bigpigeon.us webpage WWII Dead > Death Locations > The ETO - Air, Sea, CommZ, © 2024 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated by RAC 27 Jan 2024.​​
WWII Germany units covered: The ETO Air War (60 dead), The ETO Sea War (seven dead), The ETO Communications Zone (14 dead). Total dead 81.
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03-09 - The ETO > The ETO Air War (60 dead, updated 27 January 2024)
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​03-09 - The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force: (44 dead, updated 27 Jan 2024)
† Andersen, Edwin Pershing, SN 38-050-262, US Army Air Force, Audubon Co. & Harris Co., TX ​
  • 845th Bomb. Sqdn., 489th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Halesworth, SE of Norwich, Suffolk, England; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #42-94786 Heaven Can Wait II crew member with pilot Claude T. Lovelace Jr.; KIA 18 Sep 1944 near Groesbeek, SE of Nijmegen, Netherlands; during a low-level supply drop for Operation Market Garden, aircraft hit by flak and crashed; at least five dead; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Bagley, Charles Phelps, SN 0-765-281, US Army Air Force, Audubon Co.​
  • 600th or 601st Bomb. Sqdn., 398th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Nuthampstead SW of Cambridge, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38463 co-pilot w/ pilot Roger Weum; KIA 30 Nov 1944 at Grosslöbichau, east of Jena, Thuringia, Germany; aircraft went into a dive, exploded in mid-air, and crashed; crew of nine, six died; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Bailey, Edwin Clark, SN 17-149-190, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 7th Bomb. Sqdn., 34th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Mendlesham, N. of Ipswich, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38419 Miss Betsy tail gunner w/ pilot Jacob Raver; KIA 14 Jan 1945 on mission to Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany; aircraft lost right wing due to flak and crashed NW of Bremen, 700 meters SW of village of Eggestedt; seven dead, two POW; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Benedict, George Junior, SN 37-485-642, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • 731st Bomb. Sqdn., 452nd Bomb Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Doepham Green, Norfolk, England; B-17G #44-8015 Johnny Reb w/ pilot William T. Emmet II; KIA Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Bavaria, near Ulm, Germany, 22 Feb 1945; plane broke apart approaching the target in overcast conditions; seven died, three survived; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Benton, Raymond James, SN  37-112-067, US Army Air Force, Guthrie Co.​
  • 366 Bomb. Sqdn., 305th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Cheveston, NW of Cambridge, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-102255 radio operator; KIA 3 Feb 1945; aircraft suffered flak damage during mission over Germany & ditched in North Sea; crew of nine all killed; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force; BNR.
†  Blaylock, John Robert “Bob” Jr., SN 0-437-451, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • C.O. 510th Bomb. Sqdn., 351st Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-37731 pilot; KIA 31 Dec 1943 near Royan, SW France; plane shot down after raid on Bordeaux, parachute failed; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Broman, Floyd Leroy, SN 39-691-053, US Army Air Force, Los Angeles Co., CA & York Co., NE
  • 709th Bomb. Sqdn., 447th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based 15 miles NW of Ipswich at Rattlesdon, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #44-6027 radio operator w/ pilot William C. Hoyer; KIA 29 Jun 1944 over Saxony, Germany; aircraft hit by flak south of Leipzig over the oil refinery target of Böhlen, exploded and crashed eight miles east of Altenburg; eight crew members died; bombardier & tail gunner survived; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Burke, Vernon Clifford Jr., SN 17-068-043, US Army Air Force, Audubon Co.
  • 548th Bomb. Sqdn., 38th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Great Ashfield, 10 miles east of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17 #42-31847 Flying Fortress tail gunner w/ pilot Howard M. Worster; KIA 12 May 1944 2 miles west of Langenhain-Ziegenberg & 6 miles west of Bad Nauheim, Hesse, Germany; aircraft attacked by Luftwaffe fighters & crashed; nine dead from crew of ten; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Cargill, Lawrence Elroy, SN 37-464-353, US Army Air Force, Fremont Co.
  • 66th Bomb. Sqdn., 44th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Shipdham Airfield, Norwich, England west of the city of Norwich; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #41-28795 radio operator w/ pilot Forest M. Musgrave; DNB 8 May 1944 near Acle, Norwich, England, between the city of Norwich and Great Yarmouth; aircraft was on a training mission preparatory to serving as a radar-equipped Pathfinder; lost control from unknown causes and crashed; two killed (Musgrave's chute didn't open and Cargill stayed with the aircraft); The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Carlson, Roland Linus, SN 37-524-041, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co. & Wright Co., MN​​
  • 412th Bomb. Sqdn., 95th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Horham, 4 miles SE of Eye, Suffolkshire, England; Boeing B-17G #42-39869 Heaven Can Wait waist gunner w/ pilot Richard P. Bannerman; KIA 11 Apr 1944 on mission to Poznan, Poland; aircraft shot down by enemy aircraft 6 miles SE of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; all ten dead; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
†  Cohen, Irving, SN 0-771-221, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 728 Bomb. Sqdn; 452 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Deopham Green, Norfolk, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortess #42-97534 pilot; KIA on his first mission 25 Nov 1944 over Harren, north of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; plane exploded in mid-air after direct flak hit, seven crew dead, two POW; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force; BNR.
† Coy, Leroy A., SN 0-741-481, US Army Air Force, Fremont Co.
  • 385th Bomb. Gp, Eighth Air Force, based at Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-3548 Little Willie navigator; aircraft belonged to the 563rd Bomb Sqdn., 388th Bomb Gp., based at Knettishall, Suffolk; KIA 23 Mar 1944 over Germany; aircraft hit by flak while returning from mission  over Brunswick, Germany; crashed at Hullern five miles east of Haltern, North Rhine, Westphalia, Germany; two died, eight survived; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
†  Dideriksen, Robert Warren, SN 0-2-044-637, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Page Cos.
  • 14th Photo Reconnaissance Sqdn., 7th Reconnaissance. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Mount Farm, north of Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England; British Supermarine PR Mk XI Spitfire #PL790 pilot; KIA 15 Jun 1944 near Paris, France; shot down by German Me-109s; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
†  Emerson, Charles Waldo, SN 37-485-764, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 418th Bomb. Sqdn., 100th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 43-37517 Heaven Can Wait tail gunner; WIA 11 Sep 1944 over Ruhland, north of Dresden, Germany; DOW 30 Sep 1944 in hospital, England; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.  
†  Evers, Leland Junior, SN 0-748-386, US Army Air Force, Pott. & Harrison Cos.
  • 730 Bomb. Sqdn., 452 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Deopham Green, Norfolk, England; Boeing B17-G Flying Fortress #42-31334 3 Cads and a Lad pilot; KIA 12 Apr 1944 over North Sea; plane ditched returning from mission, six dead; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force; BNR.
† Franklin, Milburn Martin, SN 0-736-767, US Army Air Force, Lewis Co., WA
  • 410th Bomb. Sqdn., 94th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, east of Cambridge; Boeing B-17G #42-37821 The Sweetest One navigator w/ pilot John E. Pyles; KIA 26 Nov 1943 SE of Paris, France; aircraft rammed by German FW-109 fighter and crashed near Chevry-Cossigny in Ile-de-France Departement; of crew of ten, nine died and the tail gunner eluded capture; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
†  Friend, James Junior, SN 0-746-080, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 551st Bomb. Sqdn., 385th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-30822 Dorsal Queen co-pilot w/ pilot Delmer Gray; KIA 25 Feb 1944 over Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; mid-air explosion from flak, seven dead, three POW; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Gallup, Eugene Maxwell, SN 39-539-448, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 578th Bomb. Sqdn., 392nd Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Wendling, near East Dereham, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #41-28688 gunner w/ pilot Travis W. Griffin; KIA 24 Apr 1944; multiple engine failure on mission to Leipheim Luftwaffe air base, east of Ulm, Bavaria, Germany; entire crew of ten bailed out SW of Freudenstadt, Baden; two died; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Gustafson, Dale Eldon, SN 19-127-645, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 250th Bomb. Sqdn., 100th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-102611 left waist gunner; KIA 27 Jun 1944 near Great Yarmouth, England, plane lost during training flight; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force; BNR.
† Hartkopf, Paul Otto, SN 37-479-719, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • 848th Bomb. Sqdn., 490th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Eye, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38191 Miss Mary Kay waist gunner w/ pilot Darril F. Roufs; KIA 5 Apr 1945 Goeree Overflakkee Is., SW of Rotterdam, Netherlands; aircraft hit by flak from German naval vessels in Middelharnis Harbor, crashed into water and exploded, crew of nine all dead; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Janss, Alfred Henry, SN T-131842, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • 788th Bomb. Sqdn., 467th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Rackheath, NE of Norwich, Norwalk, England; Consolidated/Ford B-24H Liberator #42-52546 Southern Clipper navigator w/ pilot William E. Shinn; KIA 18 Mar 1945 over Berlin, Germany; aircraft hit by flak over target, four died from crew of ten; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force. 
† Kersten, Lloyd Wesley, 0-819-918, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 836th Bomb. Sqdn., 487th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Lavenham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #43-37877 pilot; KIA 30 Nov 1944, Theissen, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, SW of Leipzig; shot down by flak over secondary target; seven dead, two POW; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Kussman, Edward William, SN 37-261-765, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 856 Bomb. Sqdn., 492nd Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at North Pickenham, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #42-50331 waist gunner w/ pilot Henry L. Polansky; KIA 31 Mar 1945, near Kirkwall, Orkney Is., Scotland; plane lost power and crashed returning from aborted Operation Carpetbagger mission; 13 dead included six Norwegian Special Forces members; one survivor; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Learned, Bradley Eugene, SN 17-047-210, US Army Air Force, Wright Co., MN
  • 508th Bomb. Sqdn. 351st Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based between Leicester and Cambridge at Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England; Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29817 ball turret gunner w/ pilot William C. King; KIA 28 Jun 1943 over the Bay of Biscay after completion of mission over St. Nazaire, France; aircraft lost two engines after Luftwaffe attack, glided into water and exploded; four POW & six KIA; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† McCord, George Melvin, SN 37-651-218, US Army Air Force, Harrison & Pott. Cos.
  • 785th Bomb. Sqdn., 466th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Attlebridge, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #41-29466 Dark Rhapsody right waist gunner w/ pilot Donald C. Griffin, KIA 23 Mar 1944 over St. Jansklooster, NE of Amsterdam, Netherlands; mid-air collision w/ B-24 #42-52587 Shoo Shoo Baby on mission to Achmer Airfield, NW of Onsabrück, Germany; all died except two or three members off the Shoo Shoo Baby crew; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Melton, Derald William, SN 17-131-529, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 547th Bomb. Sqdn., 384th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Grafton-Underwood, Northamptonshire, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-10783 bombardier; KIA 27 Dec 1944 near Arenberg, east of Koblenz, Germany; plane lost rear section from flak & crashed, eight dead, two survivors; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Narvis, Charles William, SN 0-698-999, US Army Air Force, Muscatine Co.
  • 375th Fighter Sqdn., 361th Fighter Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England; North American P-51 Mustang #44-14226 Babe pilot; KIA 2 Nov 1944 10 miles east of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Nord, Carl Arthur, SN 0-694-473, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • ​852nd Bomb. Sqdn., 493rd Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Debach, NE of Ipswich, Suffolk, England ; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #44-40471 No Love, No Nothing bombardier w/ pilot Jack G.  W. Cooper; d. 6 Jun 1944 over the English Channel; group was returning from an aborted mission to Lisieux, France; Cooper's aircraft collided with Consolidated/Ford B-24H Liberator #42-94789 Moby Dick; no survivors from combined crews of 20; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force; BNR.
† Petrus, Richard Marvin, SN 17-148-212, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 706th Bomb. Sqdn., 466 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Bungay/Flixton, Suffolk, England; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #42-50790 tail gunner; KIA 11 Apr 1945 SW of Bungay/Flixton; two returning bombers collided, no survivors; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Pogge, George Hubert, SN 0-718-974, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 714th Bomb. Sqdn., 448th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Seething, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-95134 Lady Margaret navigator w/ pilot Francis Bodkin; KIA 26 Aug 1944 en route to Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; plane brought down by flak 7 miles west of Ludwigshafen; six died, four survived; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Santillan, Paul J., SN 37-436-475, US Army Air Force, Audubon Co.
  • 339th Bomb. Sqdn., 96th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Snetterton Heath, SW of Norwich, Norfolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-31113 ball turret gunner w/ pilot Harold R. Mott; d. 16 Dec 1943 over North Sea near Dutch coast; aircraft hit by fire from German fighter aircraft and engine fell off; engine fell on B-17F #42-30872 below; the two aircraft collided as they fell into the North Sea; both crews were lost; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Schaupp, Dale John, SN 17-123-462, US Army Air Force, Harrison Co.
  • 600th Bomb. Sqdn., 398th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Nuthamstead, Hampshire, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-97339 flight engineer/top turret gunner; KIA 19 May 1944 near Berlin, Germany; plane hit by flak and by debris from an overhead plane; eight died, two POW; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Seeger, LeRoy Ernest "Roy", SN 17-131-731, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • 838th Bomb. Sqdn., 487th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Lavenham, Suffolk, England; B-17G #42-98013 flight engineer/top turret gunner w/ pilot Clement J. Kochzynski; KIA 14 Jan 1945 near Ventschau, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, ESE of Lüneburg, Germany returning from mission to Onsabrück or Magdeburg; collision with another B-17; plane left formation, exploded in mid-air and spiraled to the ground; four dead, five POWs; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Smith, Howard Myron, SN 17-038-532, US Army Air Force, Shelby & Cass Cos.
  • ​713th Bomb. Sqdn., 448th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Seething, SSE of Norwich, East Anglia, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-52123 engineer w/ pilot James E. Urban; KIA 11 Jan 1944 near Exloo, SE of Groningen, Netherlands; aircraft attacked by German fighters, left formation and broke in several parts, crew of ten all died; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Spedding, Edward William, SN 0-767-677, US Army Air Force, Oswego Co., NY
  • 409th Bomb. Sqdn., 93rd Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Hartwick, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-109815 co-pilot w/ pilot Eldon C. Frobish; KIA 5 Nov 1944 near Voslapp north of Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany; plane crashed while participating in a raid on Misburg, east of Hanover, Germany (probable target was oil refineries); one survived, three bodies found & buried by Germans, five died in the water; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Spicer, Robert Francis, SN 0-693-421, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 570th Bomb. Sqdn., 390th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Framlingham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress #42-30783 The Stork Club co-pilot w/ pilot Vincent De Mayo; KIA 16 Mar 1944 six miles east of Schwabish Gmund, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; aircraft attacked by Luftwaffe fighters and exploded on mission to Augsburg; eight died, two survived; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Stockman, Kenneth Herman, SN 37-482-024, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 427 Bomb. Sqdn., 303 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #43-38057 radio operator; KIA 9 Nov 1944 near Molesworth Air Base; mid-air collision while assembling for raid over Schweinfurt, one survivor; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Sunberg, John Linder, SN 17-123-628, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 837th Bomb. Sqdn., 487th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Lavenham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #44-8276 radio operator w/ pilot Jack Leon; KIA 18 Mar 1945 near Massin, Germany (now Masina, Poland); aircraft damaged by flak approaching Berlin, then flew east to reach Russian-occupied territory before bailing out; John Sunberg & Leonard Marino were killed in their parachutes by Russian fighter aircraft, other seven landed safely; location where Russians buried Sunberg & Marino is unknown; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force; BNR.
  • Notes: In 2017, Masina citizens erected a memorial to Sunberg & Marino. See Big Pigeon's Roster Photos > Memorials or https://www.army.mil/article/184674/polish_town_honors_fallen_wwii_airmen.
† Sweeny, Duane Grant Henry, SN 0-770-836, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 568th Bomb. Sqdn., 390th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Framlingham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-32026 'Tis a Mystery pilot; KIA 30 Nov 1944 over North Sea; plane iced up & crashed near beginning of mission to Kassel, Germany; all nine crew dead; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force; BNR.
† Wentz, William Findley, SN 17-069-660, US Army Air Force, Black Hawk Co. 
  • 785th Bomb. Sqdn., 466th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Attlebridge, Norfolk, England; Consolidated B-24H Liberator #42-52555 Ol' Tom Cat flight engineer; KIA 9 May 1944 on mission to Tutow, east of Rostock, Germany, ditched in North Sea, no survivors; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force; BNR.
† Wilcox, Blaine Bertrand, SN 0-772-098, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • 613th Bomb. Sqdn. 401st Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Dennethorpe, Northhampshire, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-31801 Son-of-a-Blitz bombardier; KIA 7 Oct 1944, over Politz, between Hamburg & Lubeck, Germany, destroyed by flak, all nine died; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.​
† Wilcox, Stewart La Val, SN T-062027, US Army Air Force, Mills Co. & Delaware
  • 613 Bomb. Sqdn., 401 Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Dennethorpe, Northhampshire, England; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #42-32005 co-pilot; KIA 24 Jul 1944 English Channel, plane caught fire returning from raid over St. Lo, Normandy, France (first day of carpet bombing preliminary to Operation Cobra); all nine bailed out over English Channel, all rescued except for Flight Officer Stewart Wilcox; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force; BNR.
† Yergey, Stanley Allen, SN 0-717-010, US Army Air Force, Douglas Co., NE
  • 853th Bomb. Sqdn., 491th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force, based at Metfield, Suffolk, England; Consolidated B-24 Liberator #44-10485 Dorty Treek bombardier; KIA 26 Nov 1944, shot down between Sarstedt and Heisede, south  of Hanover, Germany; four dead, Lt. Yergey's remains found in the plane; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force.
† Zaiger, Roy Jensen, SN 39-339-753, US Army Air Force, Audubon Co. & Washington Co., OR
  • 836th Bomb. Sqdn., 487th Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force; based at Lavenham, Suffolk, England; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress #42-97398 waist gunner w/ pilot Claude E. Gatlin Jr.; KIA 31 Dec 1944; aircraft disappeared after takeoff on mission to Hamburg, Germany, never seen in formation, presumed lost over North Sea; crew of nine lost; The ETO > ETO Air War > Eighth Air Force; BNR. 

​03-09 - The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force: (16 dead, updated 27 January 2024)
  • Including Twelfth Air Force deaths while based in France supporting the ETO.
† Anderson, Virgil Wendell, SN T-003902, US Army Air Force, Buena Vista and Pott. Cos.
  • 95th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 440th Troop Carrier Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Chateaudun, Eure-et-Loir Dept., NW of Orleans, France; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #42-100906 co-pilot; KIA 27 Dec 1944 near St. Hubert, west of Bastogne, Belgium; flak brought plane down during glider tow mission carrying supplies to Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge; three dead, two survivors; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
† Braden, Grant Nathaniel, SN 0-690-177, US Army Air Force, Montgomery Co.
  • 597th Bomb. Sqdn., 397th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Péronne, Somme Dept., east of Amiens, France; Martin B-26 Marauder #42-96162 Dottie Dee pilot; KIA 30 Jan 1945 near Courtisols, SE of Reims, Marne, France; plane crashed in a snowstorm returning from a weather reconnaissance mission; crew of four all died; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
† Chickering, Herbert R., SN 0-706-135, US Army Air Force, Montgomery & Madison Cos.
  • 339th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 349th Troop Carrier Gp., Ninth Air Force; Curtis-Wright C-46D Commando #44-77839 pilot; DNB 6 May 1945 SW of London, England at Gibbet Hill, Haslemere, Surrey on a repatriation flight from France to England; flying low in bad weather, aircraft wing hit a radar tower; all 30 aboard (five crew & 25 passengers) & one other person died; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.​
†  Delong, Lloyd, SN 37-117-114, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 409th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, flying Douglas A-26 Invaders, based at Brétigny-sur-Orge, Essonne Dept., south of Paris, France; DNB 3 Nov 1944 at Fleury-Mérogis, near Paris; head injuries from falling from a moving truck; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
†  Downs, Thomas George, SN 0-745-648, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 85th Troop Carrier Sqdn., 437th Troop Carrier Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota #43-15655 pilot; DNB 27 Aug 1944 at landing field ALG A-22 near Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France; crashed while landing, four dead; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
† Gee, Richard Arthur, SN 0-496-121, US Army Air Force, Marion Co.
  • 430th Fighter Sqdn., 474th Fighter Gp., Ninth Air Force; based at Warmwell, SE of Dorchester, Dorset, England; Lockheed P-38J Lightning #42-67675​ pilot; KIA 22 Jun 1944 NW of Cherbourg, Hainneville, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
​† ​Gunsolley, Max Gerald, SN 37-656-287, US Army Air Force, Des Moines Co.
  • 644th Bomb. Sqdn, 410th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force; based at Gosfield, west of Colchester, Essex, England; Douglas A-20G Havoc #43-10192 crew member w/ pilot Robert C. Bruce; KIA 3 Jun 1944; aircraft last seen heading to the coast through a flak zone; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force; BNR.
† Halterman, Claude Allen Jr., SN 0-767-204, US Army Air Force, Ventura Co., CA
  • 390th Fighter Sqdn., 366th Fighter Gp., Ninth Air Force; based at Asch, Zutendaal, Belgium; Republic P-47 Thunderbolt #42-28098 pilot; KIA 28 Feb 1945 near Grevenbroich, SW of Düsseldorf, Germany; aircraft hit by flak & crashed; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force; BNR.
†  Holiday, Albert Henry, SN 17-029-435, US Army Air Force, Harrison & Ringgold Cos.
  • 641st Bomb. Sqdn., 409th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Little Walden, Essex, England; North American A-20G Havoc #43-9703 gunner w/ pilot Joseph R. Armistead; KIA 11 Jun 1944 Uttlesford District, Essex, England; three aircraft collided after takeoff, two crashed; five died from the eight crew members of the two lost aircraft; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.​
† Howard, Charles Joseph, SN 0-2-067-716, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 37th Bomb. Sqdn., 17th Bomb Gp., Twelfth Air Force, assigned to First Tactical Air Force, supporting Seventh Army; based at Dijon-Longvic, Burgundy, France; Martin B-26F Marauder #42-96326 copilot w/ pilot Kenneth Bedor; KIA 26 Apr 1945 near target of Neuburg an der Donau, between Munich and Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany; shot down by Messerschmitt ME-262 jet fighter from Luftwaffe Sqdn. JV-44; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
† Hunter, Gail Ray, SN 37-109-559, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • 558th Bomb. Sqdn., 387th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Chpping Ongar, NE of London, Essex, England; Martin B-26 Marauder #41-31664 Heavenly Body flight engineer & top turret gunner w/ pilot Charles W. Schober; KIA 8 Jun 1944 south of Caen, Normandy, France; aircraft hit by flak shortly after bombing ammunition dump in Foret de Grimbosq, exploded before hitting ground; crew of seven all died; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
† Kelley, Oren H., SN 17-033-747, US Army Air Force, Cass Co.
  • 43rd Troop Carrier Sqdn., 315th Troop Carrier Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Aldermaston, Berkshire, England; Douglas C-47A Skytrain/Dakota C-47A #42-23479 radio operator; DNB 17 Sep 1943; accident during joint training exercise with Royal Air Force near Great Bircham, Norfolk, England; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
† Napier, Roy Hugh, SN 0-769-905, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 485th Fighter Sqdn., 370th Fighter Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Florennes-Juzaine, Belgium, ~70 miles south of Brussels; Lockheed P-38J Lightning #42-67822 pilot; KIA 3 Jan 1945; aircraft crash; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
† Smith, Henry Clayton, SN 37-480-433, US Army Air Force, Mills Co.
  • 494th Bomb. Sqdn., 344th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Stansted, near Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; Martin B-26G5 Marauder #43-34406 tail gunner; KIA 23 Sep 1944 near Venlo, SE Netherlands; plane shot down by flak; two crew may have survived, remaining four died; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
† Stith, George Noel, SN 0-697-177, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • 557th Bomb. Sqdn., 387th Bomb. Gp., Ninth Air Force, based at Clastres, France, east of Amiens; Martin B-26F Marauder #42-96309 pilot; KIA 23 Dec 1944, near Bastogne, Belgium; plane returning from bombing mission over Hagen, Germany, crashed from flak; three killed, four POW; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force.
​† Wenstrand, Robert Darwin, SN 0-701-356, US Army Air Force, Page Co.​
  • 53rd Troop Carrier Sqdn., 61st Troop Carrier Gp., Ninth Air Force; based at Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire, England, east of Nottingham; Douglas C-47 Dakota/Skytrain navigator; DNB 3 Dec 1944 over North Sea; The ETO > ETO Air War > Ninth Air Force; BNR.
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03-10 - The ETO > The ETO Sea War: (seven dead, updated 16 August 2023)
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03-10 - The ETO > The ETO Sea War: (seven dead, updated 16 Aug '23/23 Aug '23)
† Arkfeld, Francis Felix, SN 621-46-99, US Navy, Shelby Co.
  • Landing Craft Tank LCT-486; KIA 7 Jun 1944, craft sunk by a mine off Utah Beach, Normandy, France; The ETO > The ETO Sea War; BNR.
​† Bonnesen, Robert Eugene, SN 859-07-07, US Navy, Carroll Co.
  • Landing Craft Flak LCF-31 radioman; KIA 6 Jun 1944; craft hit by shell off Utah Beach; survivors rescued by Coast Guard Cutter CGC-16; The ETO > The ETO Sea War; BNR.
† Jorgensen, George Eugene Jr., SN 316-86-64, US Navy, Pott. & Mills Cos.
  • Navy signalman on Army tanker Y-17 carrying aviation fuel from Hamble-le-Rice, near Southampton SW of London to the Antwerp, Belgium area; KIA 9 Apr 1945 off Ostend, Belgium; Y-17 sunk by torpedo from German midget submarine U-5309; no survivors among the 18 crew members; The ETO > The ETO Sea War; BNR.
† Saunders, Robert William, SN 316-91-16, US Navy, Pott. Co.
  • Landing Craft Tank LCT-305; KIA 6 Jun 1944 off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; LCT-305 hit a mine but completed its mission, only one dead; D-Day, first day of Battle of Normandy - The ETO > The ETO Sea War.
† Svenningsen, Elmer Lawrence, SN 31-461-349, US Army, Pott. Co. & Fairfield Co., CT
  • 362nd Inf. Regt., 66th Inf. Div.; KIA 24 Dec 1944 on SS Leopoldville crossing English Channel from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France; Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-486 five miles off Cherbourg; 763 US Army deaths; The ETO > The ETO Sea War; BNR.
† Swanson, Charles Edward Jr., SN 17-082-496, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. H, 262nd Inf. Regt., 66th Inf. Div.; KIA 24 Dec 1944 on SS Leopoldville crossing English Channel from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France; Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-486 five miles off Cherbourg; 763 US Army deaths; The ETO > The ETO Sea War; BNR.
† Welbourn, Eldred Orville, SN 37-484-888, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 262nd Inf. Regt. 66th Inf. Div.; KIA 24 Dec 1944 on SS Leopoldville crossing English Channel from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France; Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-486 five miles off Cherbourg; 763 US Army deaths; The ETO > The ETO Sea War; BNR.​
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03-11 - The ETO > The ETO Communications Zone (14 dead, updated 23 August 2023)
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03-11 - The ETO > The ETO Communications Zone (14 dead, updated 8 Aug '23/23 Aug '23)
1 - Deaths Coming into Theater:
†  Koebel, Leonard Lavern, SN 0-726-911, US Army Air Force, Pima Co., AZ & Pott. Co.
  • 401 Bomb. Sqdn., 91st Bomb. Gp., Eighth Air Force; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress #41-24451 bombardier; DNB 3 Oct 1942 Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; crash en route from US, eight died, two survived; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
†  Storm, Donald William, SN 0-722-387, US Army Air Force, Pott. Co.
  • Consolidated B-24J Liberator #42-51295 navigator w/ pilot Darwin D. Gant; DNB 21 Jul 1944 en route to England between Bluie West 1, Greenland and Meeks Field, Iceland; probable ditching, no survivors; The ETO > ETO Comm Zone; BNR.
2 - Deaths while Training (ETO Army Air Force training deaths are included in The ETO > ETO Air War.):
† Aid, Alvin Eldred, SN 37-503-126, US Army; Page & Taylor Cos.
  • ​3206th Quartermaster Service Co., based at St. Anthony, near Falmouth, Cornwall, England; KIA 28 Apr 1944 off Slapton Sands, Devon, England; on Landing Ship Tank LST-531 which was sunk by German E-boats; Operation Tiger - The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone; BNR.
​† Baker, Donald Hugh, SN 20-706-350, US Army, Cass Co.
  • Co. K, 168th Inf. Regt., while stateside transferred to Co. K, 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div.; DNB 6 Jun 1942 Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; railroad accident; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
† Soe, Jens Folmer, SN 0-903-833, US Army, Audubon & Shelby Cos.
  • Co. F or D, 322nd Engr. Regt., Newport, England; DNB 22/23 Aug 1942, gunshot wound; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
3 - Accidental Deaths with Known Location:
† Agnew, Wayne Burton, SN 37-191-857, US Army, Adams & Benton Cos. 
  • 713rd Railway Operating Bn.; DNB 5 Dec 1944 Miramas, NW of Marseille, France; accidental gunshot; The ETO > The ETO Comm. Zone.
4 - Deaths with Unknown Unit or Location:
† Humes, William A., SN 0-450-902, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • C.O., 543 Signal Depot Co., Signal Depot S-891, Paris, France; WIA by V-2 rocket en route to Liege, Belgium; DOW 16 Dec 1944, Belgium; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone. 
† McDowell, Elmer Ross, SN 6-557-377, US Army, Fresno Co., CA & Pott. Co.
  • 3597 Quartermaster Truck Co.; KIA 2 Jan 1945, France (sic) (RAC: possibly accident in Chiligny, Lorraine, France, as Third Army moved supplies from Lorraine north into the Ardennes); The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
†  Mickey, Paul Leo “Leo”, SN 37-118-215, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 714 Engineer Depot Co.; DNB 2 Dec 1944, 166th General Hospital, France (location unknown); accident; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
† Seeley, James Lowell, SN 648-06-51, US Navy, Harrison Co.
  • 1942: Armed guard on Liberty Ship SS William Clark; sunk 4 Nov 1942 by German submarine U-354 torpedoes off Jan Mayen Is., Norway while in convoy to Russia; 30 died, 41 survived; James Seeley was among those rescued by HMT Cape Pallister three days after the sinking.
  • 1944: Armed guard on tanker SS Sharpsburg out of Philadelphia; collided with SS Bralanta in the Irish Channel approaching Liverpool, England; Sharpsburg survived; personnel losses unknown; d. 14 Feb 1944 off New Brighton, near Liverpool; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone; BNR.
5 - Deaths after Cessation of Hostilities:
† Busey, Robert W., SN 37-467-059, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • 821st Tank Destroyer Bn.; DNB 27 Jun 1945 Deichshausen, north of Bremen, Germany, accidental gunshot wound; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
† McIntosh, Alvia Marion, SN 37-693-543, US Army, Harrison Co.
  • Army Transportation Corps, units mentioned are 62nd Transportation Bn. & 9th T. R. G.; DNB 14 Jun 1945 at Dudweiler, near Saarbrücken, Germany; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
† Putnam, Robert Edward, SN 0-1-318-929, US Army, Pott. Co.
  • Co. G, 359th Inf. Regt., 90th Inf. Div.; DNB 20 Nov 1945, Sulzbach, east of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany; handgun accident; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.
† Waters, James Martin, SN 37-445-422, US Army, Pott. & Harrison Cos.
  • 66th & 396th Armored FA Bns.; DNB 5 Oct 1945 Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; head injury from jeep accident; The ETO > ETO Comm. Zone.