Henry LeRoy Hammond

Military

On mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-31436 collided with another B-17 (#41-31151 of 96th BG/337th BS) and crashed near Monthermé, France. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Cuyler Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-732504
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Louis Joseph Koren, Circa 1943-44

Louis Joseph Koren

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13084328
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Matthew Stanley Kwasny

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36352676
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Noel Ferdinand LaMarche

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31145281
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Thurlow Carl Schulz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36322582
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-31436

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

19 January 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Żagań, Poland 29 January 1944 - 21 July 1945 NARA WW II POW database : Stalag Luft 3 Sagan / Zagan, Poland. Returned to Allied military control 21/7/45".

Died

San Bernardino, California, United States 23 January 1985
San Bernardino, California, United States

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California, United States

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 2378
Research on biographies of crew

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2378 / MACR 2378, 8th AF Losses; Snetterton Falcons, page 98 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database