42-99975 Yankee Rebel Harmony; The Latrine Rumor

media-30685.png UPL 30685 TSGT Stanley Stanczkiewicz (AKA Stanley Stanley) and Brother-in-law Frank Bisbing enjoying his return home; Photo taken sometime in May 1945.

Corrected spelling of brother-in-law's last name

Object Number - UPL 30685 - TSGT Stanley Stanczkiewicz (AKA Stanley Stanley) and Brother-in-law Frank Bisbing enjoying his return home; Photo taken sometime in May 1945.

On 8 March 1944 "Yankee-Rebel Harmony" was making her second daylight bombing run on Berlin. The primary target was in flames, so the crew set there sights on the secondary target. Just as the "BOMBS AWAY" was given, the aircraft took a hit from anti-aircraft fire. From this point on the amazing story of her crash and the dramatic escape into the Dutch Underground of most of the crew.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Anthony J DeBenedictus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner
Back row: John Kendrick, Steve Judd, Allen Seamans, Robert Owen. Front row: John Owens, William Mineer, Stanley Stanczkiewicz, Frank Kettner, James Graham, Robert Sherman. United States Army Air Corps, Four Engine Bomber Training, Pueblo, Colorado, 1943.

James Claire Graham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33476931
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Stephen Peter Judd

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-683019
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John Marcus Kendrick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-933195
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Back row: John Kendrick, Steve Judd, Allen Seamans, Robert Owen. Front row: John Owens, William Mineer, Stanley Stanczkiewicz, Frank Kettner, James Graham, Robert Sherman. United States Army Air Corps, Four Engine Bomber Training, Pueblo, Colorado, 1943.

Francis John Kettner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

9003 Warten, Netherlands 8 March 1944 - 8 March 1944

Revisions

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Contributorrcmobley
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photos acquired from European researcher

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "sights" was misspelled.

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TogetherWeServed.com (Judd Shadow Box)

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Research and First Hand information given by members of the crew

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Was unable to track any known such information and there are no such markings on any of the photographs I have located on this aircraft

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Information Received from SSG William F. Mineer Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner

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MACR 2958 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-99975: Gallery (5 items)

Object number: UPL 30685 - TSGT Stanley Stanczkiewicz (AKA Stanley Stanley)...

Crash site near Eernewoude and Wartena, Friesland, Holland, on or near 8 March, 1944 (photo acquired from European researcher)

Object number: UPL 65135 - Crash site near Eernewoude and Wartena, Friesland...

Crash site near Eernewoude and Wartena, Friesland, Holland, on or near 8 March, 1944

Object number: UPL 65138 - Crash site near Eernewoude and Wartena, Friesland...

Crash site near Eernewoude and Wartena, Friesland, Holland, on or near 8 March, 1944

Object number: UPL 65141 - Crash site near Eernewoude and Wartena, Friesland...

Crash site near Eernewoude and Wartena, Friesland, Holland, on or near 8 March, 1944

Object number: UPL 65144 - Crash site near Eernewoude and Wartena, Friesland...