Edmond R Naters

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-18796.jpeg UPL 18796 This crew of the 392 Bomber Group, 578th Squadron based in Wendling, England had only a few missions when they ditched their aircraft in the North Sea while on a mission to bomb the heavy water plant in Kjeller, Norway on November 18, 1943. All were listed as Killed In Action.

This crew arrived in Wendling, England in September, 1943 and flew together in 5 combat missions and one diversion mission. There were other flying activities but were not combat or diversionary. One of the combat missions on October 30, 1943 seems to be undocumented on the b24.net site. The info from other sources is that it was classified.

P 2/LT Dudziak, Teddy (NMI) Buffalo, NY
CP 2/LT Miller, John A. Jr. Poplar Bluff, MO
N 2/LT Berlin, William (NMI-G) Brooklyn, NY
B 2/LT Cattano, Joseph V. Bellmore, NY
R/O T/S Watson, Harry Q. Toledo, OH
EnG T/S Bauer, Herbert P. Valley, PA
NG S/S Patterson, Earl A. Jr Los Angeles, CA
WG S/S Naters, Edmond R. Greene County, NY
WG S/S Bartholomew, Daniel(NMI) Pittsburgh, PA
TG S/S Mehtala, Arvid (NMI) Arthyde, MN

This B-24 aircraft was known as #42-7486 "THE SHARK" with the call sign"V-Bar".

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Object Number - UPL 18796 - This crew of the 392 Bomber Group, 578th Squadron based in Wendling, England had only a few missions when they ditched their aircraft in the North...

Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 #42-7486 'The Shark'. Plane crashed into North Sea, Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A shark mouth B-24 Liberator (GC-V_) of the 578th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '392BG - Paul Burtner - V_ - 578BS.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Shark
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Union City, New Jersey, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Sweden 18 November 1943

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- ABMC, ;
- MACR 1503;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 2548 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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