Joe P Ford

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448th BG 712th SQ Crew 16 UPL 71286 UPL 71286 448th BG 712th SQ Crew #16, up until mission of January 21, 1944. On that mission, Stemmerman, Ford, Hackney, and Walker had to bail out of their aircraft.

Top row, from left: Unidentified**, Edmond A Rock, Unidentified**, Clarence H Stark, Unidentified**, William C Walker
Bottom row, from left: Lester Bise, Robert B Haloran, Earle P Durley, Naseeb S Tweel
** The 3 Unidentifieds are supposed to be either John Stemmerman, William D Hackney, and Joe P Ford based on the original Crew #16 crew roster.

2nd Air Division Archive, American Library and Norfolk Record Office

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Object Number - UPL 71286 - 448th BG 712th SQ Crew #16, up until mission of January 21, 1944. On that mission, Stemmerman, Ford, Hackney, and Walker had to bail out of their...

While on an operational mission to Cherbourg,France, on 21 Jan 1944 in the B-24H, 41-29208, a target marker went off in the a/c forcing four gunners to bail out. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Edmond A Rock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32635184
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner / Mechanic

Clarence Henry Stark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16131107
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner, First Engineer
448th BG 712th SQ Crew 16

John Stemmerman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12155113
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Naseeb S Tweel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0689696
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
448th BG 712th SQ Crew 16

William C Walker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18200358
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

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Added details. - Kickapoo

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Billy J Espich WWII Collection

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Billy J Espich WWII Collection.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / SO#150, 6th Heavy Bomb.Proc HQ, Herington, Kansas 5 Nov 43

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