Raymond Darnell
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 15 September 1943 as B-24 42-40938 was shot down over France.
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Airfield Farm, Hardwick
Other location
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Airfield Farm Memorial, Hardwick
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Karl Eisele, Jr. on the left is the groom in his wedding in Boise, Idaho in 1944. His best man is his Pilot in their B-24, (and best pal) Leo Baumann.
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Karl Eisele, Jr. in internment in Sweden at Hummlebacken, near Falun, Sweden. On his 20th mission (over Hamburg), the “Full House” had been hit by flak. 2 engines were damaged, and the pilot flew to the Bulltofta airfield near Malmo, where they crash landed. The co-pilot’s back was broken in the landing, and he died the next day. The rest of the crew were kept in Hummlebacken from that time (Jan. 1945) until Germany surrendered (May 1945).
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Karl Eisele, Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, 8th AF, 93rd BG, 409th BS/329th BS. Stationed in Hardwick, England.
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My Dad, Karl Eisele, Jr. and Mom (Janet Eisele) marrying in Boise, Idaho as Dad was stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho shortly before going to England to bomb the Reich.
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A hand-lettered remembrance, inside the Parish Church of South Cove. It is incorrect, in that there are now only two crewmembers buried at Cambridge. The remainder have been repatriated.
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At the base of the war memorial at the Parish Church of South Cove
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War Memorial at South Cove Parish Church.
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In the Parish Church of Topcroft, St Margaret.
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St Margaret, Parish Church of Topcroft
Detailed history
Airfield farm has a memorial on the grounds, and is home to the Maurice Hammond Collection (The Hardwick Warbirds)
Connections
People
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Karl Eisele
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier; Pathfinder Navigator | 93rd Bomb Group
Initially on B-24 42-95024, the “Gypsy Queen” piloted by Leo Baumann. After its crash, reassigned to other planes. On the 20th mission in January 1945, plane was hit by flak and landed in Sweden. Interned in Sweden until 8 May 1945. B-24 42-51523, the... -
Murray Fant
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
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Haywood Glass
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator of B-24 | 93rd Bomb Group
Killed in Action as a result of aircraft being shot down over France, September 15, 1943. -
Walter Meyers
Military | Technical Sergeant | Gunner B-24 | 93rd Bomb Group
Killed in Action after aircraft was shot down over France, 1943. -
Edward Miller
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 93rd Bomb Group
Born October 1920. Raised in Rochester, New York, USA. Enlisting in September 1942, Second Lieut. Miller was captured by enemy forces near Gouzon (Gonzeville ?), France, September 15, 1943, following the crash of aircraft 42-40938. Served as POW... -
Stephan Remias
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Involved in a mid-air collision during form-up on a mission to Brunswick, GA on 29 Mar 1944 and crashed at Henham, Suffolk in B-24H #41-110033. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Joseph Walther
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
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Lionel Williams
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | A&P Mechanic Maintenance Gunner B-24 | 93rd Bomb Group
My Grandfather was a good Christian man who loved his family. He was a simple man and he didn't like to talk about "the war" except to tell us kids that he often thought of jumping out of the plane over France when he would go down to check on the...
Aircraft
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41-28590
B-24 Liberator
29 March 1944, two B24s collided over Henham, a few miles from Halesworth airfield. 9 Crew of the 41-110033 died, and 7 of the 41-28590. During the rescue operations the bomb load of one of the Liberators exploded, killing 6 men from Halesworth
Revisions
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| 26 March 2015 17:33:44 | usxpat | Created entry with name, latitude, longitude, history and media associations |
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