James Aageberg
Military | Captain | Pilot | 366th Fighter Group
Killed in Action on 21 January 1945 in P-47 Thunderbolt 44-20424.
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Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Cemetery
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Lt Ewart T. Sconiers' name on the Walls of the Missing at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Neupré, Belgium. Sconiers was bombardier on B-17 "Johnny Reb II" 41-24443 when it was shot down on the 21 October mission to German submarine pens at Lorient/Kerovan, France. All crew members survived and were made Prisoners of War (POW). Sconiers was interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Poland and died in January 1944 in a hospital in Lubin, 20km South of Sagan. Listed as Missing In Action until his recovery in 2016 and positive identification in April 2017. Brought to the US, his remains will be buried next to his mother's on 27 January 2018 in Defuniak Springs, Florida. (Photo Ed Reniere 26 May 2016). See UPL 31377 for the photo of the inscription, with the rosette placed next to his name in May 2017, indicating his recovery and identification.
Detailed history
The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial lies seven miles from the German border near Welkenraedt in Belgium. The site commemorates 7,992 military dead, the majority who fell during the First Army's push into Germany from France, Belgium and Holland in September 1944 or during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944- January 1945. A chapel and museum overlook the headstones and honour the sacrifice and achievements of American forces.
A temporary cemetery was established at Henri-Chapelle in 1944 after the Allies liberated the area. A program for the repatriation of American remains for permanent burial in the United States commenced in July 1947. 5,600 fallen were disinterred from Henri-Chapelle in the first shipments in October 1947. The permanent cemetery was designed by Holabird, Root and Burgee and landscaped by Franz Lipp and dedicated in 1960. The site is owned and maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/henri-chapelle-american-...
Connections
People
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Roger Aldrin
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 442nd Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 305TCS, 442TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in C-47 43-15131, mid air collision, crashed Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10687 Awards: AM (OLC, PH. -
Jacob Arzouian
Military | Corporal | Radio / Gunner | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed in 42-96207 No MACR as accident Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. Awards: PH. -
John Brady
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Killed in Action (KIA) on 2 November 1944 Crashed near Barby in B-17 'Bomber Dear' 42-97234 -
Lawrence Brashear
Military | Corporal | Gunner | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. Awards: PH. -
Cecil Brown
Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 359th Fighter Group
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Ramrod withdrawal support suffered engine malady's in P-47D 42-75104, baled out into North Sea 20 miles NNW of Knocke, Belgium. Seen to land successfully and made it to dingy, ASR searched without success. 13-Apr... -
Horace Bunting
Military | Corporal | Engineer / Gunner | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed in 42-96207 No MACR as accident Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. Awards: PH. -
Robert Casperson
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio operator | 438th Troop Carrier Group
Assigned to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne, on run in to DZ, for reasons unknown, A/C went into a power dive and crashed. 23-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11024 Awards: AM (OLC), PH. -
Vincent Cherescavich
Military | Corporal | Engineer / Gunner | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed pilot Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. Awards: PH. -
George Clearwater
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 394th Bomb Group
Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed in 42-96207 No MACR as accident Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. Awards: PH.
Buried or commemorated
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James Aageberg
Military | Captain | Pilot | 366th Fighter Group
Killed in Action on 21 January 1945 in P-47 Thunderbolt 44-20424. ... -
Donald Bayne
Military | First Lieutenant | Photo Reconnaissance Pilot | 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
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Frank Bobrowicz
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Frank Bobrowicz was Radio Operator on board B-17 #42-39819, hit by Flak on return from the 13 April 1944 mission to Augsburg, Germany. Ditched in the Channel/North Sea, about 18km West of the entrance to the port of Ostend, Belgium. Killed In Action ... -
William Bush
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 354th Fighter Group
Assigned 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR), shot down by flak strafing a road convoy, crashed Prum, Germany 25-Dec-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11424 Awards: AM (3OLC), PH -
Victor Doroski
Military | Captain | Pilot | 25th Bomb Group
Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 25 x missions as a co-pilot. KIA 8 February 1945. While flying a Joker night-photo mission, he and his navigator Capt. Jacob Hochman were killed. A photo flash bomb failed to release and ignited in the... -
Hugh Goswick
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 381st Bomb Group
Radio operator, Martin crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 22 June 1943 in B-17 #42-30021. Mission #1 - Antwerp, Belgium. First 533rd BS loss. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 160. Sgt Goswick's body was never recovered. The aircraft crashed into... -
Alec Gwazdosky
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Flight Engineer | 390th Bomb Group
Alec Gwazdosky was Top Turret gunner on board B-17 #42-39819, hit by Flak on return from the 13 April 1944 mission to Augsburg, Germany. Ditched in the Channel/North Sea, about 18km West of the entrance to the port of Ostend, Belgium. Killed In Action ... -
Daniel Miller
Military | Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Daniel Miller was Ball Turret gunner on board B-17 #42-39819, hit by Flak on return from the 13 April 1944 mission to Augsburg, Germany. Ditched in the Channel/North Sea, about 18km West of the entrance to the port of Ostend, Belgium. Killed In Action ... -
Arlon Moore
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Arlon Moore was Right Waist gunner on B-24 # 42-100372, shot down by fighters over Germany on the 25 December 1944 mission to Wahlen, Germany. Plane crashed near Règné, 10km SW of Vielsalm, Belgium. Killed In Action (KIA). -
James O'Brien
Military | Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
James O'Brien was Tail Gunner on board B-17 #42-39819, hit by Flak on return from the 13 April 1944 mission to Augsburg, Germany. Ditched in the Channel/North Sea, about 18km West of the entrance to the port of Ostend, Belgium. Killed In Action (KIA).
Revisions
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| 29 September 2014 15:44:38 | Emily | Created entry with name, known as, latitude, longitude, history and person associations |
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