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© 2020 by Robert A. “Bob” Christiansen, updated 30 Aug 2020.
Pottawattamie County, Iowa WW II Area Dead Roster - Stateside Deaths
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† Adams, Paul, SN 316-35-93, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
NAS Seattle, WA; DNB 11 Mar 1945, Seattle; murder/suicide, domestic partner Vivien Breitner turned on the gas while he slept.
† Battey, Norma Jane, service nbr?, US Navy Waves, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 3 Oct 1943, San Diego, CA, illness.
† Beers, Harold Elmer, SN 37-476-206, US Army, Harrison Co.
unit unknown; stationed at Camp Cooke (now Vandenburg AFB), Santa Barbara Co., CA; DNB 19 Jan 1945 in nearby Lompoc, CA from asphyxiation.
† Blain, David Benjamin, served as Blain, Dave B, SN 37-476-575, US Army, Cass Co.
trainee at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, near Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; DNB 24 Apr 1943; scarlet fever.
† Bolton, Wayne Arnold, SN O-686626, USAAF, Harrison Co.
312th Fighter Sqdn., 338th Fighter Gp.; Republic P-47D Thunderbolt #42-8342 pilot; d. 23 Aug 1943 15 miles NW of Perry AAF, Perry, Taylor Co., FL; accident on routine training flight.
† Branstiter, Daniel Starr, SN 351249, Naval Aviation, Pott. & Shelby Cos.
Naval Air Sqdn. VP-62, aka Photographic Squadron 2; DNB 17 Jul 1944, Perry Co., PA; aircraft collision.
† Buffington, Charles Rollin III, SN O-461238, US Army, Mills Co.
Hq. Battery, 189th FA Bn., 45th Inf. Div., Camp Pickett, Nottaway Co., VA; DNB 11 Apr 1943 at Camp Pickett; light plane he was flying lost control and crashed.
† Butler, Ralph Joseph, SN 37-420-384, US Army, Woodbury & Monona. Cos.
HQ 1277th Service Command Service Unit, Pine Camp (now Ft. Drum), Jefferson Co., NY; d. 30 Sep 1944 Boonville, Oneida Co., NY, struck by automobile.
† Campbell, Bennie Clinton “Ben”, SN 39-313-929, US Army, Harrison Co. & Lane Co., OR
Co. C, 11th Maintenance Bn., 11th Armored Div.; DNB 4 Mar 1943, Camp Polk, Vernon Parish, LA; peritonitis from a gastric ulcer.
† Campbell, Wendell Melvin, SN O-719557, USAAF, Pott. Co.
235th Army Air Force Base Unit, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-100144 crewman w/ pilot Walter Slont; DNB 20 Jul 1944 one mile north of Roswell, Chaves Co., NM; two B-24s collided on routine training mission from Biggs Field to Walker AAF at Roswell; ten died, seven parachuted.
† Chambers, Stanley Glen, SN 19-097-353, USAAF, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
Randolph Field, TX; basic trainer Vultee BT-13 Valiant #41-21514; DNB 7 Dec 1942, NW of Randolph Field; training accident.
† Connelly, Robin Gail, SN 17-122-875, USAAF, Pott. Co.
20th Co., Separation Ctr., Ft. Dix, NJ; DNB 24 Dec 1945, body found in Sanhican Creek, Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ.
† Converse, Robert Franklin, SN O-73754, USAAF, Douglas Co., NE
958th Two-Engine Flying Training Sqdn., Hobbs AAF, Lea Co., NM (despite the unit name, this squadron gave newly-commissioned pilots a nine-week course in becoming four-engine B-17 pilots); Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29990 pilot, DNB 8 Sep 1943 8 miles NE of Hobbs AAF in plane crash, five dead.
† Copeland, Donald Warner, SN O-700865, USAAF, Pott. Co.
313 Troop Carrier Sqdn., 349th Troop Carrier Gp., 9th AF, stationed at Pope Field, Ft. Bragg, NC; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #42-100712 pilot; DNB Jul 1944 25 miles SE of Cape Fear, SC; three aircraft from a flight of 54 disappeared in storm during training mission, all fifteen dead; BNR.
† Dea, James David, SN 325990, Naval Aviation, Pott. & Shelby Cos.
Naval Air Patrol Sqdn. VP-21; training at Harvey Point NAAS, Queen Anne Co., NC; Martin PBM-3D Mariner BUNO 45263 crew member w/ pilot Farquhar Macrae Jr.; DNB 31 May 1944 in Princess Anne Co., Virginia near Harvey Pt.; plane stalled during practice bombing run; all nine dead.
† Duffy/Lein, Robert Eugene, SN 17-197-256, US Army, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 16 Jan 1945, near The Dalles, Wasco Co., OR, auto accident, identified as Robert L. Duffy.
† Enochson, Kenneth Duane Jr., SN O-36582, USMC Aviation, Pott. Co.
Marine Air Fighter Squadron VMF-523, Marine Air Group 52, 9th Marine Air Wing (training wing for east coast), Congaree Auxiliary Field, near Columbia, Lexington Co., SC; DNB 11 Sep 1945, near Columbia; plane crash.
† Faurot, Owen Hugh, SN 648-04-18, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 7 Nov 1944, off Old Point Comfort, Hampton, VA; crash at sea of transport plane returning to Europe, all 13 dead.
† Fausett, Ottis Marvin Jr., SN 316-35-63, US Navy, Pott. Co.
attack cargo ship USS Oberon (AK-56AKA-14); DNB 23 Jun 1942, Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY; skull & spine fracture from a fall.
† Feser, John Robert, SN 37-472-899, USAAF, Harrison Co.
938 Engineering Camoflage Bn. (Aviation), March Field, Riverside Co., CA; DNB 14 Apr 1943 at March Field, accidental drowning.
† Fisk, Aaron Ervin, SN 37-121-296, US Army, Pott. Co.
8th Evacuation Hosp., Morocco; returned to US and discharged; d. 24 Jan 1945, Veteran’s Hosp., Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE; organ failure.
† Flack, David Albert, SN O-687121, USAAF, Pott. Co.
813rd Base Unit, Sedalia AAF (now Whiteman AFB), Knob Noster, Johnson Co., MO; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #42-24317 crew member w/ pilot James J. Cram; DNB 14 Sep 1944 just east of field; collision with Douglas C-47A (DC-3) #42-24321 while returning from training mission to Vichy AAF, near Rolla, MO; all four on both planes killed.
† Garafalo, James Lester, SN 316-55-30 & O-329415, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
Pensacola NAS, Escambia Co., Florida; Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina BUNO 08307 passenger; d. 3 Jun 1946 in Escambia Bay 3.5 miles SE of Ellyson Field, Escambia Co.; when landing, wind caught right wing float, plane flipped and caught fire; both died.
† Garrean, Elwood Eugene, SN 39-029-723, USAAF, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
806th Bomb. Sqdn., 471 Bomb. Gp., Pueblo AAF, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO; Consolidated B-24E Liberator #42-7107 crew member w/ pilot Thomas C. Merryman Jr.; DNB 18 Aug 1943 over Gulf of Mexico ~ 138 miles SE of Corpus Christi, TX on flight to Texas, all ten dead; BNR.
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† Glassburn, Hugh Stuart, SN O-375826, USAAF, Polk Co.
Regional Communications Control Officer, Army Airways Communications System, Seattle, WA; died in Vultee BT-13A Valiant 42-42929, listed with 331st Fighter Sqdn., 329th Fighter Gp. based earlier at Paine Field, Everett, WA; DNB 24 Aug 1943, crashed near Olympia Army Air Field, Thurston Co., WA; both crew dead.
† Goltry, Clayton Arthur (served as Galtry Clayton A), SN 6-863-125, US Army, Mills Co.
Anti-Tank Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regt., Ft. Riley, KS; DNB 2 Jul 1941 at Fitzsimmons Army Hosp., Denver, CO; on Mills Co. official WW II Army death list.
† Green, Leo Vincent, SN 37-463-951, US Army, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 29 Oct 1943, Barton Gen. Hosp., Spokane, WA, uremic poisoning.
† Hursey, Norris Edward, SN 17-120-012, USAAF, Wayne Co.
Advanced Single Engine Pilot School, Moore Field, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX; DNB 30 Mar 1945, vehicle accident.
† Hutchison, Irwin Campbell, SN 6-934-185, USAAF, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; based at Pope AFB, Ft. Bragg, NC; Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain/Dakota #41-18613 co-pilot w/ pilot George Petersen; DNB 10 Nov 1942, 6 miles NW of Lockhart, Union Co., SC; plane crashed & burned, three dead.
† Ivy, Dorsie Eugene, SN O-191-494, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 9 Jun 1943, USNAS, Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS, training flight crash.
† Kadel, Lloyd G., SN 17-123-128, USAAF, Pott. Co.
604th Bomb. Sqdn., 399th Bomb. Gp., training unit based at Hamilton Field, Marin Co., CA; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #41-28874 crew member; plane en route from Hamilton Field via Phoenix, AZ to Midland, TX; DNB 18 Mar 1944 in Santa Catalina Mts., 25 miles NE of Tucson, Pima Co., AZ; plane encountered bad weather and turned to return to Phoenix, plane clipped peak, lost control, and crashed; all ten died.
† Kimball, William George, SN O-516449, USAAF, Pott. Co.
Air Transport Cmd.; DNB 3 Nov 1943 near Enterprise, Washington Co., UT, ferrying Douglas A-20G Havoc #43-9241 from Long Beach, CA to Great Falls, MT.
† Kraschel, Richard Nelson, civilian, Shelby Co.
Bell Aircraft, Buffalo, NY test pilot; d. 29 May 1943 near Niagara Falls, NY, Bell P-39 Airacobra malfunction; Richard Kraschel bailed out but parachute failed to open.
† Linn, Charles Leroy, SN 17-038-155, USAAF, Pott. Co.
476th Bomb. Sqdn., 335th Bomb. Gp., Barksdale Air Base, Shreveport, LA; Martin B-26A Marauder #41-7404 crew member w/ pilot E. F. Murphy Jr.; DNB 6 Nov 1942, Lambert Field, St. Louis, MO; plane crashed & burned at take-off, all five died.
† McCauley, Donald Perry, SN 37-466-829, USAAF, Pott. Co.
573rd Bomb. Sqdn., 391st Bomb. Gp., based at Godman AAF, Ft. Knox, Hardin Co., KY; DNB 3 Nov 1943, base hospital, Ft. Knox, pneumonia.
† McClurg, Lynn Herrig Jr., SN 37-670-277, USAAF, Pott. & Woodbury Cos.
unit unknown; DNB 18 Dec 1944 near MacDill Field, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL; aircraft training accident.
† Munchrath, Francis F., SN O-927081, USAAF, Pott. Co.
553 Base Unit, Romulus AFB, near Detroit, MI; Curtis C-46A Commando #42-3669 co-pilot w/ pilot James W. Hartzog; DNB 26 Jan 1945, near Belle Center, Logan Co., OH; en route from Buffalo, NY to Wright-Patterson AAF, Dayton, OH; plane caught fire & crashed; all three died.
† Noehren, Edward Henry, SN 37-074-575, US Army, Shelby Co.
Co. H, 90th Inf. Regt., Camp Carson, El Paso Co., CO; DNB 26 Sep 1944 in Camp Carson hospital, injuries from dud bazooka round explosion.
† Nuzum, Roy Edward, SN 6-939-625, US Army, Harrison Co.
HQ Troop, 6th Cavalry Regt., Ft. Jackson, Richland Co., SC; DNB 19 Aug 1943, vehicle accident.
† O’Connor, William Edward “Bucky”, SN 648-60-76, US Navy, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 25 Feb 1945, San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA, hit by automobile while walking on highway while on overnight leave.
† Olesen, Margaret Frances, SN A-703453, US Army WAC, Pott. Co.
Asst. Adjutant, Ground General School, Ft. Riley, KS; d. 19 Jul 1947, Brooke Army Hosp., San Antonio, TX, unspecified illness.
† Olsen, Clarence Harley, SN T-004068, USAAF, Pott. Co.
pilot training school, probably 351st Base Unit, Myrtle Beach AAF, SC; Douglas A-20G Havoc #43-9343 pilot; DNB 22 Jan 1945, four miles S of Carolina Beach, Brunswick Co., NC; aircraft crash; four dead.
† Pryor, William Dale, civilian, Polk Co.
at US Maritime Service Training Station, Brooklyn, NY in 1943; d. Aug 1944 Altoona, Polk Co., IA.
† Roarty, Paul Thomas, SN 17-004-319, USAAF, Pott. Co.
787th Tech. Sch. Sqdn., Lincoln AAF Base, Lancaster Co., Nebraska; DNB 8 Jul 1942 near Lincoln; auto accident.
† Samson, Lloyd Elwood, SN 17-012-007, USAAF, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 30 Nov 1942, Luke AAF Base Hospital, Maricopa Co., AZ; consequences of bacterial pneumonia.
† Sharp, John C., SN 37-651-954, US Army, Pott. Co.
Desert Training Center, California & Arizona; DNB 8 Aug 1943, San Bernardino Co., CA; drowning.
† Springer, Lynn Irwin, SN 17-131-009, USAAF, Pott. Co.
544 SE Fighter Training Sqdn., Luke Field, Maricopa Co., AZ; Curtiss P-40L Warhawk #42-10718 aviation cadet pilot; DNB 1 Apr 1944, Luke Field Hospital; plane crashed earlier that day two miles S of Luke Field; (this plane is recorded as having been in a fatal crash in 1943).
† Sweeney, Gordon Anthony, SN 37-480-210, US Army, Pott. Co.
unit unknown, DNB 4 May 1944 at Ft. Knox, Hardin Co., KY; asphyxiation, probable drowning.
† Tedesco, Michael, SN O-288783, US Army, Pott. Co.
physician, unit unknown; DNB 16 Apr 1945, Camp Hood, Bell Co., TX, peritonitis from appendicitis.
† Thomas, Marvin Lyle, SN O-018345, US Army, Pott. & Harrison Cos.
US Military Academy 1931; Corps of Engineers, unit unknown; DNB 19 May 1943, Los Angeles Co., CA.
† Thompson, Harry, SN 37-267-942, USAAF, Pott. Co.
53rd Bomb. Sqdn., 46th Bomb. Gp. (Light), Operational Training Unit at Will Rogers Air Field, Oklahoma City, OK; DNB 12 Jun 1943, Enid, Garfield Co., OK; truck accident.
† Unmack, Paul Eugene, SN 3909696, US Navy, Pott. & Harrison Cos.
Navy V-12 program; DNB 22 Nov 1942, Wahpeton, Richland Co., ND.
† Viberg, Oscar Nels, SN 20-704-218, US Army, Pott. Co.
Troop E, 107th Cavalry Regiment, headquartered at Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA; DNB 1 Mar 1943, rural Petaluma, Sonoma Co., CA; tank overturn on highway.
† Wagner, Richard Paul, SN O-30916, USMC Aviation, Pott. Co.
Hq. Sqdn., Marine Base Defense Air Group 41, El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA; DNB 3 Mar 1944 E of San Juan Capistrano, Orange Co.; air accident while training.
† Warren, Alfred Leroy, SN 37-470-626, USAAF, Mills Co.
79th Transport S-F-A-Base, Hamilton Field, Suisan City, Solano Co., CA; DNB 23 Jun 1943 Fairfield, Solano Co., CA, vehicle hit by a train.
† Wigness, Kenneth Eugene, SN O-692842, USAAF, Shelby Co.
804th Bomb. Sqdn., 741st Bomb. Gp., Combat Crew Training School, Westover AFB, MA; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-7525 pilot; d. 7/8 Apr 1944 off Montauk Pt., Long Island, NY; engine failure followed by crash at sea, all eleven died; BNR.
Died in Western Hemisphere outside of Continental United States:
† Gill, Carl Edward, SN 316-39-25, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
assigned to US Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico; d. 20 Sep 1946 near Mexico City, Mexico; crash of US Naval Attache’s plane.
† Hoogensen, Earl Andrew, SN 37-427-473, USAAF, Shelby Co. & San Diego Co., CA
1st Ferrying Sqdn., 6th Ferrying Gp.; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-100399 flight engineer; DNB 16 Jan 1944, 37 miles SE of Atkinson Field, near Georgetown, British Guinea; crashed en route to Belem, Brazil, all seven died, five bodies recovered.
© 2020 by Robert A. “Bob” Christiansen, updated 30 Aug 2020.
Pottawattamie County, Iowa WW II Area Dead Roster - Stateside Deaths
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† Adams, Paul, SN 316-35-93, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
NAS Seattle, WA; DNB 11 Mar 1945, Seattle; murder/suicide, domestic partner Vivien Breitner turned on the gas while he slept.
† Battey, Norma Jane, service nbr?, US Navy Waves, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 3 Oct 1943, San Diego, CA, illness.
† Beers, Harold Elmer, SN 37-476-206, US Army, Harrison Co.
unit unknown; stationed at Camp Cooke (now Vandenburg AFB), Santa Barbara Co., CA; DNB 19 Jan 1945 in nearby Lompoc, CA from asphyxiation.
† Blain, David Benjamin, served as Blain, Dave B, SN 37-476-575, US Army, Cass Co.
trainee at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, near Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR; DNB 24 Apr 1943; scarlet fever.
† Bolton, Wayne Arnold, SN O-686626, USAAF, Harrison Co.
312th Fighter Sqdn., 338th Fighter Gp.; Republic P-47D Thunderbolt #42-8342 pilot; d. 23 Aug 1943 15 miles NW of Perry AAF, Perry, Taylor Co., FL; accident on routine training flight.
† Branstiter, Daniel Starr, SN 351249, Naval Aviation, Pott. & Shelby Cos.
Naval Air Sqdn. VP-62, aka Photographic Squadron 2; DNB 17 Jul 1944, Perry Co., PA; aircraft collision.
† Buffington, Charles Rollin III, SN O-461238, US Army, Mills Co.
Hq. Battery, 189th FA Bn., 45th Inf. Div., Camp Pickett, Nottaway Co., VA; DNB 11 Apr 1943 at Camp Pickett; light plane he was flying lost control and crashed.
† Butler, Ralph Joseph, SN 37-420-384, US Army, Woodbury & Monona. Cos.
HQ 1277th Service Command Service Unit, Pine Camp (now Ft. Drum), Jefferson Co., NY; d. 30 Sep 1944 Boonville, Oneida Co., NY, struck by automobile.
† Campbell, Bennie Clinton “Ben”, SN 39-313-929, US Army, Harrison Co. & Lane Co., OR
Co. C, 11th Maintenance Bn., 11th Armored Div.; DNB 4 Mar 1943, Camp Polk, Vernon Parish, LA; peritonitis from a gastric ulcer.
† Campbell, Wendell Melvin, SN O-719557, USAAF, Pott. Co.
235th Army Air Force Base Unit, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-100144 crewman w/ pilot Walter Slont; DNB 20 Jul 1944 one mile north of Roswell, Chaves Co., NM; two B-24s collided on routine training mission from Biggs Field to Walker AAF at Roswell; ten died, seven parachuted.
† Chambers, Stanley Glen, SN 19-097-353, USAAF, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
Randolph Field, TX; basic trainer Vultee BT-13 Valiant #41-21514; DNB 7 Dec 1942, NW of Randolph Field; training accident.
† Connelly, Robin Gail, SN 17-122-875, USAAF, Pott. Co.
20th Co., Separation Ctr., Ft. Dix, NJ; DNB 24 Dec 1945, body found in Sanhican Creek, Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ.
† Converse, Robert Franklin, SN O-73754, USAAF, Douglas Co., NE
958th Two-Engine Flying Training Sqdn., Hobbs AAF, Lea Co., NM (despite the unit name, this squadron gave newly-commissioned pilots a nine-week course in becoming four-engine B-17 pilots); Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29990 pilot, DNB 8 Sep 1943 8 miles NE of Hobbs AAF in plane crash, five dead.
† Copeland, Donald Warner, SN O-700865, USAAF, Pott. Co.
313 Troop Carrier Sqdn., 349th Troop Carrier Gp., 9th AF, stationed at Pope Field, Ft. Bragg, NC; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #42-100712 pilot; DNB Jul 1944 25 miles SE of Cape Fear, SC; three aircraft from a flight of 54 disappeared in storm during training mission, all fifteen dead; BNR.
† Dea, James David, SN 325990, Naval Aviation, Pott. & Shelby Cos.
Naval Air Patrol Sqdn. VP-21; training at Harvey Point NAAS, Queen Anne Co., NC; Martin PBM-3D Mariner BUNO 45263 crew member w/ pilot Farquhar Macrae Jr.; DNB 31 May 1944 in Princess Anne Co., Virginia near Harvey Pt.; plane stalled during practice bombing run; all nine dead.
† Duffy/Lein, Robert Eugene, SN 17-197-256, US Army, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 16 Jan 1945, near The Dalles, Wasco Co., OR, auto accident, identified as Robert L. Duffy.
† Enochson, Kenneth Duane Jr., SN O-36582, USMC Aviation, Pott. Co.
Marine Air Fighter Squadron VMF-523, Marine Air Group 52, 9th Marine Air Wing (training wing for east coast), Congaree Auxiliary Field, near Columbia, Lexington Co., SC; DNB 11 Sep 1945, near Columbia; plane crash.
† Faurot, Owen Hugh, SN 648-04-18, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 7 Nov 1944, off Old Point Comfort, Hampton, VA; crash at sea of transport plane returning to Europe, all 13 dead.
† Fausett, Ottis Marvin Jr., SN 316-35-63, US Navy, Pott. Co.
attack cargo ship USS Oberon (AK-56AKA-14); DNB 23 Jun 1942, Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY; skull & spine fracture from a fall.
† Feser, John Robert, SN 37-472-899, USAAF, Harrison Co.
938 Engineering Camoflage Bn. (Aviation), March Field, Riverside Co., CA; DNB 14 Apr 1943 at March Field, accidental drowning.
† Fisk, Aaron Ervin, SN 37-121-296, US Army, Pott. Co.
8th Evacuation Hosp., Morocco; returned to US and discharged; d. 24 Jan 1945, Veteran’s Hosp., Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE; organ failure.
† Flack, David Albert, SN O-687121, USAAF, Pott. Co.
813rd Base Unit, Sedalia AAF (now Whiteman AFB), Knob Noster, Johnson Co., MO; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #42-24317 crew member w/ pilot James J. Cram; DNB 14 Sep 1944 just east of field; collision with Douglas C-47A (DC-3) #42-24321 while returning from training mission to Vichy AAF, near Rolla, MO; all four on both planes killed.
† Garafalo, James Lester, SN 316-55-30 & O-329415, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
Pensacola NAS, Escambia Co., Florida; Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina BUNO 08307 passenger; d. 3 Jun 1946 in Escambia Bay 3.5 miles SE of Ellyson Field, Escambia Co.; when landing, wind caught right wing float, plane flipped and caught fire; both died.
† Garrean, Elwood Eugene, SN 39-029-723, USAAF, Pott. Co. & Los Angeles Co., CA
806th Bomb. Sqdn., 471 Bomb. Gp., Pueblo AAF, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO; Consolidated B-24E Liberator #42-7107 crew member w/ pilot Thomas C. Merryman Jr.; DNB 18 Aug 1943 over Gulf of Mexico ~ 138 miles SE of Corpus Christi, TX on flight to Texas, all ten dead; BNR.
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† Glassburn, Hugh Stuart, SN O-375826, USAAF, Polk Co.
Regional Communications Control Officer, Army Airways Communications System, Seattle, WA; died in Vultee BT-13A Valiant 42-42929, listed with 331st Fighter Sqdn., 329th Fighter Gp. based earlier at Paine Field, Everett, WA; DNB 24 Aug 1943, crashed near Olympia Army Air Field, Thurston Co., WA; both crew dead.
† Goltry, Clayton Arthur (served as Galtry Clayton A), SN 6-863-125, US Army, Mills Co.
Anti-Tank Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regt., Ft. Riley, KS; DNB 2 Jul 1941 at Fitzsimmons Army Hosp., Denver, CO; on Mills Co. official WW II Army death list.
† Green, Leo Vincent, SN 37-463-951, US Army, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 29 Oct 1943, Barton Gen. Hosp., Spokane, WA, uremic poisoning.
† Hursey, Norris Edward, SN 17-120-012, USAAF, Wayne Co.
Advanced Single Engine Pilot School, Moore Field, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX; DNB 30 Mar 1945, vehicle accident.
† Hutchison, Irwin Campbell, SN 6-934-185, USAAF, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; based at Pope AFB, Ft. Bragg, NC; Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain/Dakota #41-18613 co-pilot w/ pilot George Petersen; DNB 10 Nov 1942, 6 miles NW of Lockhart, Union Co., SC; plane crashed & burned, three dead.
† Ivy, Dorsie Eugene, SN O-191-494, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 9 Jun 1943, USNAS, Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS, training flight crash.
† Kadel, Lloyd G., SN 17-123-128, USAAF, Pott. Co.
604th Bomb. Sqdn., 399th Bomb. Gp., training unit based at Hamilton Field, Marin Co., CA; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #41-28874 crew member; plane en route from Hamilton Field via Phoenix, AZ to Midland, TX; DNB 18 Mar 1944 in Santa Catalina Mts., 25 miles NE of Tucson, Pima Co., AZ; plane encountered bad weather and turned to return to Phoenix, plane clipped peak, lost control, and crashed; all ten died.
† Kimball, William George, SN O-516449, USAAF, Pott. Co.
Air Transport Cmd.; DNB 3 Nov 1943 near Enterprise, Washington Co., UT, ferrying Douglas A-20G Havoc #43-9241 from Long Beach, CA to Great Falls, MT.
† Kraschel, Richard Nelson, civilian, Shelby Co.
Bell Aircraft, Buffalo, NY test pilot; d. 29 May 1943 near Niagara Falls, NY, Bell P-39 Airacobra malfunction; Richard Kraschel bailed out but parachute failed to open.
† Linn, Charles Leroy, SN 17-038-155, USAAF, Pott. Co.
476th Bomb. Sqdn., 335th Bomb. Gp., Barksdale Air Base, Shreveport, LA; Martin B-26A Marauder #41-7404 crew member w/ pilot E. F. Murphy Jr.; DNB 6 Nov 1942, Lambert Field, St. Louis, MO; plane crashed & burned at take-off, all five died.
† McCauley, Donald Perry, SN 37-466-829, USAAF, Pott. Co.
573rd Bomb. Sqdn., 391st Bomb. Gp., based at Godman AAF, Ft. Knox, Hardin Co., KY; DNB 3 Nov 1943, base hospital, Ft. Knox, pneumonia.
† McClurg, Lynn Herrig Jr., SN 37-670-277, USAAF, Pott. & Woodbury Cos.
unit unknown; DNB 18 Dec 1944 near MacDill Field, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL; aircraft training accident.
† Munchrath, Francis F., SN O-927081, USAAF, Pott. Co.
553 Base Unit, Romulus AFB, near Detroit, MI; Curtis C-46A Commando #42-3669 co-pilot w/ pilot James W. Hartzog; DNB 26 Jan 1945, near Belle Center, Logan Co., OH; en route from Buffalo, NY to Wright-Patterson AAF, Dayton, OH; plane caught fire & crashed; all three died.
† Noehren, Edward Henry, SN 37-074-575, US Army, Shelby Co.
Co. H, 90th Inf. Regt., Camp Carson, El Paso Co., CO; DNB 26 Sep 1944 in Camp Carson hospital, injuries from dud bazooka round explosion.
† Nuzum, Roy Edward, SN 6-939-625, US Army, Harrison Co.
HQ Troop, 6th Cavalry Regt., Ft. Jackson, Richland Co., SC; DNB 19 Aug 1943, vehicle accident.
† O’Connor, William Edward “Bucky”, SN 648-60-76, US Navy, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 25 Feb 1945, San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA, hit by automobile while walking on highway while on overnight leave.
† Olesen, Margaret Frances, SN A-703453, US Army WAC, Pott. Co.
Asst. Adjutant, Ground General School, Ft. Riley, KS; d. 19 Jul 1947, Brooke Army Hosp., San Antonio, TX, unspecified illness.
† Olsen, Clarence Harley, SN T-004068, USAAF, Pott. Co.
pilot training school, probably 351st Base Unit, Myrtle Beach AAF, SC; Douglas A-20G Havoc #43-9343 pilot; DNB 22 Jan 1945, four miles S of Carolina Beach, Brunswick Co., NC; aircraft crash; four dead.
† Pryor, William Dale, civilian, Polk Co.
at US Maritime Service Training Station, Brooklyn, NY in 1943; d. Aug 1944 Altoona, Polk Co., IA.
† Roarty, Paul Thomas, SN 17-004-319, USAAF, Pott. Co.
787th Tech. Sch. Sqdn., Lincoln AAF Base, Lancaster Co., Nebraska; DNB 8 Jul 1942 near Lincoln; auto accident.
† Samson, Lloyd Elwood, SN 17-012-007, USAAF, Pott. Co.
unit unknown; DNB 30 Nov 1942, Luke AAF Base Hospital, Maricopa Co., AZ; consequences of bacterial pneumonia.
† Sharp, John C., SN 37-651-954, US Army, Pott. Co.
Desert Training Center, California & Arizona; DNB 8 Aug 1943, San Bernardino Co., CA; drowning.
† Springer, Lynn Irwin, SN 17-131-009, USAAF, Pott. Co.
544 SE Fighter Training Sqdn., Luke Field, Maricopa Co., AZ; Curtiss P-40L Warhawk #42-10718 aviation cadet pilot; DNB 1 Apr 1944, Luke Field Hospital; plane crashed earlier that day two miles S of Luke Field; (this plane is recorded as having been in a fatal crash in 1943).
† Sweeney, Gordon Anthony, SN 37-480-210, US Army, Pott. Co.
unit unknown, DNB 4 May 1944 at Ft. Knox, Hardin Co., KY; asphyxiation, probable drowning.
† Tedesco, Michael, SN O-288783, US Army, Pott. Co.
physician, unit unknown; DNB 16 Apr 1945, Camp Hood, Bell Co., TX, peritonitis from appendicitis.
† Thomas, Marvin Lyle, SN O-018345, US Army, Pott. & Harrison Cos.
US Military Academy 1931; Corps of Engineers, unit unknown; DNB 19 May 1943, Los Angeles Co., CA.
† Thompson, Harry, SN 37-267-942, USAAF, Pott. Co.
53rd Bomb. Sqdn., 46th Bomb. Gp. (Light), Operational Training Unit at Will Rogers Air Field, Oklahoma City, OK; DNB 12 Jun 1943, Enid, Garfield Co., OK; truck accident.
† Unmack, Paul Eugene, SN 3909696, US Navy, Pott. & Harrison Cos.
Navy V-12 program; DNB 22 Nov 1942, Wahpeton, Richland Co., ND.
† Viberg, Oscar Nels, SN 20-704-218, US Army, Pott. Co.
Troop E, 107th Cavalry Regiment, headquartered at Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA; DNB 1 Mar 1943, rural Petaluma, Sonoma Co., CA; tank overturn on highway.
† Wagner, Richard Paul, SN O-30916, USMC Aviation, Pott. Co.
Hq. Sqdn., Marine Base Defense Air Group 41, El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA; DNB 3 Mar 1944 E of San Juan Capistrano, Orange Co.; air accident while training.
† Warren, Alfred Leroy, SN 37-470-626, USAAF, Mills Co.
79th Transport S-F-A-Base, Hamilton Field, Suisan City, Solano Co., CA; DNB 23 Jun 1943 Fairfield, Solano Co., CA, vehicle hit by a train.
† Wigness, Kenneth Eugene, SN O-692842, USAAF, Shelby Co.
804th Bomb. Sqdn., 741st Bomb. Gp., Combat Crew Training School, Westover AFB, MA; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-7525 pilot; d. 7/8 Apr 1944 off Montauk Pt., Long Island, NY; engine failure followed by crash at sea, all eleven died; BNR.
Died in Western Hemisphere outside of Continental United States:
† Gill, Carl Edward, SN 316-39-25, Naval Aviation, Pott. Co.
assigned to US Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico; d. 20 Sep 1946 near Mexico City, Mexico; crash of US Naval Attache’s plane.
† Hoogensen, Earl Andrew, SN 37-427-473, USAAF, Shelby Co. & San Diego Co., CA
1st Ferrying Sqdn., 6th Ferrying Gp.; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-100399 flight engineer; DNB 16 Jan 1944, 37 miles SE of Atkinson Field, near Georgetown, British Guinea; crashed en route to Belem, Brazil, all seven died, five bodies recovered.