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B-24E #42-7011 'The Eddie Rickenbacker' Maj Thorel 'Skip' Johnson

B-24E #42-7011 34th BG, 391st B Sq* 'The Eddie Rickenbacker' Maj Thorel 'Skip' Johnson Crew - B-24E crash 10 mi north of Santa Barbara, CA on 04 July 1943 - 2 airmen , not knowing they were over the Pacific, bailed out and were lost at sea - the remaining 8 crewmen bailed out safely later over mountains near Santa Barbara - unmanned plane crashed 10 miles north of Santa Barbara. *At the time of this accident, the 34th Bomb Group was a training group based at Salinas AAB CA. This plane was named for WWI Flying Ace Eddie Rickenbacker, complete with nose art and his signature and insignia.

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Sgt George C Belitskus Sr.

15 Feb 1914 – 7 Feb 1984

McDonald, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

2LT Peter J Dannhardt

6 Jul 1916 – 4 Jul 1943

Middle Village, Queens County, New York, USA

No grave photo

Sgt Foster M Hare

8 Nov 1921 – 11 Feb 1983

Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Sgt Braydon L. “Brad” Hassinger

13 Mar 1921 – 12 Feb 1983

Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, USA

Plot info: Tribute R, Lot 14C, Space 3

Maj Thorel Tollef “Skip” Johnson

7 Sep 1917 – 27 Mar 1990

Paonia, Delta County, Colorado, USA

Plot info: 15 16 CXc1

Lieut Robert Henry Prosser

1920 – 4 Jul 1943

Gray, Herkimer County, New York, USA

John Donald Wedesky

12 Mar 1921 – 8 Sep 2001

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA

John Donald Wedesky

12 Mar 1921 – 8 Sep 2001

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA

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