Gerald W Esser

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Deloyt crew portrait UPL 69558 UPL 69558 DeLoach and Crew. Aircrew #442. Standing (L-R): 1st Lt. Benjamin Hoyt DeLoach, pilot; T/Sgt. Vernon H. Hawbaker, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner; 2nd Lt. Emil F. "Joker" Gallessich, bombardier; Gerald Esser. Kneeling (L-R): S/Sgt. Luster B. Mills, Tail Gunner; S/Sgt. James Parrish, Waist gunner; T/Sgt. Harry Bartholomew, Radio; S/Sgt. Warren R. Hummer, Waist gunner; and S/Sgt. Raymond J. Batliner, Ball turret.

 The original photo has always been on the wall in my father's house. He was the pilot. 

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Object Number - UPL 69558 - DeLoach and Crew. Aircrew #442. Standing (L-R): 1st Lt. Benjamin Hoyt DeLoach, pilot; T/Sgt. Vernon H. Hawbaker, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner; 2nd Lt....

Killed in Action (KIA) 10 September 1944



AM 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97456

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mighty Little John
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

10 September 1944

Born

Illinois

Buried

Revisions

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Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, Combat Chronology, p. 157 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Deloyt crew portrait

Object number: UPL 69558 - DeLoach and Crew. Aircrew #442. Standing (L-R)...