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2LT Gerald Edward Engle

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2LT Gerald Edward Engle Veteran

Birth
Death
28 Jan 1945 (aged 20)
Lith, Oss Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.8614875, Longitude: -88.9754495
Memorial ID
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Gerald Edward Engle, Son of William Edward and Sadie Frances Engle, husband of Joyce Lorraine Skelton of Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA. Gerald was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17 44-6589 96th Bomb Group crashed between Lith and Oss, Noord-Brabant Holland...

The aircraft was damaged by Flak and crashed.

Crew:
Pilot 2/Lt. Eugene Edward Dasso O-778421 USAAF KIA Margraten cemetery grave O-9-3
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. Gerald Eward Engle O2064897 USAAF KIA Graceland Cemetery Illinois, USA
Navigator 2/Lt.William Lewis McBride Jr. O2070078 USAAF KIA Memorial Park Cemetery Tennessee USA
Engineer Cpl. Earl Allen Slaybaugh 37324549 USAAF KIA Ardennes American Cemetery grave C-33-6
Radio Operator Cpl. Harold David Matz 17151491 USAAF KIA Margraten cemetery grave N-22-1
Nose Gunner Cpl. Nelson Herbert Dempsey 39726208 USAAF / injured
Ball T Gunner Cpl. John Raymond Holmes 36951039 USAAF KIA Oak Woods Cemetery Illinois, USA
Waist Gunner Cpl. Anthony John Iskrzak 31452880 USAAF KIA Saint Marys Cemetery Connecticut, USA
Tail Gunner Cpl. Irving John Mac Intosh 39726479 USAAF KIA Margraten cemetery grave O-21-14
Gerald Edward Engle, Son of William Edward and Sadie Frances Engle, husband of Joyce Lorraine Skelton of Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA. Gerald was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17 44-6589 96th Bomb Group crashed between Lith and Oss, Noord-Brabant Holland...

The aircraft was damaged by Flak and crashed.

Crew:
Pilot 2/Lt. Eugene Edward Dasso O-778421 USAAF KIA Margraten cemetery grave O-9-3
Co-Pilot 2/Lt. Gerald Eward Engle O2064897 USAAF KIA Graceland Cemetery Illinois, USA
Navigator 2/Lt.William Lewis McBride Jr. O2070078 USAAF KIA Memorial Park Cemetery Tennessee USA
Engineer Cpl. Earl Allen Slaybaugh 37324549 USAAF KIA Ardennes American Cemetery grave C-33-6
Radio Operator Cpl. Harold David Matz 17151491 USAAF KIA Margraten cemetery grave N-22-1
Nose Gunner Cpl. Nelson Herbert Dempsey 39726208 USAAF / injured
Ball T Gunner Cpl. John Raymond Holmes 36951039 USAAF KIA Oak Woods Cemetery Illinois, USA
Waist Gunner Cpl. Anthony John Iskrzak 31452880 USAAF KIA Saint Marys Cemetery Connecticut, USA
Tail Gunner Cpl. Irving John Mac Intosh 39726479 USAAF KIA Margraten cemetery grave O-21-14

Inscription

2nd Lieut. 337 AAF Bomb Sq.
WORLD WAR II



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