1st Qtr. 1925 ????
???? Olive North (mother North) - 3rd Qtr. 1928 ????
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Note 1: Possible right Lesslie with siblings - Churwell is in district Leeds
1391807 - Sgt. - W. Op. / Air Gnr. - H. Lewis ( Harry ) Jr. - RAFVR - Age 32 - KIA
of South Wales, UK - Grave 128 - Blokzijl General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820392
born 30 Aug 1911, Glanamman, Llandilofawr, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, UK - died 15 Feb 1944, Blokzijl, The Netherlands - Age 32
Son of Harry Lewis Sr. and Rose Lewis ( née Laws ), Llandilofawr, Carmarthenshire, South Wales,UK
Harry Lewis Sr. married 14th November 1910 Miss Rose laws, Llandilofawr, Carmarthenshire, South Wales - Occupation : Carpenter
Husband of Sarah Pulsford and father of three children
Daughter Maggie ( 1939 ), Son Michael ( 1940 ) and Stepson David ( 1936 ) - info Maggie Yeend ( née Lewis ) -
Cwmllynfell is in the Parish of Llangiwg, Glamorgan, South Wales, UK
Glanamman is 5 miles from Cwmllynfell, Glamorgan, South Wales, UK
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: Morgannwg)
Harry Lewis Sr. was a coal miner
Sarah Pulsford was born 1st Qtr. 1911 - district Bedwellty, UK
1st marriage - 1st Qtr. 1935 with Harold Jacob
son David J. H. P. Jacob was born 1st Qtr. 1936
2nd marriage - 28 Dec 1938 - with Harry Lewis
3rd marriage - ~1952 - with Eddie Jones
info Ted and Maggie Yeend ( née Lewis ) - 19 Aug 2009 - 05 Nov 2009
Sarah and Harry Lewis - September 1943
- image courtesy daughter Margaretta "Maggie" -
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- Forget me not Darlings, Daddy - 23-1-44 - Writing in family book by Harry, 3 weeks before his crash
Margaretta "Maggie" (left) - Summer 43 - Michael (right)
- courtesy Maggie Yeend ( née Lewis ) - 10 Feb 2009 -
1390520 - Flt. Sgt. - Air Bomber - A. Munday ( Arnold ) - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA
of Deal, Kent, UK - Grave 129 - Blokzijl General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820394
born 1st Qtr. 1917 - mother's surname Spencer - district Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK
Son of Herbert and Elizabeth Munday ( née Spencer ), of Deal, Kent, UK
marriage 2nd Qtr. 1911 - Herbert Munday and Elizabeth Spencer - district Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK
birth, death and marriage - district Chesterfield:
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Vera Munday (mother Spencer) - 1st Qtr. 1912 - Likely sibling of Arnold
Marjorie Munday (mother Spencer) - 4th Qtr. 1914
Muriel Munday (mother Spencer) - 2nd Qtr. 1915
Arnold Munday (mother Spencer) - 1st Qtr. 1917
Colin Munday (mother Spencer) - 2nd Qtr. 1919 - (likely death - 2nd Qtr. 1920 - age 0 )
Joan Munday (mother Spencer) - 3rd Qtr. 1922 - Joan or Raymond likely sibling
Raymond Munday (mother Spencer) - 4th Qtr. 1922 - Raymond or Joan likely sibling
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Note 1: Marriage - Arthur Munday - 2nd Qtr. 1914 - to Ms. Pollie Spencer
Note 2: Death - Colin Munday - 2nd Qtr. 1920 - Age 0 - district Chesterfield
Note 3: Marriage - Marjorie Munday - 4th Qtr. 1936 - to Mr. John C. Parsons
1607202 - Sgt. - Flt. Engr. - P. J. Doye ( Peter James ) - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
of Boreham Wood (Borehamwood), Hertfordshire, UK - Grave 130 - Blokzijl General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820391
born 1st Qtr. 1922 - mother's surname Naylor - district Barnet
Son of Fred and Bertha Matilda Doye (née Naylor), of Boreham Wood (Borehamwood), Hertfordshire, UK
marriage 4th Qtr. 1906 - Fred Doye and Bertha Naylor - district Barnet, Hertfordshire, UK
Fred Doye - born 1st Qtr. 1878, district Epping, Essex, UK
Bertha Matilda Doye - born 1st Qtr. 1880, district Hendon, Middlesex, UK
birth, death and marriage - districts Barnet, Basford and Barnstaple
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Mary Doye (mother Naylor) - 3rd Qtr. 1911 - Likely sibling of Peter James Doye
Bertha F. Doye (mother Naylor) - 3rd Qtr. 1914 - Likely sibling of Peter James Doye
Peter J. Doye (mother Naylor) - 1st Qtr. 1922
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Note 1: Only one marriage in UK - Doye / Naylor - (1900-1930)
Note 2: Marriage - Mary Doye - 1st Qtr. 1943 - to Mr. Thomas E. Peck, district Basford
Note 3: Mary Doye also written as Mary Doyl in marriage to Thomas E. Peck
Note 4: Mary Peck (née Doye), born 1911 - died 7 Aug 1978, Barnstaple, Devonshire, UK - Age 67
Note 5: Thomas Edward Peck, born 1913 - died 4 December 1978, Barnstaple, Devonshire, UK - Age 65
Note 6: Marriage - Bertha F. Doye - 2nd Qtr. 1943 - to Mr. Dennis H. Attewell, district Barnet, Middlesex, UK
Dennis H. Attewell - born 1st Qtr. 1911 - district Basford
1594035 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - E. Mell ( Ernest ) - RAFVR - Age 34 - KIA
of UK - Grave 131 - Blokzijl General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820393
born 3rd Qtr. 1909 - mother's surname Shaw - district Bramley
Son of Harry and Mary Ann Mell ( née Wheetman )
husband of Megan Vera Mell ( née Shaw ), of Wrose, Shipley, Yorkshire, UK
Megan Vera Shawn - born 4th Qtr. 1910 - district Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK
marriage 3rd Qtr. 1936, district North Bierley, Yorkshire (nowadays West Yorkshire)
son Philip A. Mell - born 1st Qtr. 1939 - district Keighley, West Yorkshire
daughter Marcia A. Mell - born 3rd Qtr. 1941 - district Keighley, West Yorkshire, UK
Siblings: Elizabeth Mell ( 1911 ) - Bramley ; Janet Mell ( 1915 ) - Bramley
Dorathie M. Mell ( 1916 ) - Bramley ; and Phyllis Mell ( 1923 ) - North Bierley
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Marcia A. Mell was united in mariage on 19 Jun 1965, Wrose, Yorkshire, England to Rex Cadet Vernon, Oberlin, KS, USA
Marcia A. Vernon (née Mell), born 26 Aug 1941, UK - died 24 Jul 2000, Kansas, USA - Age 58
Rex C. Vernon, born 01 Feb 1941, Oberlin, Kansas - died 29 Dec 2009, Independence, Kansas, USA - Age 68
Sgt. Ernest Mell - RAFVR
left: Ernest in uniform - middle: Ernest and Megan's wedding
right: Ernest, Megan, Philip and Marcia - ( the only one taken with family)
- images via Philip Mell (son) - 21 Jun 2010 -
1488758 - Sgt. - Navigator - L. S. D. Swanston ( Leslie Seton Dewar ) - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
of Tweedmouth, Northumberland, UK - Grave 132 - Blokzijl General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820396
born 3rd Qtr. 1923 - mother's surname Gleig - district Berwick
Son of Robert John and Constance Sylvia Swanston (née Gleig), of Tweedmouth, Northumberland, UK
Marriage: 1st Qtr. 1921 - Robert John Swanston to Constance Sylvia Gleig - district Gateshead
Robert John Swanston (d.1958) - Constance Sylvia Swanston (b.1900 - d.1951 - Age 51)
brother of Eileen P. Swanston (b.1921 - d. 1990 - Age 69) - Berwick, UK
Robert D. Swanston (b.1922) - Berwick, UK
and Philip William Swanston (b.1930 - d.2004 - Age 74)
- contact with his brother Robert Donald 'Don' Swanston - 25 May 2010 -
His brother Don did join the Fleet Air Arm ( FAA) as a pilot
and did train in America. Pensacola, FL and Fort Lauderdale, FL
Flew Stearmans, Vultee Valiants, Havards and Corsairs
Sgt. Leslie S. D. Swanston - RAFVR . . . . . . . . R. Donald Swanston - FAA
- images via Don Swanston (brother) - 29 May 2010
Wishes Navigator to W.Op's daughter Margaretta - 23-9-43
- Writing / Autograph - Les Swanston - via Ted and Maggie Yeend ( née Lewis ) - 8 Feb 2009
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All : United Kingdom and from 57 Sqdn.
All : Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - RAFVR
"THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"
Standing centre place in East Linton park is the War Memorial
In honoured memory of the men of East Linton and the Parish of Prestonkirk
who gave their lives in the Great War.
THOMAS W. BRIGGS
Prestonkirk Churchyard, East Lothian, Scotland
- images ( except with 2 wreaths ) courtesy Evan Clark -
LANCASTER III - JB420 - DX-S - 15 FEB 1944 - ROOMSLOOT - CREW 7
 
 - 7 KIA - BRIGGS(†) - SWANSTON(†) - MUNDAY(†) - DOYE(†) LEWIS(†) - MELL(†) - NORTH(†) |
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Contact Lewis is pending - 05 Dec 2008 - PATS
Contact Briggs is pending - 22 Aug 2009 - PATS
Contact Mell is pending - 13 May 2009 - PATS
Contact Swanston is pending - 25 May 2009 - PATS
Last update - 21 Jun 2010 - PATS
Kuinre - 5
- 10 miles NNW of Vollenhove -
Kuinre - General Cemetery - 11th of May 2006 - by PATS
- 5 Commonwealth graves - 1 CAN - 4 UK -
- move cursor over flags for name and grave number -
Noordoostpolder - Baarloseweg - Kavel R-34 -
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Wellington R1757-DX-? - Sunday 12 Oct. 1941 - ( 21:15 ) 21:50 57 Squadron RAF - Crew Sgt. A. W. Jeffries - Operation: Nuremburg 5 KIA - 1 POW |
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The Wellington Mk. I C did airborne 19:00 from RAF Feltwell, Norfolk, UK
came down around ( 21:15 ) 21:50 on "kavel R-34" - 2 miles west of Blankenham
after it was shot down by a fighter of 4/NJG 1. on his way to Nuremburg
P/O Myers was found directly and buried 16 October 1941 in Kuinre
Four were found after the war and buried 5 March 1948 in Emmeloord
1207719 - W/O ( Tail Gunner) L. Rickard could bail out, but was captured in Blokzijl
he was interned in Camps 8B/L6/357, POW No. 24394
Pilot Officer - Hillyard Lowell Myers
Newspaper clipping - Source: Globe and Mail - January 31, 1942
Buried in Germany.
Official information from England stating that their son, Pilot Officer Hillyard Lowell Myers,
who was reported missing on Oct. 14, 1941, as a result of air operations two days previously,
had been killed and was buried in a Protestant cemetery at Kuinre, Germany,
was received yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Myers 249 Arlington Avenue, Toronto.
The cablegram stated that official German information had been received at R.C.A.F. headquarters in
England as to Pilot Officer Myers' death, and the exact location of his grave in the cemetery was given
Pilot Officer Myers, 23 years of age, was a native of Saint John, NB, but came to Toronto at an early age.
He was a graduate of Vaughan Road Collegiate, and while a student there was prominent in sports
particularly in basketball, baseball and hockey.
He enlisted in October, 1940 and trained at Eglinton, Malton and Camp Borden, receiving his wings and
commission at Camp Borden on May 17 last, ranking second in his class. He proceeded overseas late
in June 1941, but while at Halifax, awaiting embarkation, he was selected as the R.C.A.F. representative
in a guard for the Victory Torch of last year's War Loan, prior to the departure of the Torch overseas
As a result of an accident to his aircraft, following a raid on Germany last August, he and the other
members of the crew were in hospital for a couple of weeks, but upon rejoining his squadron
he was appointed captain of a Wellington bomber in September.
A little over a month after resuming operations he was reported missing.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a younger brother, Billy.
Kuinre is not in Germany, but in Holland
so the headline should be "Buried in Holland"
Extract from German Document E.V.1207/41
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Type of Aircraft : Not Stated
Date and time of crash : 12 Nov 1941 at 21:50 hrs
Other sources do have 21:15 - need check - PATS
Nature of crash: Shot down by Night fighter and totally destroyed
Crew: 1 - J/5331 P/O H. L. Myers - Row 23 Grave No. 31
No information regarding the rest of the crew in German documents
Cemetery: Burial on 16 Oct 1941 with military honours in the Protestant Cemetery Kuinre - Northern Holland
Other information: Death Card hold shows similar information - date 15 Jan 1947 -
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- info 'Record of Service Airman' - received 20 Aug 2009 -
J/5331 Pilot Officer ( Pilot )
MYERS, HILYARD LOWELLAge 23 - 12/10/1941 - CAN – RCAFCWGC ref. 2820538 - Row: 22 - Grave: 40A - Kuinre |
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R78189 - J/5331 - Pilot Officer - Co-Pilot - Hilyard Lowell Myers - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Row: 22 - Grave: 40A - Kuinre General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820538
born 27 Mar 1918, Saint John, New Brunswick - died 12 Oct 1941, Kuinre, The Netherlands - Age 23
Son of George Lowell Myers and Blanche Ernestine Myers ( née Dalzell ), 249 Arlington Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brother of Bill A. Myers
Occupation : Analyser - Telephone Inspector [ Northern Electric Co. ] - Religion : United Church
Attestation Paper - 20 Jul 1940 - R78189 - Posted to No. 1 Manning Depot - Trade : Air Crew ( Pilot or Observer )
Enlistment - 15 Oct 1940 - Declaration / Oath / - RCAF Recruting Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Special Reserve - R78189 - AC2 - 15 Oct 1940
LAC - 8 Dec 1940; T/Sgt - 16 May 1941; Pilot Officer - 17 May 1941
Pilot Wings - 16 May 1941
Embarked Canada - 19/20 Jun 1941
Missing - 12 Nov 1941 ; Presumed dead - 12 Oct 1941
Age given on 24 March 1942: Father (50) ~1892, Mother (46) ~1896 and Brother (18) ~1924
Mariage - 15 Mar 1917, Saint John, NB
Hilyard was resident for 7 years in New Brunswick, 3 years in Quebec and 11 years in Ontario
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PCX653 - 29 Oct 1943 - Official German information states P/O Myers buried Municipal Cemetery Kuinre, Province of Overijssel
grave no. 40A row 22 and not row 23 grave no.31 as stated previously (43/29)
1207719 - W/O - Tail Gunner - Leonard 'Len' Rickard - RAF - POW
baled out, but was captured in Blokzijl - interned in Camps 8B/L6/357, POW No. 24394
Address - as in letter 9 Jul 1943 ( source records NZ404531 - Observer - P. F. M. Cooke )
Mrs. L. Rickard ( wife ), 17 Durban Road, Peverell, Plymouth, Devon, UK
Leonard with wife Rose and daughter Margaret
- image via Carol Knapman, eldest grandchild - 20 Feb 2010 -
Leonard 'Len' Rickard - born 09 Oct 1912, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, UK - died 07 Dec 1987 - Age 75
Son of John and Emma ( née Price ) Rickard, district Gloucester, Gloucestershire, UK
Siblings - 2 older sisters and 1 younger brother -
He was a prisioner of war from 13.10.1941 until 11.05.1945 - ?Stalag Luft 3? -
Spent his life in Plymouth, Devon, England. Married Rose Perkins - 24 Aug 1935
Oldest daughter Margaret R. (b.1936) - youngest daughter Barbara (b.1947)
Len drove buses for Plymouth Corporation for over 30 years
- info via eldest grand-daughter Carol Knapman - 20 Feb 2010 -
Discrepancy - POW Camps - next of kin thought the crash was over Germany - info PATS
Wellington R1757-DX-? - 12 OCT 1941 - KAVEL R-34 - CREW 6
 
 - 5 KIA - 1 POW - JEFFRIES(†) - MYERS(†) - COOKE(†) WOOD(†) - BYERS(†) - RICKARD |
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See for other four(4) crew members of Wellington R1757 - below at Cemetery Emmeloord
RCAF - Service records - Myers - request 14 Jul 2009 - received 20 Aug 2009 - PATS -
Contact Rickard is pending - 20 Jan 2010 - PATS
Last update - 05 Mar 2010 - PATS
Kuinre - Rondebroek -
- 9 mi NNW of Vollenhove -|
35th Sqn RAF - Pathfinder Force 8 Group Halifax - HR878-TL-"J" for Johnny - Tuesday 31 Aug. 1943 Crashed 1.5 km E of Kuinre - 4 KIA - 2 POW - 1 EVD |
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Halifax - HR878-TL-"J" was airborne at - 20:21 - from Graveley, Huntingdonshire,
outbound at 16,000 ft for a raid on Berlin
The Halifax was picked up by search lights and some flak
Starboard wing was damaged due an attack - 22:41 - by the ME-110 Nightfighter
of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer ( 12. NJG 1 ) - The "HR878-TL-J" was his 23rd victim
The plane, out of control, crashed 1.5 km East of Kuinre ( area Rondebroek )
Wilfred "Wilf" Surtees, George Wooley and Harry Penny were able to bail out
The other 4, Sutton, Newsham, Brown and Griffin were KIA and buried at the Cemetery in Kuinre
1033490 - Sgt. (Air Gnr.)
SUTTON, THOMAS HENRYAge 21 - 31/08/1943 - UK – RAF Vol. Res.CWGC ref. 2820540 - Row: 22 - Grave: 40B - Kuinre |
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79755 - Flight Lieutenant ( Nav.)
NEWSHAM, GEORGE - DFCAge 29 - 31/08/1943 - UK – RAF Vol. Res.CWGC ref. 2820539 - Row: 22 - Grave: 40C - Kuinre |
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52566 - Pilot Officer ( Flt. Engr. )
BROWN, EDWARD JAMES22 - 31/08/1943 - UK – RAFCWGC ref. 2820536 - Row: 22 - Grave: 40D - Kuinre |
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848343 - Flight Sergeant ( Air Gunner )
GRIFFIN, JAMES RUSSELLAge 31 - 31/08/1943 - RAF (Auxiliary Air Force) - UKCWGC ref. 2820537 - Row:22 - Grave: 40E - Kuinre |
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1033490 - Sgt. - Mid Air Gunner - Thomas Henry Sutton - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
of Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - Row: 22 - Grave: 40B - Kuinre General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820540
Son of Thomas H. and Jessie Sutton, 35 Milroy Street, Liverpool, 7 , Lancashire, UK
741628 - 751794 - 79755 - Flight Lieutenant - Navigator - George Newsham - DFC - RAFVR - Age 29 - KIA
of Leeds, Yorkshire, UK - Row: 22 - Grave: 40C - Kuinre General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820539
born 05 Dec 1913, Edmonton, St. Peter's, Middlesex, UK - Religion: Church of England
Enlisted in RAFVR: 4 Jun 1938 with No. 741628 for Pilot training - Occupation: Stockbroker's Clerk
Discharged: 12 Sep 1938 - unlikely to become efficient Pilot
Enlisted in RAFVR: 8 Jun 1939 with No. 751794 as AC2 for Observer training - Mobilized 2 Sep 1939
Son of Alfred and Emily Brenda Newsham ( née Heap ), 51 Chester Rd, Lower Edmonton, London, N.13
husband of Olive Margaret Newsham ( née Whitaker ), of Leeds, Yorkshire, UK - marriage 02 Jan 1942
address Mrs. Olive M. Newsham, 67 Caversham Avenue, Palmers Green, London, N.13
brother of Kathleen F. Newsham ( born 2nd Qtr. 1918 )
Mrs. Olive Margaret Whitaker - remarried 1946 with Mr. John Douglas Dant - info PATS - 14 Aug 2009
source - family tree Dant by Blenda Ainsworth ( née Dant )
. . . . . . 3 images with Navigator F/L George Newsham - DFC . . . . . .
Memorial F/L George Newsham . . . . . . . . . . . Memorials - General Cemetery Kuinre . . . .
- images via Mark Newman - 31 Mar 2010 -
The London Gazette issues:
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25 Jun 1940 - issue 34881 - page 3868 - 2 Jun 1940 - RAFVR - Leading Aircraftman - 751794 George Newsham (79755)
18 Jul 1941 - issue 35222 - page 4129 - 2 Jun 1941 - RAFVR - Flying Officer - George Newsham (79755)
21 Jul 1942 - issue 35643 - page 3242 - 2 Jun 1942 - RAFVR - Flg. Off. to be Flt. Lt. (war sub.) - G. Newsham (79755)
6 Jul 1943 - issue 36084 - page 3094 - 9 Jul 1943 - RAFVR - DFC - Flight Lieutenant - George Newsham (79755) - 77 Squadron
DFC = Distinguished Flying Cross
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614729 - 52566 - Pilot Officer - Flt. Engineer - Edward James Brown - RAF - Age 22 - KIA
of Eastry, Kent, UK - Row: 22 - Grave: 40D - Kuinre General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820536
born 1st Qtr. 1922; district Dover, Kent, UK
Son of Eric James Brown and Florence Ethel Brown ( née Marsh ), Shangrila, Eastry, Sandwich, Kent, UK
The London Gazette issues:
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6 Aug 1943 - issue 36127 - page 3590 - 19 Jun 1943 - RAF - Sgt - 614729 - Edward James Brown (52566)
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848343 - Flight Sgt. - Tail Air Gunner - James Russell Griffin - Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) - Age 31 - KIA
of Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK - Row: 22 - Grave: 40E - Kuinre General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820537
born 18 April 1912; district Northleach, Gloucestershire, UK
Son of Ernest J. and Susan H. Griffin ( née Russell ), 18 Queens Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
brother of Ronald J., Dennis G. and Margaret Maud Griffin
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Last know address: Mr. Dennis Griffin and Mrs. Peggy Griffin - Southport, England - [ info Harry Penny ]
any info about next of kin is welcome - PATS 15 Aug 2009
Contact with next of kin - 23 Sep 2009
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Hello,
If you do not mind I would firstly like to correct and add to the information above.
James was in the RAF Auxiliary Air Force and not the RAFVR.
He was one of only a few men from the AuxAF to transfer over to aircrew.
His date and place of birth is 18 April 1912 at Northleach Gloucestershire.
He was also brother to Ronald and Margaret (both deceased). Religion - Protestant.
Corrections done - PATS - 09 Oct 2009
Jim joined the RAF on 5th March 1939 with 912 Barrage Balloon Squadron.
This sqn was one of 6 such Sqns whose task was to defend the war effort in Birmingham.
911, 912 and 913 protected the North of the city particularly Castle Bromwich airbase
and the Castle Bromwich spitfire factory. 914, 915 and 916 sqns protected South Birmingham.
I was told that 912 was transferred to France and was withdrawn with the Germans just 2 miles away.
They were evacuated shortly before Dunkirk.
Jim's service record does not record this directly but there is an entry for 5 days embarkation leave
and this usually refers to an overseas posting.
The sqn was later posted to Pucklehurst and 912 defended factories
at Brockworth Gloucestershire (not far from where he was born)
His application to become aircrew was accepted in June 1941
and he joined no. 8 Air Gunnery School in October 1941 and 19 OTU May 1942.
His first posting was to 158 sqn flying Halifax aircraft.
I know that 19 OTU provided aircraft for the first 1000 bomber raid on Cologne on the 31st May 1942
but I do not know if Jim flew as Air Gunner on this mission.
He had only been with the OTU since 23rd April.
Some of his first sorties was to drop leaflets over occupied territories.
In November 1942 just south of Paris on the way back from a sortie to Italy his aircraft was hit.
The pilot managed to get the aircraft back as far as Castle Bytham 5 miles north of Stamford Lincolnshire.
All the crew baled out and the aircraft crashed on the edge of Morkeley Woods.
What the pilot did not realise was that these woods was the site
of the largest of Lincolnshire bomb dumps.
Fortunately the only damage was to the trees and no bombs exploded.
He received the Caterpillar Badge for this parachute drop.
On 6th January 1943 he was posted to 35 Pathfinder Sqn.
He took part in various sorties around Europe including several to Berlin.
He took part in laying markers for the bombing raids on Hamburg on the 24/25th July 1943 and again 27/28th.
The pilots after action report from the 27/28th concluded by stating 'a/c was over target too early
to see results but many small fires were seen burning to the North of aiming point on approach'.
This was the night of the great Hamburg firestorm.
His final mission was to Berlin.
The pilot who shot the aircraft down was the top German Night Fighter Ace.
Jim was made Sergeant in January 1942 and Flight Sergeant March 1943.
As for me I don't know if I ever met him as I was only 6 weeks old when he died.
I hope this is helpful to you.
regards Derek Griffin, nephew
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70876 - Squadron Leader - Pilot - Wilfred "Wilf" Surtees - DFC - UK - RAF - POW - No.2486 - Stalag Luft 3
Son of Mrs. Surtees, 16 Greenwood Avenue, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
Husband of Mrs. T. Surtees, Station Square, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
The London Gazette issues:
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12 Apr 1938 - issue 34501 - page 2459
21 Feb 1939 - issue 34600 - page 1214
9 Apr 1940 - issue 34826 - page 2072
5 Nov 1940 - issue 34986 - page 6395
11 May 1943 - issue 36015 - page 2155
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SURTEES, Wilfred, SL - DFC - 14 May 1943 - 77 Sqn - RAFVR
DFC = Distinguished Flying Cross
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- under construction - PATS 15 Aug 2009
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- 5 out of 15 issues are listed here - info PATS
source: www.london-gazette.co.uk/search
Remark - at POW list 77876 is given accidently for Surtees - It's 70876 !!!!
Squadron Leader - Pilot - Wilfred 'Wilf' Surtees
- at crash location and final salvage by RNLAF of HR878 - 29 Aug 1964 -
- source - page 51 - 'In de schaduw van de glorie" - S. L. Veenstra -
1402920 - 148818 - Sgt. - Air Bomber - H. G. W. "George" Wooley - UK - RAF - POW - No.2487 - Stalag Luft 3
Henry G. W. Wooley - born 1st Qtr. 1917, district Kensington - mother's surname Ewing
Son of Ernest E. Wooley and Jessie Wooley ( née Ewing )
Husband of Mrs. J. H. Wooley, 2 Brunswick Garage, Eastbourne Grove, London, W.11
younger brother of Ernest E. W. Wooley ( 1915 )
Name: WOOLEY
My grandfather - Ernest Edward WOOLEY - all I know is that he was born in Wales in the late 1800's
would appreciate any ideas you have to trace him
he married ( 1914 ) Jessie EWING and had 2 sons - Ernest ( 1915 ) and then George ( 1917 )
before he became 'the black sheep of the family' because he left Jessie
and lived with Ray and had a son - Eric - by her - he was based in London - I think
- source - www.cityark.medway.gov.uk/ump/ - with broken email - ability@ihug.co.nz -
birth 3rd Qtr. 1931 - Eric E. Wooley and Eric E. Davidson - district Willesden, Middlesex - mother's surname Davidson
birth 1st Qtr. 1886 - Ernest Edward Wooley - district Chelsea, Middlesex
birth 3rd Qtr. 1904 - Aralia Florence Davidson - district Bradfield
marriage - 4th Qtr. 1940 - Henry G. W. Wooley - Josephine McArran - Surrey North Eastern
marriage - 4th Qtr. 1951 - Ernest Edward Wooley with Aralia Florence Davidson - Surrey North Eastern
- additional info : Wales Genealogy Forum - by Sandra -
The London Gazette issues:
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27 Aug 1943 - issue 36152 - page 3872 - 6 Jun 1943 - RAFVR - Sgt - 1402920 - Henry George Wilfred Wooley (148818)
7 Dec 1943 - issue 36280 - page 5384 - 6 Dec 1943 - RAFVR - Flight Officer on probation - H. G. W. Wooley (148818)
5 Jun 1945 - issue 37114 - page 2893 - 6 Jun 1945 - RAFVR - Flg. Off. to Flight Lieutenant - H. G. W. Wooley (148818)
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- 3 out of 3 issues are listed here - info PATS
source: www.london-gazette.co.uk/search
Surtees and Wooley were taken POW and transfered to the Polish border, Stalag Luft III - Sagan
1060628 - 139204 - Flying Officer - W.Op./Air Gunner - Herbert "Harry" Arthur Penny - UK - RAF - EVD
born 1 Feb 1922; district Poplar
Son of Samuel G. Penny and Edith E. Penny ( née Loates ); 453 Southend Road, Elm Park, Romford, Essex, UK
Husband of Mrs. H. Penny; 25 Pole Hill Road, Chingford, London, UK
Siblings of Harry: Ivy Louise ( b.1913 ), Samuel George ( b.1915 ) and William Walter Penny ( b.1917 )
Penny did evade and was brought back to the UK via Gribaltar with help of the resistance
Penny was transfered through Belgium and France by the "Comète-line"
passing the Pyrenees Mountains to Spain at the 1st of November 1943
www.cometeline.org
The London Gazette issues:
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26 Feb 1943 - issue 35923 - page 1028 - 18 Dec 1942 - RAFVR - Sgt - 1060628 Herbert Arthur Penny (139204)
8 Jun 1944 - issue 36544 - page 2624 - 2 Jun 1944 - RAFVR - Flying Officer - H. A. Penny (139204)
28 Feb 1947 - issue 37895 - page 987 - 29 Jun 1945 - RAF - Flying Officer - H. A. Penny (139204)
20 Jul 1948 - issue 38477 - page 6475 - 30 Jul 1948 - RAF - Flight Lt. (permanent) - Herbert Arthur Penny (139204)
1 Jan 1959 - issue 41589 - page 9 - 1 Jan 1959 - RAF - Ordinary Commander to be Most Excellent Order
Squadron Leader - Herbert Arthur Penny (139204)
31 Dec 1963 - issue 43210 - page 79 - 1 Jan 1964 - RAF - Squadron Leader to Wing Commander - H. A. Penny - OBE (139204)
29 Dec 1967 - issue 44493 - page 84 - 1 Jan 1968 - RAF - Wing Commander to Group Captain - H. A. Penny - OBE (139204)
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- 7 out of 19 issues are listed here - info PATS
source: www.london-gazette.co.uk/search
The 35th - "Madras Presidency" - Squadron completed 3992 bombing and target marking sorties
Losing 92 aircraft in a period of 32 months
The surviving aircrew members Surtees, Wooley and Penny also took part
in a TV-documentary directed by Jan van Hillo , called "Harvest of the Past"
Harry Penny, only living member now, still didn't see the film after many efforts
to recieve a copy of this documentary by the NCRV have so far proven fruitless
( info: Group Captain Herbert Arthur Penny - OBE MID ( RAF retired) - 29 Apr 2007 - Australia )
OBE = Order of the British Empire
MID = Mention In Dispatches
last contact Harry Penny - 15 Aug 2009 - PATS
Kuinre - General Cemetery - 3rd of Aug 2007 - by PATS
Halifax - HR878-TL-"J" for Johnny - 31 AUG 1943 - KUINRE - CREW 7
 
 - 4 KIA - 2 POW - 1 EVD - SURTEES - BROWN(†) - NEWSHAM(†) - WOOLEY PENNY - SUTTON(†) - GRIFFIN(†) |
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RNLAF - Final salvage HR878 - Aug 1964 - some parts
Contact Penny is pending - 28 Jul 2007 - PATS
Contact Newsham is pending - 31 Aug 2009 - PATS
Contact Griffin is pending - 23 Sep 2009 - PATS
Last update - 14 Jul 2010 - PATS
Emmeloord - 4
- 10 miles W of Vollenhove -- 4 Commonwealth graves - 1 CAN - 1 NZ - 2 UK -
------------ Byers ----------------- Cooke --------------- Jeffries --------------- Wood ------------
General Cemetery at Emmeloord, Noordoostpolder
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Wellington R1757-DX-? - Sunday 12 Oct. 1941 - ( 21:15 ) 21:50 57 Squadron RAF - Crew Sgt. A. W. Jeffries - Operation: Nuremburg 5 KIA - 1 POW |
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Memorial near crash location - section R34 - removed 5 March 1948
- image via Wiebe H. de Vries -
1259260 - Sgt. - Pilot - Arthur William Jeffries - RAFVR - Age 29 - KIA
of North Cheam, Surrey, UK - Coll. Grave: 102-105 - Noord-Oost-Polder ( Emmeloord ) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820568
Son of Arthur and Rhoda Jeffries ( née Rathbone ); husband of Linda Jeffries ( née Hartland ), of North Cheam, Surrey, UK
brother of George F. Jeffries (b.1914), district Camberwell
Mother's surname on birth records for Arthur and George is Bruton
birth record for Arthur does give 3rd Qtr. of 1913 - so he was Age 28 - info PATS 14 Aug 2009
Marriage Mr. Arthur W. Jeffries and Ms. Linda Hartland - 2nd Qtr. 1932, district Kingston, Middlesex / Surrey, UK
Only one marriage !!! with surnames Jeffries and Hartland - period 1925 - 1940 -
Likely related ( ? daughter Gail ? ) - info PATS - 04 Mar 2010
Gail H. Jeffries - born 3rd Qtr. 1936 - mother's surname on birth records is Hartland, district Surrey North Eastern, Surrey
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404531 - Sgt. - Observer - Percy Frederick Meadows Cooke - RNZAF - Age 21 - KIA
of Bluff, Southland, New Zealand - Coll. Grave: 102-105 - Noord-Oost-Polder ( Emmeloord ) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820567
born 12 Feb 1920, Invercargill - Religion: Methodist - Occupation: Customs Officer - Marital status: Single
Son of Ralph Henry Percy and Christina Mabel Cooke, of Bluff, Southland, New Zealand
Address - 17 Dec 1945 - : Mrs. R. H. D. Cooke (mother), 111 McMaster Street, Invercargill
as in letter with photograph of the grave - send by Cor Meurs, of Blokzijl to Air Ministry
Address - 21 Feb 1949 - : Mr. R. H. P. Cooke (father), 16 Walker Street, Bluff
His parents Ralph and Christina Cooke are buried in the Hamilton Cemetery, in the North Island of N Z - info by Janice Lyall
RNZAF - Service records - Cooke - request 11 Nov 2009 - received 02 Dec 2009 - PATS -
Header & Footnote of Attestation paper of Percy F. M. Cooke - 20 Jun 1940
- info from Service Records - Cooke -
I found this one, always wondering why ?
"typo's" - Blenkenham = Blankenham, Poland = Holland
further you can make up your own mind about this item
Got this bio from Errol Martyn,
Author of "For Your Tomorrow" - Vols 1 and 2 - ( Vol 3 in production )
A record of New Zealanders who have died while serving
with the RNZAF and Allied Air Services since 1915
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Bio info for Cooke:
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COOKE, Sergeant Percy Frederick Meadows.
NZ404531; b In'gill 12 Feb 20; S'land BHS, In'gill (1st Hockey XI); clerk - Customs Dept, In'gill. NZ Army/TF 6 mths;
RNZAF Levin/GTS as Air Observer u/t 24 Nov 40, emb for Canada 6 Jan 41, att RCAF 23 Jan 41, 4AOS c.26 Jan 41,
4BGS 13 Apr 41, Air Observers Badge & Sgt. & 1ANS 26 May 41, 1 M Depôt 30 Jun 41, ATFERO/St Hubert,
crewed a Hudson to UK via Newfoundland 18-20 Jul 41, 3PRC 21 Jul 41, 21OTU (Wellington) 26 Jul 41,
slightly inj in a/c acc 20 Sep 41, 57 Sqn (Wellington - 4 ops) 26 Sep 41,
kao 12 Oct 41. Noord-Oost-Polder (Emmeloord) General Cemetery - coll. grave 102-105, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Son of Ralph Henry Percy & Christina Mabel Cooke (née Hurley), Bluff. [phot. TWN 5.11.41].
TWN = The Weekly News, a New Zealand paper that featured an illustrated section.
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Errol Martyn - 14 May 2008
1261700 - Sgt. - W.Op./Air Gunner - William Chistopher Wood - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
of Hanwell, Middlesex, UK - Coll. Grave: 102-105 - Noord-Oost-Polder ( Emmeloord ) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820569
born 1st Qtr. 1920 - morther's surname Mealing - district Kensington
Son of Alexander Joseph and Florence Wood ( née Mealing ), of Hanwell, Middlesex, UK
marriage: 4th Qtr. 1911 - Alexander J. Wood to Florence Mealing, district Kensington, UK
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R/68121 - Flight Sgt. - Air Gunner - William Harold Stanley Byers - RCAF - Age 28 - KIA
of Stratford, Ontario, Canada - Coll. Grave: 102-105 - Noord-Oost-Polder ( Emmeloord ) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820566
born 9 Jun 1913, Asansol, Bengal, India - died 12 Oct 1941, Kuinre, The Netherlands - Age 28
Son of Rev. W. P. Byers and Mrs. L. M. Byers, 187 Birmingham Street, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
- Globe and Mail, 1941/10/16 - 1941/10/18 - missing -
Father : William Price Byers - retired minister - birthplace : Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Mother : Charlotte Maria Forster - birthplace : Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Foster parents of William Harold Stanley Byers
Occupation: Packer / Inspector 1935 - 1940 [ J. L. Griffiths & Sons, Stratford, ON ]
Speaks Hindustan ( Colloquially ) and has honours in French Language
Age 26 - Height 5'7" - Weight 148 - Single
Attestation Paper - 21 Mar 1940 - R68121 - Posted to No. 1 Manning Depot, Toronto - Trade : Air Crew
Previously application made to join RCAF , London - November 1939 - Yes [ Form 47 ]
Enlistment - 27 Jun 1940 - Declaration / Oath / - RCAF Recruting Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
AC2 - 27 Jun 1940 ; LAC - 16 Sep 1940 ; T/Sgt - 17 Feb 1941
Air Gunners badge - 17 Feb 1941; F/Sgt - 1 Nov 1941
U.K. from Canada - 20 April 1941 - DRO ( Daily Rouitine Order ) RAF.23
Missing - 12 Nov 1941 ; Presumed dead - 12 Oct 1941
Next of kin : P. O. Daves, Ty Newy, Llangedwyn, Nr. Oswestry - Raf.6.
17 Mar 1950 - Medals undelivered - returned to stock - ( Both parents deceased )
. . . . . . . . . . . .
RCAF sank into a marsh with wreckage of aircraft which crashed three kilometres
from Balnkenham - Noordoostpolder - Holland -- (43/29)
Grave location: Emmeloord General Cemetery, Holland, buried collectively
between 3 others in grave Nos. 102 to 105
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- info 'Record of Service Airman' - received 20 Aug 2009 -
- Globe and Mail, 1941/10/16 -
Minister's Son Missing
Stratford, Oct 15. - Sgt. Byers was born in Asansol. Bengal, India
where his (foster) parents were missionaries for many years
RCAF - Service records - Byers - request 14 Jul 2009 - received 20 Aug 2009 - PATS -
See for report Wellington R1757 - above at Cemetery Kuinre - P/O Myers - KIA and W/O Rickard - POW -
War Memorial - Marknesse
unveiled - 20 sept 2007 -
R1757 - Jeffries - Myers - Cooke - Wood - Byers - 12 Oct 1941
JA702 - Rule - Shorter - Ball - Race - Sloan - 30 jan 1944
- photo by Cor Hofland -
Last update - 22 May 2010 - PATS
Boswiede - Ambt-Vollenhove
- 3 mi E of Vollenhove -|
A mid-air collison on Thu 23 March 1944 - 09:50 with 2 B-24H - Liberators 3 miles E of Vollenhove / Boschwijde - Boswiede - MACR #3455 - #3456 16 KIA - 2 POW - 1 EVD |
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O-698641 - Second Lieutenant Roy Donald Beukelman was killed in action
buried 8 September 1945 - Grave No. 603 - Stad-Vollenhove
After the war reburied at the Cemetery North of Harrison, South Dakota, USA
--- images courtesy Beukelman family ---
- US Census - Apr - 1930 - Iowa Township, Douglas County, SD
Mr. James H. Beukelman (47) ~1883, Iowa and Mrs. Anna Beukelman (46) ~1884, South Dakota
Vern R. (20) 1909, Robert E. (18) 1911, Glenn D. (14) 1916, Roy D. (11) 1919
Roy's paternal grandparents (Dutch) were from the Isle of Voorne-Putten, the Netherlands
Obituary (1945) of Roy gives also his brothers Harold and Glenn of Aurora, IL and Abe of Armour, SD
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Mr. James H. Beukelman, b. ~1883, Iowa, died before 1946 - Age ..
Mrs. Anna Beukelman, b. 24 Feb 1884, SD - died Dec 1964, SD - Age 80
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Harold Edward Beukelman, b. 27 Jun 1906, Harrison, SD - died 30 Apr 1964, IL - Age 57
Abe J. Beukelman, b. 7 Feb 1908, Harrison, SD - died 20 Jul 1997, Corsica, SD - Age 89
Verne R. Beukelman, b. 22 Dec 1909, Harrison, SD - died Jun 1979, Corsica, SD - Age 69
Robert E. Beukelman, b. 4 Oct 1911, Harrison, SD - died Dec 1964, Harrison, SD - Age 53
Glenn D. Beukelman, b. 1916, Harrison, SD - Aurora, IL (1945) - died ...., buried Oswego, IL - Age ..
Roy Douglas Beukelman, b. 20 March 1919, Harrison, SD - died 23 March 1944, Ambt-Vollenhove, NL - Age 25
- additional info via FamilySearch, etc... -
2nd Lt. Roy D Beukelman - Navigator - was on B-24H - #42-52587 - 2U-"K" - "Shoo Shoo Baby"
Aboard #42-52587 - 2U-"K" of 2nd Lt. Robert L. Garrett - Pilot - 7 KIA, 2 POW and 1 EVD
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B-24H - #41-29466 - 2U-"A" - "Dark Rhapsody" - Thu 23 Mar 1944 - 09:50 3 miles E of Vollenhove / Boswiede - MACR #3456 9 KIA |
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Donald G. Griffin Crew - Crew #506 - 785th Bomb Squadron
Dennis J. McCoy, F.R. Robson, George M. McCord, R.G. Latham, H. Gorky
Donald G. Griffin, H. B. Hobson, Fred P. Hazen, Phillip M. Rose, Joseph R. Burke
were replaced or not on crew when it went down
Hobson replaced by Robert A. Gum
Substitutes for Robson, Latham and Gorky were Aleck A. Amich and Bogan Radich
Move cursor over photo/faces for names
- photo and info from Donald G. Griffin, Jr -
H. Gorky might be 31281616 - Herman Gorky ( died July 1944 - ROH - University of Connecticut )
There is only one H(erman) Gorky in the AAD-archives - Tolland County, CT - enlistment 22 jan 1943 - born 1923 , nativity NY
S SG Herman Gorky - KIA - source National Archives
466th BG - 96 CBW - Circle 'L' - 785th BS - 2U - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew #506 flying B-24H - #41-29466 - 2U-"A" - "Dark Rhapsody" - MACR #3456
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O-437329 - 1st Lt. Donald Glenn Griffin - Pilot - San Antonio - Texas - KIA
born 18 Jun 1920, NY - died 23 Mar 1944, Ambt Vollenhove, Holland - Age 23
Found 30 Mar 1944 in the plane during salvage at crash location
Row 6 Grave 615 - Vollenhove - burial 01 Apr 1944
Margraten-NL - Plot: H Row 9 Grave: 17 -
The initial plot number in Margraten for 1st Lt. Griffin - BBB-5-105 - 10 Dec 1945
Son of Mrs. Louise Marie Griffin (mother), 310 Knollwood Ave., Douglaston, NY
Enlistment: 14 Feb 1942, NY
Husband of Mrs. Carrie T. Griffin (wife), 1130½ Victoria Street, San Antonio 3, Texas
Address - 11 Feb 1948 : Mrs. Carrie T. Griffin, 179-14 Leslie Road, Springfield Gardens 13, Long Island, New York
1st Lt. Donald G. Griffin
- photos from his son Donald G. Griffin, Jr - 29 Dec 2008
FOIA - IDPF - Griffin - request 12 Dec 2009 - expecting Apr 2010 - received - 100 pages - 9 Aug 2010
13079561 - O-808989 - 2nd Lt. Robert Arthur Gum - Co-Pilot - Upper Darby - Pennsylvania - KIA
Grave no. C 12 ( G 12 ) - 25 March 44 - Zwartsluis - Religion: Methodist
Margraten-NL - Plot: M Row 12 Grave: 10
The initial plot number in Margraten for 2nd Lt. Gum - BBB-5-103
Remains in BBB-5-103, Margraten were previously identified as Russell, Gordon R. 2nd Lt. O-693531
Remains in WW-2-49 being identified as Lt. Russell and remains in BBB-5-103 as Lt. Gum
2nd Lt. Gum was burried in Zwartsluis and indexed as 2nd Lt. Russell
Laundry marks "8989" and "R.A.G", Tooth chart and estimated height are 4 agreements for deceased
born 24 Aug 1921 - died 23 Mar 1944 - Age 22
Son of Mr. Robert Leslie Gum (~1901) and Mrs. Myrtle N. Gum (~1904), 3 Kenmore Road, Upper Darby, PA
Address US Census 1930 - 27 South Brighton Ave - Robert L. Gum ( 29 ) - Manager Automobile Shop
Husband of Mrs. Kathryn J. Gum Staub, 208 Warren Street, Willow Grove, PA
Re-married widow - as in letter signed 8 Nov 1948
Enlistment: 20 May 1942, Delaware Co., PA - Current Active Service: 28 Jul 1943
Two following names are in the IDPF ( relationships unknown ) with effects of Robert A. Gum
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Dietrick, 7508 Briar Rd, Philadelphia, PA and H. B. Oliver, Pottstown, PA
source "293" - IDPF - GUM - 87 pages -
According SSDI - Myrtle N. Gum - birth 18 Jan 1904 - death 03 Apr 1989 - Age 85 - Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL
Message AAF Forum - 09 Jan 2003 - by Tim Devaney as Guest ( no address)
This is my only hint for Robert Gum .......... found Tim Devaney - 02 Oct 2009
Clip letter - Rev. J. P. Honnef - 11 Dec 1945
- via Don Griffin -
- Address: Mrs. Kathryn J. Gum, 112 Englewood Road, Upper Darby, PA - dated 22nd of Oct 1945 -
- Englewood Rd is next to Kenmore Rd - info PATS 16 May 2009
Contact with his son Bob Gum - 12 Dec 2009 - PATS
Lt. Robert Arthur Gum
2nd Lt. Robert Arthur Gum
- photos courtesy Gum family - 19 Dec 2009
2nd Lt. Robert Arthur Gum with his father Robert Leslie Gum and with his wife Kathryn Joyce Gum
- photos courtesy Gum family - 10 Mar 2010
11063949 - O-692001 - 2nd Lt. Fred P. Hazen - Navigator - Ipswich, Bristol County - Massachusetts - KIA
Row 6 Grave 617 - Vollenhove
born 1919, New Hampshire - enlistment 17 Apr 1942, Providence, Rhode Island
Son of Mr. Gardner W. Hazen ( father - b.14 Apr 1894 - d.Dec 1979 - Age 85 ), Two Mount Pleasant Ave., Ipswich, MA
Grandparents - Mr. Charles W. Hazen and Mrs. Alice Marie Young
Margraten-NL - - Plot: K Row 4 Grave: 21
The initial plot number in Margraten for 2nd Lt. Hazen - BBB-5-108
FOIA - IDPF - Hazen - request 22 Aug 2010 - expecting Feb 2011
20200769 - O-689170 - 2nd Lt. Philip M. Rose - Bombardier - New York - NY - KIA
Row 6 Grave 616 - Vollenhove
born 1922, NY - enlistment 13 May 1942, New York City, NY
At enlistment - National Guard in Federal Service, after 3 months of Discharge
Addres next of kin : Mrs. Claire Miller ( Sister ), 122 Brighton 11th Street, New York, NY
Margraten-NL - Plot: O Row 14 Grave: 9
The initial plot number in Margraten for 2nd Lt. Rose - BBB-5-104
17051503 - S/Sgt. Bogan 'Bogie' Radich - Radio Operator - Duluth - Minnesota - Age 27 - KIA
Grave no. C 13 ( G 13 ) - 25 March 44 - Zwartsluis
Margraten-NL - Plot: I Row 20 Grave: 11
born 18 Jan 1917, Duluth, MN - Nativity: Minnesota - Bogan's parents born in Yugoslavia ( Serbia )
enlistment: 28 Apr 1942 - Fort Snelling, MN
9 months married - mid 1943 - with Clara M. Sohns - 13 Nov 1915 - 05 Mar 2004 - Age 88 - ( surname of 2nd marriage )
The initial plot number in Margraten for S/Sgt. Radich - WW-2-48
Contact with his sister Mildred 'Millie' - 27 Aug 2009 - last 20 Dec 2009 - PATS
IDPF - Radich - request 28 Aug 2008 - expecting Dec 2009 - PATS -
IDPF - Radich - not received - IDPF could not be located - 10 Dec 2009 - PATS -
Advice: Request - via NPRC - St. Louis, MO .... or a 2nd attempt mid 2010 via Alexandria, VA
S/Sgt. Bogan Radich
- photo courtesy Millie Belich ( née Radich ), sister - 14 Jan 2010
received via her son Gary Belich
Bogan's sister Mandy was 21 when she passed away one week earlier - 16 March 1944 -
She contacted a cold at first, and it developed into double pneumonia and she passed away 3 days later
Bogan was an EXCELLENT dancer
He received never the message about his younger sister Mandy
info sister Mildred 'Millie' - 15 Jan 2010
11 Dec 1945 - Statement - Burials - Zwartsluis
by Minister of the Neth. Reformed Church, Vollenhove - J. P. Honnef
- source 'IDPF' - Sgt. Orville S. Good -
NOTE : Russell was reidentified as Gum in Margraten !!! - info PATS
NOTE : Russell was buried in Vollenhove - Grave 618 !!! - info PATS
NOTE : Gum was buried in Zwarsluis - Grave C 12 ( G 12 ) !!! - info PATS
Cemetery Zwartsluis - 1945
Graves l-r: C 13 - Bogan Radich, C 12 - Robert A. Gum, C 11 - George M. McCord
Memorial grave markers placed by Germans
image via Don Griffin, son of Pilot 1st Lt. Donald G. Griffin - Grave 615 ( Vollenhove ) - 26 Nov 2009
36398227 - S/Sgt. Joseph R. Burke - Engineer - Top Turret - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois - Age 26 - KIA
Row 6 Grave 619 - Vollenhove
born 1918 - enlistment 31 Mar 1942, Chicago - nativity Illinois
husband of Mrs. Geraldine Burke ( wife ), 1513 West Superior St., Chicago, IL
Margraten-NL - Plot: H Row 9 Grave: 18
The initial plot number in Margraten for S/Sgt. Burke - BBB-5-107
FOIA - IDPF - Burke - request 22 Aug 2010 - expecting Feb 2011
13092006 - Sgt. Dennis J. McCoy - Ball Turret - Utahville, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania - Age 22 - KIA
Row 6 Grave 607 - Vollenhove
born 1922 - enlistment 28 Aug 1942, Harrisburg, IL - nativity Pennsylvania
son of Mr. Davis M. McCoy and Mrs. Pearl C. McCoy ( née Caldwell ), Rural Free Delivery Number One, Utahville, PA
Siblings of Dennis are Richard, Helen, Samuel, Patricia and Judith
US Census 1930 - does give Beccaria Township, Clearfield County, PA
The initial plot number in Margraten for Sgt. McCoy - BBB-4-96 - ( X-9 - Vollenhove)
- Margraten-NL - Plot: H Row 10 Grave: 19
37651218 - Sgt. George Melvin McCord - Right Waist Gunner - Council Bluffs - Iowa - Age 22 - KIA
Grave no. C 11 ( G 11 ) - burial 7 April 44 - Zwartsluis
- reinterred USA - Dunlap Cemetery, Dunlap, Iowa
The initial plot number in Margraten for Sgt. McCord - WW-5-123
born 8 Jun 1921, IA - died 23 March 1944, Ambt Vollenhove, Holland - Age 22
Son of Mr. Melvin Fouts McCord (father) (b. 28 Sep 1896 - d. 2 Aug 1976 - Age 79)
and Mrs. Adah Zilla McCord (mother) née Cover (b. 20 Sep 1899 - d. 1980)
Marriage parents: 19 Nov 1918
Siblings(9): Ruth Loretta McCord (F) b. 15 Sep 1918 - d. Mar 1920 - Age 1
Bernard Jess McCord (M) b. 10 May 1923 - 4 Jul 1985, Houston, TX - Age 62, Norma Jean McCord (F) b. 16 Apr 1925
Mina Marie McCord (F) b. 1 Jul 1927, Oscar La Verne McCord (M) b. 2 Jul 1929
Raymond (M), Wanda(F), Shirley(F), and Beverly (F)
Enlistment: 18 Dec 1942, Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa - Residence: Harrison Co., Iowa - Nativiy: IA - Marital Staus: Single
Husband of Delores Harting (b. 1924) - one child -
Sgt. George Melvin McCord - 8 Jun 1921 - 23 March 1944 - Age 22
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Dunlap, IA
--- image courtesy Shirley R. McCord, Sister ---
- 12 Jun 2008 -
IDPF - McCord - request 28 Aug 2008 - expecting Dec 2009 - PATS -
IDPF - McCord - received - IDPF could not be located - 10 Dec 2009 - PATS -
Advice: Request - via NPRC - St. Louis, MO .... or a 2nd attempt mid 2010 via Alexandria, VA
36267435 - Staff Sgt. Aleck A. Amich - Tail Gunner - Mason, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin - KIA
DOW - 27 Mar 44 - Hospital 'Diaconessenhuis', Meppel
buried 29 March 1944 - Row L Grave 714 - General Civilian Cemetery, Meppel
Caretaker H. de Wolde, Meppel, Holland
Reburial - 14 Dec 1945 - plot number in U.S. Military Cemetey, Margraten for S/Sgt. Amich - BBB-1-18
disinterment - 29 Sep 1948 - Margraten - 23 Nov 1948 - via rail to Antwerp Port, Pier 140,
with USAT #2348 S.S. 'Barney Kirschbaum' to New York - arr. 3 Jan 49, further by rail to Chicago and Ashland
Arrive 27 Jan 1949 8:15PM, Ashland, WI - delivered to Wartman Funeral Home - 302 East Second Street, Ashland
on request of Mr. Mike J. Amich Sr.( father), 111 2nd Ave. E., Ashland, WI
finally reinterred at Saint Agnes Cemetery, Ashland, Wisconsin
Home address given for Aleck was Cudahy, WI - girlfriend Helen Prekop, 3701A E Carpenter Ave, Cudahy, WI
Cudahy is a suburb of Milwaukee, WI ( East of General Mitchell Int'l Airport )
- News clipping - S/Sgt. Aleck A. Amich -
- courtesy Mary Amich (sister) - 18 Oct 2009 -
- - - St. Agnes Cemetery, Ashland, WI - - - - - - - - - - - - - Amich Memorial - - - - - - Headstone - Staff Sgt. Aleck A. Amich - - -
born 10 Mar 1920 - died 27 Mar 1944 - Age 24
Son of Mr. Mike 'Mijo' Amich (1891-1973-Age 82) and Mrs. Mary Ann Amich (1886-1947-Age 61)
St. Agnes Cemetery, Ashland, WI
- images via Paul Wilcox - 14 May 2009 -
- US Census 15 Apr 1930 -
State: Wisconsin - County: Bayfield, Mason Township
Household: Mijo and Mary Amich - 1-Julia, 2-Paul, 3-John, 4-Emil, 5-Aleck, 6-Agnes, 7-Roy, 8-Mich, 9-Mary
Aleck's parents born in Yugoslavia ( Croatian ) - US Citizenship - Mijo (1907), Mary (1911)
Mijo - Occupation: Farmer - General farm
Address: Route #3, Mason, Wisconsin
- . - .-
Emil F. Amich (#4) - born 11 Aug 1918 - died 21 Dec 2004, residence Slinger / Milwaukee, WI, Age 86
Michael J. Amich (#8) - born 22 April 1926, Benoit, WI - died 2 March 2008, Milwaukee, WI, Age 81
Benoit is an unincorporated community in Bayfield County, 5 mi north of Mason
Clip letter - Rev. J. P. Honnef - 11 Dec 1945
- via Don Griffin -
- Aleck was in the tail section, which was separated from the ship - info PATS -
- Rev. J. P. Honnef was known as "Karel" while with the underground - info PATS -
FOIA - IDPF - Amich - request 14 Jul 2009 - expecting Nov 2009 - reveived - 73 pages - 25 Aug 2009
Contact with his youngest sister Mary - 25 Sep 2009 - PATS
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were all KIA on that mission, when it was involved in a mid-air collision due unknown reasons with
B-24H - #42-52587 - 2U-"K" - "Shoo Shoo Baby" - MACR #3455
on the 466th BG's second mission, March 23, 1944.
Margraten-NL : Netherlands American Cemetery
- 1st Lt. Donald G. Griffin - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
- 2nd Lt. Robert A. Gum - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
- 2nd Lt. Fred P. Hazen - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
- 2nd Lt. Philip M. Rose - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
- S/Sgt. Bogan Radich - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
- S/Sgt. Joseph R. Burke - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
- Sgt. Dennis J. McCoy - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
All "Margraten - 25 May 2008 - images" on this link by Andy Swinnen
layout, resize, crop and modified by PATS
LIBERATOR B-24H - #41-29466 - 23 MAR 1944 - BOSWIEDE - CREW 9
- 9 KIA - GRIFFIN(†) - GUM(†) - HAZEN(†) - ROSE(†) - RADICH(†) BURKE(†) - MCCOY(†) - MCCORD(†) - AMICH(† 27 Mar 44) |
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Contact Griffin and McCord is pending - 12 Jun 2008 - PATS -
Contact Radich is pending - 27 Aug 2009 - PATS -
Contact McCoy is pending - 05 Sep 2009 - PATS -
Contact Amich is pending - 25 Sep 2009 - PATS -
Contact Gum is pending - 02 Oct 2009 - PATS -
Last update - 22 Aug 2010 - PATS
Boschwijde / Boswiede - 2007
Aerial Boschwijde / Boswiede - Ronduite - 2007
Original - © - www.fotolynx.nl - Roel Hoeve
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B-24H - #42-52587 - 2U-"K" - "Shoo Shoo Baby" - Thu 23 Mar 1944 - 09:50 3 miles E of Vollenhove / Boswiede - MACR #3455 7 KIA - 2 POW - 1 EVD |
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A resident just across the lake, Wicher Rozeboom, had heard the crash and immediately
together with Harm Jordens set out a rowboat and picked up three young men
Billy B. Boyer - Age 24, Howard B. King - Age 21 - and Robert L. Garrett - Age 25
Brought them straight to the home of Jannes Ziel were they were hiding for a while
later the underground took care of the survivors
----- Boyer ------------------- King --------------------- Garrett ------------------- Miller-----
- images crew courtesy Ms. Peggy Miller -
Life-jacket aka "Mae West' of Billy B. Boyer
Charles P. Miller made contact with two locals two days later - 16:00, he was brought to
the home of Jacob Boes in the Barsbeek around 17:00, Marten Kingma from Vollenhove
did bring him the same evening - approx 22:00 - to a safer place. Later the 4 EVD's were transfered to Meppel
in two different cars to the "Underground" group of Peter van den Hurk
Five weeks later Rozeboom went back to the crash-site and discovered remains of a crew member
The police was notified and took care of it
Billy B. Boyer was betrayed in Antwerp, Belgium - begin Aug 1944 - ended up in Stalag Luft 1
Charles P. Miller was betrayed too in Antwerp and became POW in Stalag Luft 4
The horrible 86 days "Dead March" - est. 600 miles -, were many died - 1300 - , to Fallingbostel on top of it
- info Miller and Boyer taken POW - see MACR - KU 1329 - supplement dated 12 Aug 1944 -
Marten Kingma received the Medal of Freedom (US), Utrecht - 12 Mar 1947
- Marten Kingma, born 21 Jul 1893, Hantum, county Westdongeradeel, died 9 Dec 1965, Beetsterzwaag - Age 72 -
- Son of Mr. Albert Tjeerds Kingma and Mrs. Rinske Martens van der Zee -
- Marten (23) maried Martha Kooistra (21), Eernewoude on 12 Jul 1917, county Tietjerksteradeel -
- info: www.genlias.nl - 12 Jun 2009 - PATS
Statement Miss Remke Kingma - Vollenhove - 14 Dec 1945
True copy - source 'IDPF' of Sgt. Orville S. Good
- Miss Remke Kingma - First name is Renske - call name 'Rens' - info Frank Kingma (brother) - 30 Aug 2010
Robert Lee Garrett - Age 26 - was killed 7th of Sept.'44 in Queue-du-Bois (Belgium)
by a stray German bullet, just a few days for liberation.
He was together with Howard B King at the home of the family Jean Bourdouche (info: J.A. Hey )
who was liberated a few days later
Billy B. Boyer and Charles P. Miller were liberated - April 30 and May 2 1945
"Second Lieutenant Robert Lee Garret was born on Wednesday 3 April 1918
He was the son of Chester and Hazel Garrett
The family called him Bobby, and he had a brother named John
They lived on Rural Route #3 in Norman, Oklahoma
Bobby entered the US Army as an enlisted man on 2 December 1941
He later went to Officer’s Training School and was commissioned
as a Second Lieutenant on 28 May 1943
He became a pilot in the United States Army Air Force, and was assigned
to the 785th Bomber Squadron of the 466 Bomber Group of the Eighth Air Force"
........................
Header of Bobby Garrett's story, written by Jerome Sheridan of "AOMDA"
- Amercan Overseas Memorial Day Association - Belgium -
Images "Old Cemetery of Queue-du-Bois" - courtesy Michel Ory
See also here for the original images
466th BG - 96 CBW - Circle 'L' - 785th BS - 2U - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew #515 flying B-24H - #42-52587 - 2U-"K" - "Shoo Shoo Baby" - MACR #3455
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18053200 - O-803596 - 2nd Lt. Robert Lee Garrett - Pilot - Norman, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma - EVD
KIA - 7th of Sept.'44 - Queue-du-Bois, Belgium - Cemetery Queue-du-Bois
born 03 Apr 1918 - died 07 Sep 1944 - Age 26
Son of Chester and Hazel M. Garrett - 1011 McFarland St, Norman, Cleveland Co., OK - US Census 1930
brother of John C. Garrett ( born 26 Mar 1916 - died 19 Sep 1999, Norman, OK - Age 83 )
The initial plot number in Margraten for 2nd Lt. Garrett - AAA-7-170 - later, 29 Mar 1949, to Queue-du-Bois
18036627 - O-808939 - 2nd Lt. Billy Barkley Boyer - Co-Pilot - Hereford, TX - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 8 Mar 1920, Marlow, Duncan Co., OK - died 2 Nov 2004, Greenville, SC - Age 84
Son of Mr. Oscar and Mrs. Ada Boyer
husband of Marian Lucinda Sargent, born 16 Oct 1921, Monrovia, CA - died 2 Nov 2003, Greenville, SC - Age 82
daughter Welma Sue Boyer was born mid-Dec 1943 - Hereford, Deaf Smith Co., TX
Next of kin address in 1943 - Marian S. Boyer (wife), Box 291, Hereford, TX
Enlistment: 8 May 1941 - info AAD
O-698641 - 2nd Lt. Roy Donald Beukelman - Navigator - Harrison, South Dakota - KIA
buried 8 Sep 1945 - Grave no. 603 - Vollenhove
Reinterred USA - Harrison, South Dakota
The initial plot number in Margraten for 2nd Lt. Beukelman - BBB-5-102 - ( X-7 - Vollenhove)
12074205 - O-693531 - 2nd Lt. Gordon Romaine Russell Jr.- Bombardier - Rochester - New York - KIA
Grave no. 618 - Vollenhove
Margraten-NL - Plot: J Row 9 Grave: 7
born 10 Dec 1919 - died 23 Mar 1944 - Age 24
Son of Mr. Gordon R. Russell Sr. ( Salesman ) and Mrs. Marion V. Russell, 175 Croydon Road, Rochester, NY
brother of Shirley V. Russell - info / address as in Census 1930 -
address 1944 : Mr. Gordon R. Russell Sr. (father) and Mrs. Marion V. Russell (mother), 39 Pavilion St, Rochester, NY
husband of Mrs. Avis B. Russell ( wife ), 37 Belle Claire Drive, Rochester, NY
Year of birth: 1919 - Enlistment: 11 Mar 1942, Rochester, Monroe, NY - Civil occupation: Cabinetmakers
The initial plot number in Margraten for 2nd Lt. Russell - WW-2-49 as X-2123 - ( X-5 - Vollenhove)
Remains in WW-2-49 being identified as Lt. Russell and remains in BBB-5-103 as Lt. Gum
2nd Lt. Russell was burried in Vollenhove as "unknown" in grave 618
and NOT in Zwartsluis cemetery - Grave - C 12 ( also written as G 12 )
source "293" - IDPF - GUM - 87 pages -
Lt. Russell . . . . . . . 2nd Lt. Gordon R. Russell Jr . . . . . . . Gordon and Avis - 1942
- photos from his son Paul B. Russell - 21 Sep 2009
FOIA - IDPF - Russell - request 12 Dec 2009 - expecting Apr 2010 - received - 133 pages - 11 Aug 2010
15382154 - S/Sgt. Howard B. "Barney" King - Radio Operator - Kokomo City, Howard Co., Indiana - EVD
born 3 Dec 1922 - died 14 Jul 2004, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana - Age 81
Son of James R. King and Lena M. King (née Anthony), 1406 North Market St., Kokomo City, IN - US Census Apr 1930
Siblings: Leonard H., Helen L., Thelma R., Marley G. and Nathaniel C. King
husband of Mrs. Betty J. King (wife), Rural Free Delivery Number Three, Tipton, Tipton Co., Indiana
Enlistment: 01 Dec 1942, Ft Benjamin, Harrison, IN - Nativity: IN - 3 years High School
39549631 - S/Sgt. John J. Laurich - Flt. Engineer- Top Turret - Montebello - CA - KIA
buried 8 Sep 1945 - Grave no. 604 - Vollenhove
Margraten-NL - Plot: P Row 2 Grave: 15
The initial plot number in Margraten for S/Sgt. Laurich - BBB-5-101 as X-2122 - ( X-6 - Vollenhove)
born 15 Oct 1917, nativity Minnesota - Religion : Catholic
Son of Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Julia Laurich, 6434 Allston St., Los Angeles (22), California - ( both from Jugoslavia )
Joseph did immigrate from Jugoslavia to the USA in 1907, Julia in 1913
brother of Vincent P. Laurich ( 06 Sep 1921, MN - 25 Jan 1995, PA - Age 73) and
Herman F. Laurich ( 27 Nov 1923, Sartell, MN - 06 Feb 2005, Whittier, CA - Age 81 )
Husband of Mrs. Rita Elinor Laurich (née Anelli), 1517 Mines Ave, Montebello, California
widow remarried - Mrs. Rita Elinor Stockwell -
source "293" - IDPF - LAURICH - 99 pages -
S/Sgt John J. Laurich
Montebello Messenger - issue 12 Apr 1944 - page 12
source: County of Los Angeles Public Library ( Mrs. Linda Fernandes and Mr. Frank Harris)
- via Mrs. Becky Hausken - 29 Apr 2010 -
- reformatted and cleaned Newsclip by PATS -
M O N T E B E L L O - M E S S E N G E R - 12 April 1944 -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sergeant John Laurich Missing In Action
Staff Sergeant John Laurich of Montebelo Park has recently been reported as missing in action over Europe since March 23.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Laurich of 6434 Allston Street and son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anelli of 1517 Mines Avenue, Montebello. Mrs. Laurich is former Rita Anelli.
A graduate of Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, Sgt. Laurich entered service in the Army Air Corps in December 1942.
After completing his training as a gunner on a bombing plane he was stationed for a time in South America
before being assigned to the European area.
Two brothers, one (Herman), a graduate of Montebello Senior High School and football letterman,
are on foreign duty with the Armed Forces, and the two brothers-in-law, Tom and Alfred Anelli, are also in the Service
- transcription of Newsclip 12 Apr 1944 - Montebello Messenger -
39549631 - John J. Laurich, 1917, MN - Enlistment: 20 Dec 1942, Los Angeles, CA
39555979 - Herman F. Laurich, 1923, MN - Enlistment: 23 Jan 1943, Los Angeles, CA
19094472 - Alfred S. Anelli, 1924, CA - 1st Enlistment: 16 Apr 1942, Los Angeles, CA
19094472 - Alfred S. Anelli, 1924, CA - 2nd Enlistment: 20 Nov 1945, Fort Benning, GA
- info: aad.archives.gov -
14147637 - Sgt. James Robert Eaton Jr. - Ball Turret - Atlanta, Georgia - KIA
buried on 21 April 1944 - General Cemetery Vollenhove - Grave no. 606 - Vollenhove
The initial plot number in Margraten for Sgt. Eaton - BBB-4-98 - reburial 22 Dec 1945 02:00pm
Margraten-NL - Plot: I Row 11 Grave: 10 - 8 Feb 1949 -
Address - Mrs. Nancy Biggs Eaton ( Mother ), 1009 Arden Ave SW, Atlanta, GA, USA - ( P.O. Box 1597 )
Address - Mrs. C. E. Culley ( Aunt ), 1108 Eastdale, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Finger Ring ( zircon stone ) - bent - engraves 'J.R.E.' was recovered from salvage - sent 22 Jul 1947 to Mrs. Nancy B. Eaton
Georgia Driver's licence found in deteriorated wallet, born 4 Aug 1921 - dogtag found in wallet
his birthday is also given as 4 Aug 1920 in Army records
Altrough his mother Nancy does give as inscripton on back of wrist watch - 'Aug 4th 1921 from Nancy + Dewey'
source "293" - IDPF - EATON - 89 pages -
Note : Burial at Vollenhove is also given as 25 April 1944
34724732 - Sgt. Milton Ewell Thompson- Right Waist Gunner - Tennessee - KIA
Body recovered from the lake, washed ashore, on 20 April 1944
Pocket bible and letter removed from body by J. P. Honnef - Minister of Vollenhove
Clothing marks on wool drawers size 36 ( T-4732 )
buried on 21 April 1944 - General Cemetery Vollenhove - Grave no. 608 - Vollenhove
reburial 22 Dec 1945 - The initial plot number in Margraten for Sgt. Thompson - BBB-4-100 - ( X-14 - Vollenhove)
disinterment - 07 Oct 1948 - Margraten - 23 Nov 1948 - via rail to Antwerp Port, Pier 140,
with USAT #2348 S.S. 'Barney Kirschbaum' to New York - arr. 3 Jan 49, further by rail to Dyer, TN
due to arrive Dyer, Tenn. 6:56 PM by train - Saturday 22 Jan 1949 - Baird Funeral Home, Tenn.
Reinterred USA - Oakwood Cemetery, Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee
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born 15 Oct 1922 - died 23 Mar 1944 - Age 21
Son of Kennie E. Thompson and Mae S. Thompson, 410 Ashley, Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee
Oakwood Cemetery, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Sgt. Milton Ewell Thompson - Age 21
- images courtesy Pansy Ewell - 07 May 2008 -
www.findagrave.com
FOIA - IDPF - Thompson - request 14 Jul 2009 - expecting Nov 2009 - reveived - 68 pages - 25 Aug 2009
14182501 - Sgt. Orville S. Good - Left Waist Gunner - Huntsville, Alabama - KIA
washed ashore 10 April 1944 from IJsselmeer (?1)
identified by Germans in presence of Warrant Officer J. Nieland ( Dutch police )
buried 12 April 1944 (?2) - Grave no. 614 - Vollenhove in presence of Mayor F. R. Crommelin
and Minister of the Neth. Reform Church J. P. Honnef - undertaker at that time Tj. 'Tjeerd' Brandsma
disinterment - reburial 22 Dec 1945 - The initial plot number in Margraten for Sgt. Good - BBB-5-106
Margraten-NL - Plot: H Row 9 Grave: 20
Note ?1: German docs do give IJsselmeer ( should be to the East in lake area - near crash location )
Note ?2: Burial at Vollenhove is also given as 22 April 1944 in IDPF
born 24 Jan 1923 - died 23 Mar 1944 - Age 21
Son of Thomas Edwin Good and Rossie I. Good, 311 Monroe Street, Huntsville, Madison County, AL, USA
FOIA - IDPF - Good - request 14 Jul 2009 - expecting Nov 2009 - reveived - 63 pages - 25 Aug 2009
37221024 - Sgt. Charles Philip Miller - Tail Gunner - Camden Point, Missouri - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 4
born 17 Sep 1917 - died 30 Nov 1988, Platte City, Platte, Missouri - Age 71 - ( info: Ms. Peggy Miller, wife )
After Charlie stayed for one night in the rushes. He made after 30 hrs contact with Klaas ten Napel
Jacob Boes took him to his home - Barsbeek - late afternoon
Same evening - 24 Mar - he was brought to Vollenhove by Harmen Visser
Overnight in Vollenhove - next day - 25 Mar - by car taken to Meppel - Peter van Hurk group
Stayed with the family Klaas van Dorsten, while there they celebrated Garrett's 26th birthday - 3 Apr -
From here he was with Billy Boyer at several places: Warmond, Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Moergestel, Boxmeer
Schijndel, Erp and Kaatsheuvel. Piet Felix brought them from here to the Belgium border
In Antwerp he was in the home of Fernand Staquet and then to the home of Lisa DeBie and her mother
René van Muylem was responsible for his capture, one of the 177 he turned in. He was tried and excecuted 28 May 1948
- info: Ms. Peggy Miller, wife - letter received 10 Apr 2007 -
"In dienst van hun naaste ..." - page 263 - Miller liberated in Belgium !!!
this is not true ....... many 'errors' in this book
- page 264 and page 265 are really unreliable and fairytales to me
as the author gives Gum as wounded and liberated 29 April, Moosberg, Germany
Douglas McCoy is given as an evader, etc.... but killed in the Ardennes just before liberation
AGAIN ..... totally nonsense
Miller became POW, Gum was buried in Zwartsluis and Dennis McCoy in Vollenhove - info PATS
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----- Beukelman ------------------ Eaton -------------------- Thompson ------------------ Good -----
- images crew courtesy Ms. Peggy Miller -
This Bulova watch and a "Hailver USAAF navigation ring",
found by skin diver Rint Massier at recoveries in July 1981 / Nov 1982,
have belonged to Lt. Beukelman, the navigator of A/C 42-52587
Ring and watch were sent back to next of kin
- image courtesy Mr. R. Massier -
Eight 500 lbs were recovered by the Dutch Army - Nov-1982
Aircraft #42-52587 - Boswiede
- photo by Bruin Kwakman - via Henk IJspeerd -
Margraten-NL : Netherlands American Cemetery
- 2nd Lt. Gordon R. Russell Jr. - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
- S/Sgt. John J. Laurich - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
- Sgt. James R. Eaton - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
- Sgt. Orville S. Good - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
All "Margraten - 25 May 2008 - images" on this link by Andy Swinnen
layout, resize, crop and modified by PATS
LIBERATOR B-24H - #42-52587 - 23 MAR 1944 - BOSWIEDE - CREW 10
- 7 KIA - 2 POW - 1 EVD - GARRETT(† 7 Sep 44 ) - BOYER - BEUKELMAN(†) - RUSSELL(†) - KING LAURICH(†) - EATON(†) - THOMPSON(†) - GOOD(†) - MILLER |
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Sometimes the police report made up for the Germans was not always accurate
or incomplete. Trying to mislead them so they did stop searching for the evaders
The MACR and some cross-reference will tell me more in the future
Got 17 extra pages for MACR 3455 - 3456 - via Footnote.com
Grave no's 618 - Gum and 606 - Eaton were on these sheets - 04 Mar 2008 - PATS -
Received 11 Jun 2008 the "293" - IDPF files of Eaton, Gum and Laurich
The most valuable thing I found after two years research in these 275 pages:
2nd Lt. Gordon R. Russell reidentified as 2nd Lt. Robert A. Gum !!!!
So Bombardier Russell was not buried in Zwartsluis but in Vollenhove - Grave 618
While Co-pilot Gum was in Zwartsluis - Grave C 12 ( G 12 )
Also confirmation of the gravenumbers for Laurich and Eaton - 604 and 606 - 12 Jun 2008 - PATS -
Contact Thompson is pending - 07 Aug 2007 - PATS -
Contact Beukelman, Miller, Russell is pending - 09 Mar 2008 - PATS -
Contact Laurich and Boyer is pending - 19 May 2009 - PATS -
Last update - 31 Aug 2010 - PATS
Ronduite - Wanneperveen
- 4 mi E of Vollenhove -|
B-17G-55-BO - #42-102658 - "Blanco Diablo" - Wed 6 Dec 1944 - 14:34 4 miles E of Vollenhove / Ronduite - Belterwiede - MACR #11052 - #11053 1 KIA - 7 POW - 1 EVD |
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Margraten-NL : Netherlands American Cemetery
Sergeant Joe Huntley Marlowe of Conway, SC - Age 20 - was killed when he bailed out
and his parachute didn't open. Found at Heidehoogte, buried - Row 1, Grave 7 - Dec 7th 1944 in Staphorst
After the war reburied at: Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten
Plot: P Row: 21 Grave 14
- Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
Churchyard Staphorst - "Joe H. Marlowe" see Staphorst Section
447th BG - 4 CBW - Square 'K'- 708th BS - CQ - 3rd Div - 8th Air Force
DAAF - Crew No. 7356 - DeMallie
back-l-r : Joe H. Marlowe, Donald D. Holmes, Loel C. Bishop, Henry J. Rutkowski, Lowell D. Strain, Harold S. Derr
front-l-r : Howard R. DeMallie, Charles S. Olson, William Leader, Richard P. Fuller
- photo taken at DAAF ( Dyersburg Army Air Field ), Dyersburg, Tennessee -
- photo courtesy Co-Pilot Richard "Dick" Fuller - 6 Jan 2009 -
Bombardier - William "Bill" Leader - not on crew of 6 Dec 1944
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Crew flying B-17G-55-BO - #42-102658 - "Blanco Diablo" - Mission Merseburg, Germany
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16114023 - O-827144 - 2nd Lt. Howard Roy DeMallie - Pilot - EVD - POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 26 Apr 1922, Rochester, NY - died 18 Jul 2010, Framingham, MA - Age 88
Son of Mr. Albert A. DeMallie (father), 19 Spiegel Park, Rochester, NY
Enlistment: 4 Dec 1943, Detroit, MI - Residence: Monroe Co., MI - Nativity: New York - Marital Status: Single
Howard DeMallie was not captured and was brought to fam. Logtenberg, Werkhorst, Meppel
Later to the house of policeman Roelof Sieben - just opposite of the Logtenbergs
After a few days to the house of widow J. de Groot-ter Bruggen, 18 Dec 1944 arrested by the SD
North 3 - Barracks 9 (Block 309) - Room 3 - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Howard R. DeMallie (66) and his wife Nancy did visit Meppel, Staphorst and the crash area in Sep 1988
he received the B-17G serial 8160 "ID-tag" of "Blanco Diablo" from Rint Massier - 24 Sep 1988
39561313 - O-2061923 - 2nd Lt. Richard Paul Fuller - Co-Pilot - EVD
born Jun 1920, MI
Son of Mr. Boyd H. Fuller (father), 5688 Spreading Oak Drive, Los Angeles, CA
address - after 1945 - as on mailbox - 'The Boyd H. Fullers - 2337 High Oak Dr.'
Enlistment: 19 Feb 1943, Los Angeles, CA - Residence: Los Angeles Co., CA - Nativity Michigan - Marital Status: Married
Richard "Dick" Fuller was not captured and got shelter from the families Smit in Meppel;
van Griethuysen ( 'postoffice' in Staphorst ) and farmer Jan Oostijen in Staphorst
First he got lodging and food from Arend Boers, Staphorst who guided him to the Smit family
William Smit, Werkhorst 71, Meppel - provided Fuller with food, lodging, clothing
and forged identification papers ( via underground ) from 7 Dec 1944 to 14 Dec 1944
From here he stayed for 14 days with family Griethuisen at postoffice ( food & lodging )
The remaining days with farmer Jan Oostijen, Lankhorst 49, Staphorst ( food & lodging)
All the time supported and transfered by courier Nel Stefes who brought him 29 Jan 1945 by bicycle to Zwolle
Nel Stefes, fiancee of Roel ter Heide - later his wife - died in 1998
- info via Roel ter Heide (1919) - 9 Jan 2009 -
Dick Fuller and Ton Koch - 1944/45
Dick Fuller, Ton Koch and Roel ter Heide were all hiding for the Germans
and were for a while at the same spot 'Postoffice' of family Griethuysen -
- image and info via Roel ter Heide - 7 Feb 2009
As a commercial artist Dick made these two sketches in Zelhem
left: Young girl ( Jorritsma ? ) - right: Sgt. Charles D. Lucas - RAFVR
- Sketches made by Dick Fuller - via Henk Oosterink -
Persoonsbewijs - Forged - Personal Ausweis W58/009697 und Bescheinigung
Dick Fuller / "Johan de Wit", 10 Nov 1917, Hertenstr. 30, Zwolle
Addresses: 8 Nov 1943, Meppel, Kerkplein 2, 16 May 1944, Zwolle, Hertenstraat 30
Persoonsbewijs ( Ausweis ) - issued by Gemeente Wisch, Provincie Gelderland
Dick Fuller, "Johan de Wit" on his 'Ausweis' was wearing a Dutch police uniform
while going with courier Nel Stefes on their bicycles to Zwolle ( 20 km )
Where he met Joseph Côté - pilot RCAF, after a week they went to Raalte. A couple of days later
from Raalte their guided 'walking' journey with Charles Lucas - Bomb Aimer - RAFVR
went via Deventer to Zelhem - where they stayed on a big farm - till Liberation
Their guide was Mr. Gerrit Hueting .....while in Zelhem they, Lucas and Fuller, stayed at various places
of the houses of Rev. Huistra, Jorritsma ( most of the time ) and Brekveld ( for a week )
- info by phone via Dick Fuller - 3 Feb 2009 -
Liberated by advancing Allied - Canadian - troops 30-3-1945 at Zelhem - info by Henk Welting - 21 Dec 2008 -
Rejoined Allied Forces: 1 April 1945 at Zelhem, Holland - after evading for 116 days
E&E #2928 - 5 April 1945 - Escape and Evasion Report
- Evasion report received via Brad Fuller (nephew) - 20 Mar 2010 -
12177040 - T-129728 - F/O. Charles Shaw Olson - Navigator - Bergen Co., NJ - POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 1919, NJ
Son of Mrs. Louise M. Olson (mother), 62 Grand Ave, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
Enlistment: 17 Nov 1942, New York, NY - Residence: Bergen Co., NJ - Nativity New Jersey - Marital Status: Single
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
North 3 - Barracks 7 (Block 307) - Room 5, Charles S. Olson, Ridgefield Park, NJ
14181101 - Sgt. Joe Huntley Marlowe - Bombardier - Conway, Horry County, SC - KIA
born 8 September 1924 - died 6 Dec 1944, Staphorst, The Netherlands - Age 20
Son of Henry Walsh Marlowe Sr. and Alexia McRae Huntley Marlowe, Box 514, 1100 Ditch Bank Road, Conway, SC
Brother of Henry Walsh Marlowe Jr. - Uncle of Alexia Lynn Marlowe
Enlistment: 9 Nov 1942, Camp Croft, SC - Residence: Horry Co., SC - Nativity: South Carolina - Marital Status: Single
Chute was unopened - found near "Heidehoogte" on the road Kerkenveld - Staphorst/Meppel
buried 7 Dec 1944, Churchyard Staphorst - disinterred 14 Dec 1945 - towards Margraten, Holland
Sgt. Joe Huntley Marlowe - 1924-1944
Joe Huntley was an assistant in the office of
the dean of the Kingston Presbyterian Church
He was a sophomore at Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
when he enrolled in the Air Force during World War II
- source: 'Clergymen and Chiefs'- by Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum -
Sgt. Joe Huntley Marlowe - 1924-1944 - Conway, SC
- via Craig Smith - Compiled Aug 2008 - Lakeside Cemetery, Conway, SC -
13022055 - S.Sgt. Harold Schmacker "Shorty" Derr Jr. - Radio Operator - Northumberland Co., PA - POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 16 Oct 1918, Williamsport, PA - died Nov 1979, Montoursville, PA - Age 61
Son of Mr. Harold S. Derr Sr. (father), 324 Tinsman Ave, ?Kenmar? Park, Williamsport, PA
Enlistment: 16 Jan 1941, Harrisburg, PA - Residence: Northumberland, PA - Nativity: Pennsylvania - Marital Status: Single
North 3 - Barracks 1 (Block 301) - Room 10 - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Harold Derr was called "Pappy" by his crew, being longer in the Air Corps as the rest
Bruce W. Derr (son)
S.Sgt. Harold Schmacker "Shorty" Derr Jr.
Kriegsgefangenen Lager der Luftwaffe I - #7181
- image via Henry 'Hank' Rutkowski - 19 Nov 2009 -
17147555 - Sgt. Lowell Dean Strain - Ball Turret Gunner - POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 13 Jan 1926, KS - died 24 Apr 1995 - Age 69 - Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
Son of Mrs. Lucy M. Strain (mother), Brewster, Kansas
Enlistment: 18 Feb 1944, Fort Leavenworth, KS - Residence: Thomas Co., KS - Nativity: Kansas - Marital Status: Married
North 3 - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Derr, Rutkowski and Strain . . . . Summer 1945 - San Antonio, TX . . . . Strain, Derr and Rutkowski
- via Henry 'Hank' Rutkowski - 19 Nov 2009
37731953 - Sgt. Donald Dean Holmes - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 20 May 1920, KS - died 14 Mar 1990, Abilene, KS - Age 69
Husband of Mrs. Alice J. Holmes (wife ), 215 Southwest 2nd Street, Abilene, Kansas
Enlistment: 27 Jan 1944, Fort Leavenworth, KS - Residence: Dickinson Co,, KS - Nativity: Kansas - Marital Status: Married
Holmes, Donald D. - Inducted 27 January 1944, Army 37731953
Registered, order # S-1575 Abilene Dickinson Co. (Board # 1)
North 3 - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Sgt. Donald D. Holmes - Summer 1945 - San Antonio, TX
- via Henry 'Hank' Rutkowski - 19 Nov 2009
AAD archives does give 1918 as birth year - what seems to be wrong - info PATS
US Census 1930 - Donald D. Holmes - Age 10 - info PATS
born 20 May 1920 - died 14 Mar 1990 - Age 69 - Abilene, KS - via findagrave.com -
Alice J. Holmes (wife) - born 17 Dec 1919 - died 05 Jan 2006, Abilene, Dickinson, KS - Age 86 - info SSDI -
Donald D. Holmes - born 1920, Abilene, KS - Alice J. Holmes and Terry Dean Holmes (son) - info peoplefinders.com -
Donald D. Holmes - not in database of SSDI and Familysearch !!! - info PATS
headstone - S/Sgt. Donald D. Holmes - Abilene cemetery, KS
- via findagrave.com -
38564926 - Sgt. Loel C. Bishop - Tail Gunner - EVD - POW - Stalag 13D
born 29 Sep 1924, OK - died Dec 68 - Age 44
Son of Clarence G. and Gladys Bishop - Washita Co., OK - Bessie Twp
Siblings: Lovena and Donald - info: US Census Apr 1930
Husband of Mrs. Helen L. Bishop (wife), Box 807 (?607?), Mountain View, Kiowa County, OK
Stalag 13D Nuremburg (Oflag 73) Bavaria 49-11
Loel Bishop, sprained ankle, was not captured and was brought to fam. Sieben, Werkhorst, Meppel
After a few days to the house of widow J. de Groot-ter Bruggen, 18 Dec 1944 arrested by the SD
Husband of Helen Bishop Meloy, father of the twins Jimmy Dean (2 Oct 1959 - 6 Sep 2007 - Age 47) and Johnny Gene
and daughters Janey and Judy - info obituary Jimmy Bishop (son) - Amarillo Globe-News, 9 Sep 2007
US Census 1930 - Loel, Lovena and Donald are born in Oklahoma
Loel C. Bishop died in 1968 due a traffic truck accident - info Henry Rutkowski
16187938 - Sgt. Henry Joseph "Hank" Rutkowski - Right Waist Gunner - POW - Stalag Luft 1
born Dec 1925, Chicago, IL
Son of Stanley J. and Antonina Rutkowski, 3302 Fisk Street, Chicago, IL - info: US Census Apr 1930
Siblings: Marian V. and Sophie C. - nativity parents: Poland
Address - 1944: Stanley J. Rutkowski (father), 3241 South Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL
Enlistment: 12 Feb 1944, Fort Sheridan, IL - Residence: Cook Co., IL - Nativity: Illinois - Marital Status: Single
North 3 - Barracks 1 (Block 301) - Room 10 - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Sgt. Henry Joseph "Hank" Rutkowski
Kriegsgefangenen Lager der Luftwaffe I - #7234
Sgt. Henry Rutkowski - Dec 1945 - - - Henry Rutkowski - Mar 2009
- image via Henry 'Hank' Rutkowski - 19 Nov 2009 -
Last contact with Henry Rutkowski - 05 Aug 2010 - PATS
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- Howard DeMallie - - - - - - Loel Bishop - - - - - Dick Fuller - - St. Francis Medalllion-Fuller -
photos taken by Underground Meppel - Dec 1944 -
- images via Roel ter Heide (1919) - 9 Jan 2009
St Francis medallion - Fuller - image received from Dick Fuller - 6 Jan 2009 -
Sgt. Lowell Dean Strain
courtesy of Mrs. Strain
"My husband, Lowell Dean Strain was a POW in Stalag I from Dec. 1944 thru May 1945
He passed away 24 April 1995 and had many illnesses thru out the years.
that we believe were related to starvation, and other mis-treatments."
There is a book - April 2000 - : "Beyond The Dikes" by Howard R. DeMallie. ISBN 1-883938-86-4
DeMallie was helped by a girl and some boys,
he was brought to the house of Roelof Sieben, a policeman in Staphorst.
Roelof also found the wallet of Sgt. Joe H. Marlowe of Conway, SC whose chute didn't open.
"Mimi" and fiance "Peter van den Hurk" were members of the Dutch resistance
After Loell Bishop joined Howard DeMallie in the same house, they were brought to a safer house in Meppel
DeMallie, Bishop, Mimi, Peter and three other were captured by the SD on Dec. 18th
Peter was able to smugle a small note to his friends
6 days later the group "Ome Hein" got Mimi, Peter and some other prisoners
out of the police office in Meppel after a heavy shoot-out.
Gerrit de Boer was wounded and died in front of the police office in the arms of "Ome Hein"
Demallie and Bishop did join the other 5 crew members as POW
Bischop went to "Stalag 13D - Nuremburg - Oflag 73 - Bavaria"
while the other 6 were sent to "Stalag Luft 1 - Barth - Prussia" 480 km ENE of Meppel
Where they were liberated May 2nd 1945
From the same author Lt. Howard R. DeMallie - pilot - of the B-17G "Blanco Diablo"
a new book will be published April 2007 - ISBN: 1402745176 -
Hardcover : Behind Enemy Lines : A Young Pilot's Story
About the Book:
An unforgettable autobiographical tale of survival during World War II.
DeMallie, pilot of a B-17, describes in riveting detail his successful bombing run
from England to the industrial center of Germany ( Merseburg ).
But things go very wrong on the return flight when his plane is struck by enemy fire
and the crew is forced to parachute into Holland.
Although a group of heroic Dutch resistance fighters try to hide him,
the Nazis eventually capture DeMallie and send him to a prisoner of war camp.
There, he endures hunger, cold, and brutality until the Allies finally free him.
Years later, he returns to Holland in search of his brave Dutch rescuers.
Found this item by accident - .50 gun of "Blanco Diablo" - Top Turret ? ( above water line )
Most of the wreckage was removed in Sep 1945 to the scrapyard
Move cursor over photo/faces for names
Serial 8160 - tag of the B-17G-55-BO - #42-102658 - "Blanco Diablo"
Serial ID of "Blanco Diablo" - found on 30 Jun 1984 by Rint Massier
Also photo #7356 - in the background the B-17G #7213 ( probably B-17G-45-B0 #42-97213 )
Tag and photo courtesy Mr. Rint Massier, as a diver, involved with some recoveries in the area
Names of crew picture through Mrs. Strain
Map - Crew landing - Crash plane at Ronduite - 6 miles distance
Center crew landing - nowadays intersection Hillegjesbergerweg / Kerkenland
- image copyright Google -
B-17G-55-BO - #42-102658 - 06 DEC 1944 - RONDUITE - CREW 9
 
 - 1 KIA - 7 POW - 1 EVD - DEMALLIE - FULLER - OLSON - DERR - HOLMES MARLOWE(†) - RUTKOWSKI - STRAIN - BISHOP |
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Found also 12 pages in MACR 11053 ( default is 11052 ) - 21 Feb 2008 - PATS -
Contact Strain, Rutkowski, DeMallie and Fuller is pending - 17 May 2008 - PATS -
Contact Marlowe is pending - 20 Sep 2009 - PATS -
Contact Derr is pending - 17 Oct 2009 - PATS -
Contact Bishop is pending - 07 Aug 2010 - PATS -
Last update - 22 Aug 2010 - PATS
Giethoorn
- 6 mi NE of Vollenhove -|
Lockheed P-38J-10-LO "Lightning" - #42-67404 - MACR #2745 O-22512 - Lt. Col. Frederick C. Grambo - Tue 29 Feb. 1944 Commanding Officer 364th Fighter Group - 8th Air Force - USA 1 KIA |
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364th FG
HQ 364th FG - ( Headquarters Group )
383rd FS - - - - - - - 384th FS - - - - - - - 385th FS - - - - - 8th Air Force
Frederick on his college days - 1936 - - - - - - Relaxing in the garden - 1942
Fenn College of Engineering at Cleveland State University
O-22512 - Lt. Col. Frederick C. Grambo - Height 5'9½" - Weight 160
was prior to service overseas, stationed in the following camps
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Los Angeles, CA - Feb 1942 - June 1942
Hamilton Field, CA - July 1942 - June 1943
Hendale, CA - July 1943 - Nov 1943
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source IDPF
On 1 February 1944 the Group was loaded on the luxury liner, Queen Elizabeth,
and started the journey to England the next day. On 8 February the "Queen"
arrived at Glasgow, Scotland and the next day was sent to Honington Air Base near Bury St. Edmunds.
The base was a former Royal Air Force Base.
The rest of February was spent receiving aircraft and testing them, setting up equipment and getting organized
Both pilots and ground crews were sent to other bases to enhance their skills.
During this period Lt. Col. Frederick Charles Grambo and Captain Joseph Bradley McManus
went to the 20th Fighter Group for mission orientation.
McManus completed three successful flights but
Col. Frederick Charles Grambo was shot down over Holland on his second mission and lost his life.
He never had the opportunity to lead the 364th FG on a mission.
Statement of O-753734 - 2nd Lt. Benjamin N. Rader - MACR 2745 - 2 March 1944 :
" I was easing over Lt. Col. Grambo on safe course home. He said his left engine was hit
by flak and he had feathered it. He was constantly losing altitude until he reached 8000 feet
when his dead engine burst into flame. He turned right and down into the clouds.
When I saw him his canopy was off and he was climbing out of the cockpit.
This was in the vicinity of Meppel and the time was 1218, February 29, 1944."
Map - Last sighted Lt. Col. Grambo near Meppel - from MACR 2745
Statement of O-740557 - 1st Lt. Russell G. Quinn - MACR 2745 - 2 March 1944 :
" I was flying at 25000 ft and saw Lt. Col. Grambo plane smoking from left engine
in the vicinity of Meppel at 8000 ft. He banked toward right and down
Right after this I saw a chute going down into the clouds.
This was at 1218, February 29, 1944."
1st Lt. Russell G. Ouinn was KIA on 13rd of June 1944 - Bréal sans Montfort, Bretagne, France ( near Rennes )
Capt. Benjamin Neale Rader was MIA on 20th of October 1950 - Korea War
Wreckage #42-67404 - Lt. Col. Grambo - recovered May 1971 BY RNLAF-68(56)
West off Giethoorn, more wreckage recovered Aug 1974
reinterred at: Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten-NL
Plot: H Row: 5 Grave 13
Burial 6 March 1944, Giethoorn-North, Local Cemetery, Grave Number 1
Temporarily interred and subsequently reinterred in US Military Cemetery, Margraten
The initial plot number in Margraten for Lt. Col. Grambo - BBB-1-19 - former X-2104 -
Remains found in 1974 were - Unknown X-9421 S/R 5119 - later confirmed and added to H-5-13
- Lt. Col. Frederick C. Grambo - Margraten - 25 May 2008 -
Images Lt. Col. Frederick Charles Grambo courtesy of his sister Ms. Betty Jean Grambo
In a letter - No. 441 - 1 March 1946 - Subject: Information for Dutch Consulate, Cleveland, USA
from Burgomaster J. Voetelink of the Municipality Giethoorn
to Mr. N.C. Nelson, Vriesestraat 9, Dordrecht
There are some phrases about the days after the crash on Tuesday 29 Februari 1944
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According our info a plane came down near the 'Walengracht', a canal which
is on the border of the municipalities Giethoorn and Vollenhove
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In a 1st investigation lead by 'Post-commandant der Marrechaussee' W. Visscher,
Head 'Luchtbeschermings dienst' W.E. Mulder and Burgomaster J. Voetelink
it seems that the whole plane was sinked in the soft peat soil
At that moment there were no remains discovered of the pilot
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On Friday 3 March in a 2nd attempt and assisted by local doctor R. A. Prins, MD and H. Sloothaak
the corps of F. C. Grambo was found, proofed by his name and numbers on several items
It was brought to the morgue on the General Cemetery Giethoorn-North
and put in the coffin by 'Grave digger' H. Sloothaak in the late afternoon
under supervision of 'Police Post-commandant' W. Nijman and Burgomaster J. Voetelink
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The burial took place Monday 6 March 1944 - 09.00 am -
The service and a prayer was done by Reverend J. J. Ket - Dutch Reform Church -
in presents of Doctor Prins and Burgomaster Voetelink
After liberation the gentlemen H. Keizer, K. Hoekstra and J. Scheur were involved
for the grave monument of Lt. Col. Frederick Charles Grambo
Flowers were always on the grave - even placed in secret during war time
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Transcription clips letter - 05 Jul 2008 - PATS -
Rev. Ket and his sister were for a longtime in contact with the Grambo family
Nowadays the Wooden Grave Marker is still on display in the "Dutch Reform Church" at Giethoorn
- see also older image taken just after the war - top right -
- note Nov 28 2007 - from Ms. Betty J. Grambo -
Frederick was born - 18 Nov 1915 - Cleveland, Ohio
as a son from Mr. Julius Frederick Grambo and Mrs. Jessie Bernice Grambo (née Newcomer)
Birthdate on his Identification Card - copy by Wiebe H. de Vries
Identification Card - issued 28 Oct 1939, 2 Identification Tags for Frederick C. Grambo - O-22512
were found during salvage of the wreck in 1974
"LETTER FROM UNCLE JOHN"
Clips of the letter from Grambo's buddy Lt. Colonel John H. Lowell - O-431332
to Mrs. Doris Ellen Grambo (née Feltham), Freddie's wife, Monday 21st of May 1945
After he flew 10 days after "V" day to Holland. ( Tuesday, 15th of May )
Cockpit photos via Footnote.com - source: National Archives -
He had requested Lt. Col. George F. Ceuleers - O-659099 of the 383rd to go with him
but when the teletype came in unexpectedly he grabbed his toothbrush and camera
and together with Capt. Douglas J. Pick - O-750678 ( 20752693 ), one of Freddie's original boys
in his squadron, he took off to investigate the happenings of the last day he saw him
Capt. Douglas J. Pick in front of "Mustang" P-51D 5Y-U 'LILLAMAE' - 10 Dec 1944
Maj. Pick flew also "Lightning" P-38J #42-104269 5Y-U while with 384th Figther Squadron
Douglas J. Pick - born 1922, MN - died 30 May 1948 - Age 26 - ( Car Accident )
Did land near Enschede and were heading by truck towards Meppel, were they arrived 12:00 o'clock
The sun was behind the clouds and it was twilight efffect when they arrived at Giethoorn, Holland
Made contact with the Burgomaster, who spoke two words of English, "Yes" and "No"
but his assistant and also schoolmaster spoke fairly well English
Finallly all people were rounded up with some knowledge of the incident
They left Giethoorn towards Zwolle on Sunday the 20th of May - arriving 11:30 pm - were they
stayed with a British Tank Corps. The next day they made it back to the field
Due the weather, steady rain, they were grounded for about four days
The weather in England was a little bit better so Pick and Lowell flew instuments home
He did write down 28th of February 1944 as the fatal day
What explains the one day differcence
According the MACR it was 29th of February 1944
Photo in Cleveland Heights Newspaper - 28-March-1946 -
and the poem "MY SON" in memory book of the Grambo family
Cleveland Heights, OH - Header Newspaper clip - 28-March-1946 -
- - - transcription from Cleveland Heights Newspaper article - - -
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Col. Grambo was 28. He enlisted in the Air Corps early in 1938
shortly after graduation from Fenn College. He was graduated from Heights High school in 1933.
He was interested as a youth in flying, having been an enthusiastic model plane builder.
He was married while stationed at Selfridge Field, Michigan, and a son was born to them.
He participated in the 1938 air races in Cleveland.
Grambo was stationed on the West coast during the early years of the war
organizing trained pilots into fighter groups. He went overseas in Feb., 1944,
as commanding officer of the 364th Fighter Group.
Mrs. Grambo and her six-year old son have moved to Orlando, Florida.
The mother and father continue to live at 3301 Cedarbrook rd., Cleveland Heights.
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"FREDERICK GRAMBO'S LAST FLIGHT"
"Salvage Lockhead P-38J - #42-67404 by KLU -"
Newspaperclip- Meppeler Courant - Friday 18 Oct 1974
Article about the aircraft salvage in 1974
"Lockhead P-38J - from Pilot's manual -"
Lt. Col. Frederick Charles Crambo - Margraten - May 2007
Lt. Col. Frederick Charles Crambo - collage - 21 Jan 2009
Three things are not corresponding
#1 - Accident on 29th of Feb. 1944 - Cemetery / Church of Giethoorn - 28th of Feb 1944 - see photo
#2 - Army serial number is O-22512 - On cemetery Margraten O-22412 !!! - see photo
I also did have various dates about his BD - 16 nov 1916 - and 1918 ( according Dutch Newsclip - 1974)
When I got a copy of his Identification Card it was 18 November 1915
#3 - Burial date, isolated grave Giethoorn is given as 6 March 1944 - Dutch records
on captured German records and translated IDPF forms you also will find 7 March 1944
Contact Grambo is pending - 08 Feb 2008 - PATS
Request - 20 Feb 2008 - for IDPF - received 22 Sep 2008 via Ms. Betty Grambo, Sister
Last updated - 12 Nov 2009 - PATS
- Individual Jump near Giethoorn - 23,000 feet - 7 km -
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B-17G - #42-97273 - BK-F - MACR #7454 Pilot. N. V. Pranger - 7 Jul 1944 - over Giethoorn / Meppel - 08:20 384th Bombing Group - 546th Bombing Sqdn. - 8th Air Force - USA 1 POW |
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384th BG - 41 CBW - Triangle 'P' - 546th BS - BK - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
Mission #153 - Oil Refinery - Leipzig
Bailed out of a B-17G without observed crash of aircraft on 7 Jul 1944 - KU 2407 / KU 2432
Bailing out of a B-17G near Zwolle without perceptible reason
Statement - 2nd Lt. Marion Endelicato - pilot A/C No. 501 ( pre ASN 17058070 - b. 1921, Nebraska )
KU 2430 - MACR 7358
35368019 - Tail Gunner - Sgt. Hugh Thomas Kidwell - Morgan County, Indiana - POW - Stalag Luft 4
born 19 Jul 1921, Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN - died 7 Jan 1956 - Age 34
burial: Bloomington, Monroe, IN
Son of William Oscar Kidwell (abt 1878, IN) and Hattie Kidwell (abt 1878, IN) (née Thomas)
address Apr 1930: Green Twp, Morgan County, IN
1st Marriage - Loraine "Unkown" - 2nd Marriage - Helen M. "Unknown"
Misunderstanding. A/C in violent prop wash at the time
About 09:30am 7 Jul 1944 - captured by landguard - location Giethoorn
Report KU 849 A - Airfield Steenwijk - 15:00 o'clock - individual parachute jump
Kidwell - Papers filled in KU 849 A
* The rest of the men - crew 'Pranger' returned safely to AAF Station 106 - Crafton Underwood, UK
#42-97273 "ACES & ATES" BK-F - crashed 12 Jul 1944 - Mission #156 - Munich - 4 KIA - 5 POW
Those KIA and taken POW - crew 'Rosborough' 12 Jul 1944 - are others then crew 'Pranger' - 7 Jul 1944
Last updated - 02 Aug 2010 - PATS
Ossenzijl
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B-17G-40-DL - "SLEEPY LAGOON" - #44-6105 - SO*P - MACR #11990 Pilot. O. H. Jackson - Sun 28 Jan 1945 - down near Ossenzijl - 14:00 384th Bombing Group - 547th Bombing Sqdn. - 8th Air Force - USA 2 POW - 7 EVD |
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384th BG - 41 CBW - Triangle 'P' - 547th BS - SO - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
Found a small piece to start this search
X-mas letter - 1946 - from Keith R. Haight to the people in Holland
who did help him to evade
"Twenty First Mission" - 21 -
After bombing targets - railway yards - near Cologne,there was a sudden jolt to the right side of the airplane and a loss of two engines
Fortunately no fire, losing altitude gradually bounding home. Finally flying on 300 ft
they were forced for a succesful crash landing at 14:00 near Ossenzijl
Just between the farmhouses of Lenstra and Ram on the north-side of the Lageweg - 100m
Image from "scrapbook" Keith R. Haight
- image via Wiebe H. de Vries -
The crew could escape because the "resistance" people were adding false tracks in the snow
People attending afternoon church were alert by the crash
and adding tracks too, to confuse the Germans
Later, 2 became POW
32976994 - Ball Turret - Staff Sergeant - Gaetano Thomas "Tommy" Cappiello - POW
32871749 - Flight Engineer - Technical Sergeant - Allen Edward "Al" Ziner - POW
38078063 - O-802860 - Pilot - 1st Lt. Oakley Homer Jackson Jr.
19071952 - O-768370 - Co Pilot - 2nd Lt. - John Bartlett "Bart" Calkins
O-396553 - Navigator - Lt. - Leonard Edmund Lucas - North Judson, Indiana
37681904 - Toggalier - Staff Sergeant - Keith Rodney Haight
33809389 - Waist Gunner - Vincent Joseph Leo "Vince" Kelly
Were able to escape and till liberation - 16 Apr 1945 - they were hiding
in a "covered wooden boat" surrounded by timber on the Belterwiede
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2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11
-8- Keith Haight extreme left, -3- Bart Calkins center - extended elbows
-7- Vince Kelly upper right - and -6- Oakley Jackson next to him
-5- Arend Rodermond and -11- Klaas Wildeboer from the "Underground" lower right
Keith Rodney Haight
1925 - 2006
Image from "scrapbook" Keith R. Haight
R. Bluet must be Robert Blett - 24 Feb 2009 - PATS
Afer I got this image I could trace 2 POW's - by cross reference - see above - AAD archives -
Also found on the Accident Crew list of 1945
34674419 - Tail Gunner - Sergeant - James Norman Phelps - EVD - ... First name Jim / Norman ...
13046993 - Radio Operator - Technical Sergeant - Paul Sam Senchuk ... First name "Chuck" ..."Nickname" ...
32871749 - Flight Engineer - Technical Sergeant - Allen Edward Ziner ... First name Al ...
were also aboard of the "Sleepy Lagoon" - see below -
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Allen Edward Ziner was aboard of the Sleepy Lagoon !!! info: Mrs. Ziner - 24 March 2007
"Tommy" Cappiello, wounded - broke his right arm, was brought to the farm
of Harm de Jonge at Muggenbeet - 6 miles SSE of crash -, were Ziner stayed with him
Cappiello was treated by doctor van Dalfsen from Blokzijl.
Ziner and Cappiello ware taken POW the same evening
The other 7 went from here southwards over the frozen lake - "Giethoornse Meer"
towards Vollenhove ... more details later ...
ID - Leonard E. Lucas - Army Air Forces Reserve
appointed as 2nd Lieut. Aerial Observer ( Navigator ) for 5 years - 5 Sept 1942
- courtesy Betty Lucas, Wife - via Martin Lucas, Son - 24 Feb 2009 -
- Short Snorter 22 Oct 1944 - Canadian 'One Dollar' bill of Leonard Lucas -
A 'Short Snorter' is a banknote which circulated during World War II
which signatures were exchanged between those travelling together
Short snorters are frequently found on U.S. one dollar and foreign banknotes of lower denominations
Specific information about the individuals signing
these notes add to the interest of the artifact (i.e., bomb group, fighter squadron, etc.)
- 'Short Snorter' of Leonard Lucas - via Lucas family - 24 Feb 2009 -
Leonard E. Lucas with Katrinka de Vries - 1945 -
- Leonard Lucas with baby Katrinka de Vries - 1945 - via Lucas family - 24 Feb 2009 -
- name of here brother Rembrandt de Vries is also mentioned in postwar letter -
Any info about Katrinka and Rembrandt de Vries is welcome - 12 March 2009
Contact with Mrs. Senchuk - 25 March - and the sons of Mr. Lucas - 27 March 2007
Contact with Mrs. J. B. Calkins - 28 March 2007 - cousin of James N Phelps - 8 April 2007
and Mrs. Kelly - 10 April 2007
Images - except letter - from "Scrapbook" Keith R. Haight - courtesy by Mrs. Haight
Keith Haight ( left), Vince Kelly ( middle) and Leonard Lucas ( right middle ) - celebrating Liberation April 1945
at the former town hall balcony - nowadays restaurant Seidel, Vollenhove
The MACR will tell me more about the crew listing, etc... of 28 Jan 1945
- Original Crew - "Sleepy Lagoon" -
Back row - l to r - : Robert Blett, Leonard Lucas, Bart Calkins and Oakley Jackson
Front row - l to r - : Jim Phelps, Keith Haight, Vince Kelly, Tommy Cappiello, Paul Senchuk and Al Ziner
- move cursor over photo/faces for names
O-926777 - 2nd Lt. Robert J. Blett was grounded for medical reasons - 28 Jan 1945
16104472 - Robert James Blett, Kent county, enlistment 03 Aug 1942, East Lansing, MI
born 17 Dec 1920 - died 14 Oct 2006, Coopersville, Ottawa Co., MI - Age 86
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Crew flying B-17G-40-DL - #44-6105 - SO*P - - "SLEEPY LAGOON" - Mission Cologne
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38078063 - O-802860 - Pilot - 1st Lt. Oakley Homer Jackson Jr. - Houston, TX - EVD
born 25 Mar 1920, Vernon, TX - died 28 Aug 1966, Vacaville, CA - Age 46
Husband of Mrs. Cleora Evelyn Jackson née Roberts (wife), 1234 Cortlandt Street, Houston, Texas
Enlistment: 11 Dec 1941, Camp Wolters, Texas - Residence: Harris County,Texas - Marital Status: Single
Oakley Homer Jackson Jr. - married 19 Apr 1942, Tuscaloosa, AL - Miss Cleora Evelyn Roberts (born 29 Jan 1923)
Major Oakley Homer Jackson Jr. - Burial - Nat'l Cem, San Diego, CA - info via familysearch.org -
He was in the United States Air Force stationed at Travis AFB at the time of his death
info Janice (Vieira) Ham, granddaughter - 13 Mar 2000
19071952 - O-768370 - Co Pilot - 2nd Lt. John Bartlett "Bart" Calkins - Nine Mile Falls, WA - EVD
born 9 Mar 1921, WA - died 17 Nov 1992, Milwaukee - Age 71
Son of Mr. Harry S. Calkins (father), Nine Mile Falls, Washington
Enlistment: 01 Mar 1943, Fresno, California - Residence: Spokane County, Washington - Marital Status: Single
O-396553 - Navigator - 1st Lt. - Leonard Edmund Lucas - North Judson, IN - EVD
born 19 Jul 1917, IN - died Apr 1984, North Judson, Starke County, Indiana - Age 66
Son of Mr. Charles Lucas (father), a school teacher
Husband of Mrs. Betty Jean Lucas née Haney (wife), 410 South Buckeye Street, Iola, Kansas
37681904 - Togglier - S/Sgt. - Keith Rodney Haight - Winfield, IA - EVD
born 14 Mar 1925 - died 18 Aug 2006, Winfield, IA - Age 81
Son of Mr. Chester W. Haight and Mrs. Lela Marie Haight (mother), Box 355, Winfield, Henry Co., Iowa
Siblings: Lorna V. (F-14), C. Virgil (M-11), Paul M. (M-10) and Orlo L. Haight (M-6 - b. 20 Jun 1923 - d. Mar 1983)
US Census 15 Apr 1930 - Scott Twp, Henry County, Iowa
Mr. Chester Waldo Haight - b. 7 Apr 1893 d. 23 Aug 1972, Henry Co., Iowa - Age 79
Mrs. Lela Marie Van Syoc - b. 14 Jan 1895, Henry Co., Iowa d: Nov 1983, Winfield, Henry Co., Iowa - Age 88
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Lorna Virginia Haight - b. 26 Nov 1915
Charles Virgil Haight - b. 16 Aug 1918
Paul Merlin Haight - b. 26 Jan 1920
Orlo Lorenz Haight - b. 20 Jun 1923 - d. Mar 1983 - Age 59
Keith Rodney Haight - b. 14 Mar 1925 - d. 18 Aug 2006 - Age 81
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- info familytree - Lela Marie Van Syoc -
descendant of Cornelis Aertsen VanSchaick, abt 1610 in Woerden, Utrecht, The Netherlands
13046993 - Radio Operator - T/Sgt. - Paul Sam "Chuck" Senchuk - Scranton, PA - EVD
born 7 May 1920, PA - died 11 Jan 1996, Chicago, Cook, Illinois - Age 75
Son of Mrs. Anne Senchuk, 603 North Hyde Park Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania
32871749 - Top Turret / Engineer - T/Sgt. - Allen Edward Ziner - New York, NY - POW
born 20 Nov 1923, NY - died 8 Aug 2002, Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida - Age 78
Son of Mrs. Mollie Ziner (mother), 1223 White Plains Road, New York, New York
Enlistment: 23 Mar 1943, New York City, NY - Residence: Bronx, New York - Marital Status: Single
32976994 - Ball Turret Gunner - S/Sgt. - Gaetano Thomas Cappiello - Brooklyn, NY - POW
born 07 Mar 1922, NY - died 11 Jul 1988, Bellerose, Queens, NY - Age 66
Brother of Miss Anna Cappiello (sister), 121 Pine Street, Brooklyn, New York
Enlistment: 30 Jun 1943, New York City, NY - Residence: Kings, New York - Marital Status: Single
33809389 - Waist Gunner - Sgt. - Vincent Joseph Leo "Vince" Kelly - Philadelpia, PA - EVD
born 25 Nov 1925, PA - died 22 Apr 1999, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania - Age 73
Son of Mr. Leo J. Kelly (father), 3232 F Street, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Enlistment: 24 Jan 1944, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland - Residence: Pennsylvania - Marital Status: Single
Dating in 1950 with neigbourhood girl Clare - married in 1951 - and had eight children - 6 girls and 2 boys
34674419 - Tail Gunner - Sgt. - James Norman Phelps - Windsor, NC - EVD
born 26 Mar 1924, Bertie Co., NC - died 16 Dec 1949, Bertie Co., NC - Age 25
Son of Mrs. Willie B. Phelps (mother), Rt. Number One, Windsor, North Carolina
James Norman Phelps Sr. (father) - born 14 Apr 1894, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA - Spouse: Willie Britt
died 28 Apr 1970 at Bertie Memorial Hospital, 1403 S King St, Windsor, Bertie Co., NC - Age 76
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April/May 1990 - Co Pilot John Bartlett Calkins and Togglier Keith Rodney Haight were visiting the crash area
invited by the Municipality of Brederwiede for the 45 year liberation ceremonies
Boeing B-17G-40-DL - #44-6105 - 28 JAN 1945 - OSSENZIJL - CREW 9
 
 - 2 POW - 7 EVD - JACKSON - CALKINS - LUCAS - HAIGHT - SENCHUK ZINER - CAPPIELLO - KELLY - PHELPS |
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Contact Haight, Ziner, Calkins, Senchuk, Jackson,
Kelly and Lucas is pending - 01 December 2007 - PATS -
Last update - 24 Jul 2010 - PATS
Oldenhof - Ambt-Vollenhove
- 1 mi SE of Vollenhove -|
Messerschmitt BF-109G-6/U4 - Werke Nr. 410106 - Weisse I, 7e St. JG I - Volkel Oblt. Heinz K. A. Klöpper - Mon 29 Nov 1943 - in the garden of castle "De Oldenhof" - 14:30 1 KIA |
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Oberleutnant Heinz K. A. Klöpper, Staffelkapitän of 7./JG 1, was killed 29th Nov 1943
This German fighter was in a dogfight with 2 American P-38 - Lightnings -
came down near castle "de Oldenhof" - just outside Vollenhove - located WSW of Meppel
Same castle were 2 EVD's from the "Sleepy Lagoon" were hiding for 2 weeks in 1945
On the 10th of March 1984 they recovered parts of the plane and got certainty about the pilot's name
Staffelkapitän Oberleutnant. Heinz Kurt Albert Klöpper
* January 9, 1918 - Groß-Bülten, Kreis Peine, Germany -
+ November 29, 1943 - Vollenhove, the Netherlands - Age 25
image via Wiebe H. de Vries - info Henk Talen
First name is also noticed as Heinrich [ what's wrong ] - info PATS - 16 Mar 2009 - PATS
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see here the story - seven weeks earlier - of his 87th victim Capt. Frank D. Murphy
navigator on a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group
on a clear sunny autumn afternoon of October 10, 1943
...... Oberleutnant Heinz Klöpper, then twenty-five years of age, was one of Germany’s top 100
scoring fighter pilot aces of WWII. Official German wartime records credit him with 94 aerial victories
He was a holder of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross and Golden Goblet when he shot us down
We were his 87th victim
Seven weeks later, on November 29, 1943, Oblt. Klöpper himself was killed
in a dogfight with two American P-38 fighter aircraft.
(For a perspective of Oblt. Klöpper’s accomplishments,
the all time leading American air ace is Maj. Richard Bong who was
credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft in the Pacific theatre in WWII) ......
- - source - Capt. Frank D. Murphy ( Feb 7, 2002 ) - also see link above - -
Both of Klöpper's wingman didn't either return that day
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All three pilots of the "Kette" - Klöpper, Brackhagen and Spörk - lost their life 29 Nov 1943 Bf 109G-6 - "Weisse 5" - Werke Nr. 510285 ( 15 285 ) - 7./JG 1 - Ofw. Hermann Brackhagen - Zwolse Diep ? - Zwarte Water ? crashed returning from aerial combat due to bad weather, SW of Meppel - location unknown - Bf 109G-6 - "Weisse 3" - Werke Nr. 510930 ( 15 930 ) - 7./JG 1 - Oberfähnrich Manfred Spörk - Bergkampen / Kadoelen crashed returning from aerial combat due to bad weather, WSW of Meppel - location known - Bf 109G-5 - Werke Nr. 27100 - 5./JG 3 - Uffz. Fritz Kostenbader - Oostelijk Flevoland Polder Bf 109G-5 - Werke Nr. 27100 - 5./JG 3 - Markings "Schwarze 9" - recovered + 1x MIA by RNLAF-11(10) - Nov 1962 - East-Flevoland - ( reclaimed land ) born 26-04-1923 - dead 29-11-1943, IJsselmeer, The Netherlands - Age 20 Now - Grave TE-12-135 - Ysselsteyn, Province of Limburg, The Netherlands Vermisst gemeldet Gradnetz GO 4/5 - additional info by John Manrho - - location known - Info Kostenbader by Rob van de Nieuwendijk ------------------------------------------------- On 29 Nov 1943 II./JG 3 got the order to fly from their homebase to Volkel in order to intercept the incoming American Air Force near the German border Unteroffizier Fritz Kostenbader from 5./JG 3 was airborne from Volkel for his third flight Together with his "Rottenflieger" ( Wingman ) Lt. Leopold Münster, Leader of this "Staffel" Around 14.00 uur it came to a dogfight, Münster shot down two P-38's Kostenbader stayed the whole time with Münster, when the "Gruppe" stopped the fight Kostenbader was out of sight. He didn't return from this flight 19 year later, after reclaiming East-Flevoland, the wreck with Kostenbader was salvaged He was interred in the German cemetery, Ysselsteyn, Limburg, The Netherlands Kostenbader flew with Me 109G-6, W/Nr 27100, Schwarze 9 South East of Groningen Unteroffizier Lintermann of the 6./JG 3 made a forced belly landing due fuel shortage. Lintermann became lightly wounded in this crash Lintermann flew with Me 109G-5, W/Nr 26111, Gelbe 9 -------------------------------------------------- - info by Rob van de Nieuwendijk - 11 Dec 2008 - - Locations and names have to be checked more careful - info PATS - |
Bergkampen / Kadoelen crash location is known to me and verified - 2 witnesses
Klöpper 94th claim was a P38 - near Hasselt S. of Meppel - time 14:15
Six P-38's were lost that day
The P-38 of 2nd Lt. Hascall - Belt Schutsloot - could be his "94" claim
Base ( Volkel or Leeuwarden ), time and crash locations has to be reviewed again !!!
Last update - 16 Mar 2009 - PATS -
Noordoostpolder - Schokland -
- 10 mi WSW of Vollenhove -|
B-24J - c/n 3065 - #42-73495 (D) - 93rd BG / 330th BS - near Schokland - Noordoostpolder Crew 1st Lt. Joseph A. Buland Jr. - "Old Hickory" - Sat 8 Apr 1944 - 15:20 - MACR #3764 3 KIA - 6 POW |
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Crew Buland - 27 Nov 1943 - Topeka, Kansas
Top l-r : Sgt. Joseph F. McDermott - Tail, Sgt. Trenton T. Tucker - Nose, Sgt. Gregorio Oliva - Radio
Sgt. John D. Graham - Waist, Sgt. Morris La Verne - Engineer, Sgt. John E. Colwell - Waist
Bottom l-r : 2nd Lt. Warren G. Clifton - Navigator, 2nd Lt. William R. Kramer - Bombardier,
2nd Lt. John D. Carter - Co-Pilot, 2nd Lt. Joseph A. Buland Jr. - Pilot
- via Nancy Jo Wildey, daughter of Pilot - 09 Aug 2009 -
- - - - Sgt. John D. Graham - - - - 2nd Lt. Warren G. Clifton - - - - 2nd Lt. John D. Carter - - - -
Graham, Clifton, Carter and Kramer - not on crew of 8 Apr 1944 - info PATS
replaced by Sloan, Huemoeller and Lansill - 8 Apr 44 - no bombardier on board - info PATS
15195041 - O-673200 - 2nd Lt. William R. Kramer - Bombardier - KIA - 5 Aug 1944 - MACR #7375
B-24H-25-FO 42-95162 "Perils of Pauline" 790BS - Group Mission No.91
Target: Factory and airfield, Brunswick, Germany
2nd Lt. William R. Kramer - Bombardier
1923 - 1944 - Age 21
Hometown: Montgomery County, OH - Enlistment 8 Apr 1942, Patterson Field, Fairfield, OH
93rd BG - 20 CBW - Circle 'B' - 330th BS - AG - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
Former Isle of Schokland - 8 mi WSW of Vollenhove
Lt. Joseph A. Buland's plane #42-73495 was hit by German fighters
MACR #3764 - page 8 - KU 1380
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Crew flying B-24J-50-CO - #42-73495 - "Old Hickory"
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18089099 - O-803548 - 1st Lt. Joseph 'Joe' Andrew Buland Jr. - Pilot - POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 1 Mar 1920 - died 10 May 1997 - Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma - Age 77
buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Son of Mr. Joseph Albert Buland Sr. and Mrs. Stella Lillian Buland ( née DeSchamp )
married Ms. Geraldine Joy Brown on Nov 17, 1941 in Bristow, Creek Co., Oklahoma
Compound South - Barrack 7 - Room 4 - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Pilot Joe Buland did land safely with fire in his wing tanks a week earlier
- info Nancy Jo Wildey, daughter - see wwiimemorial.com -
1st Lt. Joseph 'Joe' Andrew Buland Jr. - Pilot
- via Nancy Jo Wildey, daughter - 09 Aug 2009 -
Casualty questionnaire - 1st Lt. Joseph A. Buland Jr.
- Clip of MACR #3764 - page 23 - 24 -
- transcription - clip of MACR page 23 - 24 -
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# 6. - Did you bail out? ..... ' Was thrown clear when ship exploded '
# 7. - Did other members of crew bail out? ..... ' 5 Others bailed out '
# 8. - All those who bailed out did so over Holland. I don't know the exact location
except that it was on the East bank of the Zuiderzee
(a) T/Sgt. Gregoria Oliva, Radio Operator, went out the top hatch
(b) S/Sgt. John Colwell and S/Sgt. Joseph McDermott, Waist Gunner and Tail Gunner respectively
went out the waist window
(c) 2nd Lt. Huemoeller, Navigator, went out the nose wheel door
(d) 2nd Lt. Lansill, Co-pilot, went out the top hatch
# 10, 11 & 12 - Our plane exploded in mid air and whether the fuselage went down in one piece or not,
I don't know. Nor do I know if the bodies were in the fuselage when it hit assuming the fuselage did go down in one piece.
All I saw upon hitting the ground was a black smoke column about a mile to the East of where I landed and
which I assumed to be the biggest portion of the plane.
None of us who escaped were taken to the scene of the crash. Nor was I supplied with any information
by the Germans as to the fate of the 3 crew members who were killed.
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19103219 - O-690113- 2nd Lt. William "Bill" Lansill - Co-pilot - POW - Stalag Luft 1 - compound South
born 21 jul 1921 - died 8 Jun 1988 - Pasadena, Los Angeles, California - Age 66
Co-Pilot Bill Lansill was first time with crew Buland - info Mrs. Lansill, wife - 31 Jul 2009 -
Co-pilot and Navigator were from other crew setting
Navigator Huemoeller is also on 'other' crew photo with Co-pilot Lansill - info Mrs. Lansill 'Peggy', wife - 22 Sep 2009 -
- - 2nd Lt. Bill Lansill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wedding Day - Peggy and Bill - 1943 - -
Crew Lansill - 1943 - with Huemoeller
back l-r: Barney Huemoeller (N), ??? , ??? , ???
front l-r: ??? , ??? , ???, Bill Lansill (P), Billy Treewick (CP)
courtesy Mrs. Lansill - 10 Dec 2009
O-700163 - 2nd Lt. Donald T. Huemoeller - Navigator - POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 12 Mar 1920, Fairmont, MN - died 16 Dec 1995, Truman, Martin County, Minnesota - Age 75
Donald Theodore "Barney" Huemoeller - Occupation: Hardware store owner, Banker
Son of Mr. Fred H. Huemoeller and Mrs. Alma Dorothy Huemoeller ( née Kastning )
39854977 - T/Sgt. Gregorio Oliva - Radio Operator / Gunner - POW - Stalag Luft 17B
born 4 Jan 1921 - nativity Mexico - Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona
enlistment: 15 Jan 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- mentioned on page 149 - book : "Arizona's Hispanic Flyboys 1939 - 1945" by Rudolph C. Villarreal -
T/Sgt. Gregorio Oliva - Radio Operator
37343040 - Sgt. George Ellis Sloan - Nose Turret / Toglier - KIA - Grave no. 610 - Vollenhove
The initial plot number in Margraten for Sgt. Sloan - BBB-4-97 - former X-2120 - ( X-10 - Vollenhove)
reinterred USA - Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Baca County, Colorado
According casualty questionnaire by S/Sgt. Colwell - 1 mission - by 1st Lt. Buland - 1 mission
Sgt. George Ellis Sloan was killed on his first war mission - info PATS -
Sgt. George Ellis Sloan - Nose Turret / Toglier
images courtesy Wilson Huff (cousin) / Sam Johnson (nephew) - via Shirley Stoner - 15 Sep 2009
Notes from cousin Wilson Huff who's mother was George's aunt Cora - 15 Sep 2009
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Me and George's family lived about 1½ mile apart in the country near Pritchett, Colorado
grew up together and going to almost 12 years of school together
George was drafted during his senior year of high school and didn't finish school year
I remember George saying: "I am going to war and I will not be coming back"
He seemed to know he would not survive the war
shot down on his first war mission
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FOIA - IDPF - Sloan - request 02 Oct 2009 - expecting Aug 2010
IDPF - Sloan - not received - IDPF could not be located - 10 Mar 2010 - PATS -
Advice: Request - via NPRC - St. Louis, MO .... or a 2nd attempt Sep 2010 via Alexandria, VA
14027065 - T/Sgt. Morris La Verne - Top Turret Gunner - KIA - Grave no. 611 - Vollenhove
born 22 Apr 1925, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ - died 8 Apr 1944 - Age 18
Son of Mr. Max Levine and Mrs. Molly Levine / La Verne ( née Rubin ), 1765 Burnett St., Brooklyn, NY
Morris parents were born in Russia, original surname is Levine
Enlistment : 28 Mar 1941, Orlando Orlando Lease, Florida - Morris was almost sixteen (15y 11 m) !!!!
in his Army papers his date of birth is 22 Apr 1922 ( he was actual born 22 Apr 1925 )
The initial plot number in Margraten for T/Sgt. La Verne - BBB-4-95 - former X-2119 - ( X-8 - Vollenhove)
reinterred USA - family plot - West Ridgelawn Cemetery 'King Solomon Memorial Park', Clifton, Passaic County, NJ, USA
grave - T/Sgt. Morris La Verne - King Solomon Memorial Park - Memorial Day - 30 May 1949
- via Sara Kaiserman, sister - 15 Sep 2009 -
'King Solomon Memorial Park'
- via findagrave - 28 Aug 2009 -
Max Levine (father) died 15 Mar 1930
Family name was changed ~1933 from Levine to La Verne
Mrs. Molly La Verne (mother) ( b. 15 May 1891, d. Mar 1968 - Age 76 ) remarried Mr. Samuel Klitzner on 7 Oct 1945
According casualty questionnaire by S/Sgt. Colwell - 12 missions - by 1st Lt. Buland - 13 missions
T/Sgt. Morris La Verne - Engineer - Top Turret Gunner
- via Sara Kaiserman, sister - 17 Aug 2009 -
T/Sgt. Morris La Verne - Headstone memorial -
- via submitter Laura Molnar - findagrave - 12 Apr 2010 -
IDPF - La Verne - request 29 May 2008 - expecting Jan 2009 - PATS -
IDPF - La Verne - received - IDPF could not be located - 30 Dec 2008 - PATS -
FOIA - 'XC' file - La Verne - received - 89 pages - 16 Jul 2009
15335447 - S/Sgt. John Earl Colwell - Left Waist Gunner - POW - Stalag 17B
born 2 Jul 1924, Greenfield, IN - died 5 Jan 2009, Land O'Lakes, FL - Age 84
Former resident of Greenwood, IN - Burial: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood, IN
S/Sgt. John Earl Colwell - Left Waist Gunner
19170139 - S/Sgt. Trenton Thelbert Tucker - Right Waist Gunner - KIA - Grave no. 609 - Vollenhove
reinterred at: Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten-NL
Plot: O Row: 10 Grave 16
The initial plot number in Margraten for S/Sgt. Tucker - BBB-4-99 - former X-2121 - ( X-12 - Vollenhove)
born 23 Dec 1922, Idaho - died 8 April 1944 - near Isle of Schokland, Noordoostpolder - Age 22
Enlistment: 11 Nov 1942 - Portland, OR - nativity Idaho - residence: Jackson County, OR
Mr. Trenton Theodore Tucker (father), Route Number Two, Box 347, Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon [ address next of kin - 1944 ]
Trenton Theodore Tucker - PVT 318 Engrs 88 DIV, World War I - - info findagrave.com -
Mrs. Florence April Tucker (mother) (née Barton), 79 Baum Street, Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon [ address next of kin - 1949 ]
According casualty questionnaire by S/Sgt. Colwell - 12 missions - by 1st Lt. Buland - 13 missions
Obituary - Trenton Theodore Tucker - 1883 - 1946 - Age 63 - The Kennewick Courier-Reporter
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Trenton Theodore Tucker was born March 29, 1883 in Brooks, Iowa,
and died July 27, 1946 in Veterans Hospital, Portland, Oregon.
He served in foreign service during the first World War.
In 1919 he was united in marriage to Florence April Barton.
To their union was born four children:
Thelbert, who was killed in World War II; Delmer, now in the U.S. Navy;
Beryl, living in Ashland, Oregon., and Zane at home in Ashland, Oregon.
Besides the widow and the children, he leaves two brothers, S. A. Tucker of Hayden Lake, Idaho
and V. I. Tucker of LaCenter, Washington. He was a member of the B.P.O.E.
Funeral services were held at the Mueller Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon, July 30, 1946, at 4 p.m.
with the Rev. John B. Coan in charge.
Graveside services were held by the American Legion.
Burial was made in the Riverview Heights cemetery in Kennewick, Washington.
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The Kennewick Courier-Reporter - Thursday, 01 August 1946, Page Four
- source - www.rootsweb.ancestry.com -
S/Sgt. Trenton T. Tucker - Right Waist Gunner
FOIA - IDPF - Tucker - request 05 Sep 2009 - expecting Jul 2010 - received - 79 pages - 09 Jul 2010
Statement - Report - J. M. Moraal, Bisschopstraat 239a, Vollenhove
On the 8th of April 1944 at 1500 hours an American bomber crashed in the North-Eastpolder, near Ramspol
This plane was flying in the westward direction and was in trouble
Three membrs of the crew were killed and the others were taken prisoner by the Germans
According to the statement of the Germans the bodies would be Laverne, Tucker and Sloan
No more is known about this accident
On the 15th of April 1944 they were buried in the public Cemetery at Vollenhove
Grave No. 609, 610 and 611
the burial took place in presence of Mr. F. R. Crommelin, Burgomaster of the community
Rev. J. P. Honnef, minister of the Neth. Reformed Church at Vollenhove, performed the funeral service
- source 'IDPF' aka '293-file' - Trenton T. Tucker -
Frederick Reinhard Crommelin, born 17 Jan 1910, The Hague - died 6 Apr 1983, Holten - Age 73
Notes for Frederick Reinhard Crommelin: Officer of the Order of Oranje Nassau,
Mayor of Vollenhove 1940-1941, 1942-1944 and 1945-1950, then of Hellendoorn 1950-1975
33316130 - S/Sgt. Joseph Francis McDermott - Tail Gunner - POW
born 26 Aug 1911, Philadelphia, PA - died 11 Aug 1980 - Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan - Age 68
Enlistment: 4 Jul 1942, Philadelphia, PA - Nativity: Pennsylvania
Contact address in war: Mrs. Kathryn V. Straway ( Aunt ), 1224 Longacre Boulevard, Yeadon, Pennsylvania
Memorial - S/Sgt. Joseph F. McDermott
Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI, USA
Burial date: 14 Aug 1980 - Section J, Lot 1, Tier 3, Rt 8
- image via Dave & Robin Ellis -
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Buland was shot down by Oblt. Karl H. Willius in his FW-190A-8 `Schwarze 5` Workno.170009, 2./JG 26
Willius was shot down by P-47's, right after his 50th victory,
crashed - 15:45 - and was buried with his plane near Kamperzeedijk
23 years later, 23 October 1967, his remains were recovered from his Focke Wulf 190
Karl "Charly" Willius
born 5 Nov 1919, Mainz-Kostheim - died 8 April 1944, Kamperzeedijk, The Netherlands - Age 24
- source www.luftwaffe.cz -
Plaque and prop as a reminder near the crash area
Persons who last sighted "Old Hickory"
O-678167 - co-pilot - 1st Lt. Albert A. Chatigny, Los Angeles, California
39836488 - tail gunner - S/Sgt. Arthur Johnson, San Francisco, California
-------- Statement --------
"Over the target ( Brunswick ) the aircraft flown by Lt. Buland had a bomb hang-up
Aircraft 495D pulled away from formation, closed his bomb-bay doors
Immediately the bomb went through one of the bomb-bay doors
A few minutes later the bomb-bay door blew off. Never getting back in formation
but struggling from then on. Just before hitting Zuider Zee tail gunner on ship
on which Lt. Chatigny is co-pilot reported fighters attacking aircraft 495D
Lt. Chatigny looked back just in time to see it start smoking
The aircraft 495D started a slow turn to the right losing altitude gradually
A few seconds later the airplane was reported to have blown-up
Five chutes were seen to leave the aircraft which was falling in four distinct pieces
all burning as they were going down. It was thought that two chutes also left the plane
after it was blown up, making a total of seven (7) chutes in all leaving the plane
------ Hardwick - 9 April 1944 --- AAF Station 104 -----
After the plane was on fire, Lansill, Huemoeller, Oliva, McDermott and Colwell
were able to bail out normally. Buland was thrown clear when the ship exploded
in