Louis J Sonnefeld
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 23069
Crew #15
Kenneth Gorrell Crew
458th BG - 752nd BS
Back Row: Unknown - N, Lt. Kirschman - B, Louis Sonnefeld - CP, Kenneth Gorrell - P
Middle Row: John Hiebert - G, Paul Dirker - TT/E, Dewey Adams - WG
Front Row: Rocco Immundo - TTG, Calvin Criswell - RO, Wisner - TG
Crashed on takeoff for their first combat mission, 2 March 1944. 7 KIA 458th Bomb Group collection
Kenneth Gorrell Crew
458th BG - 752nd BS
Back Row: Unknown - N, Lt. Kirschman - B, Louis Sonnefeld - CP, Kenneth Gorrell - P
Middle Row: John Hiebert - G, Paul Dirker - TT/E, Dewey Adams - WG
Front Row: Rocco Immundo - TTG, Calvin Criswell - RO, Wisner - TG
Crashed on takeoff for their first combat mission, 2 March 1944. 7 KIA 458th Bomb Group collection
Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ginny
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
Norwich, UK | 2 March 1944 | Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Buried |
3 March 1944 | ||
Ohio | |||
Based |
Horsham St Faith | 2 March 1944 | Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF. |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Cousin, Combat Chronology Supplement, p. 232, Folded Wings of the 458th Bombardment Group p. 9, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces & Page 282 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia