Son of Clinton Perry Akers and Hazel Mae (Collard) Akers.
NEWSPAPER WAR REPORT: IDENTIFY 5 DEAD IN AIRPLANE CRASH.
Chanute Field, Ill. (AP) -- Four officers and an enlisted man were killed Tuesday in the crash of a B-17 Fortress bomber near Dubuque, Ia., on a flight originating from this field, the commanding general announced Wednesday.
They were:
2nd Lt. ROBERT J. BREITBACH, 23, pilot, son of Mrs. Susan Breitbach, Dubuque, Ia.
Cpl. WILLIAM C. AKERS, 25, son of Mrs. Hazel C. Akers, Denver, Colo.
2nd Lt. ERNEST D. MACMANUS, 23, married; son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest D. Macmanus, Chicago.
2nd Lt. WILLIAM D. MALONEY, JR., married; Punxsutawney, Pa.
Flight Officer ERNEST H. WOOD, married; Cedar Bluff, Ala.
The wives of the three married officers were residing near Chanute Field, the field public relations office said.
Nebraska State Journal Lincoln 1944-02-10
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NEWSPAPER WAR REPORT: IDENTIFY 5 DEAD IN AIRPLANE CRASH.
Chanute Field, Ill. (AP) -- Four officers and an enlisted man were killed Tuesday in the crash of a B-17 Fortress bomber near Dubuque, Ia., on a flight originating from this field, the commanding general announced Wednesday.
They were:
2nd Lt. ROBERT J. BREITBACH, 23, pilot, son of Mrs. Susan Breitbach, Dubuque, Ia.
Cpl. WILLIAM C. AKERS, 25, son of Mrs. Hazel C. Akers, Denver, Colo.
2nd Lt. ERNEST D. MACMANUS, 23, married; son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest D. Macmanus, Chicago.
2nd Lt. WILLIAM D. MALONEY, JR., married; Punxsutawney, Pa.
Flight Officer ERNEST H. WOOD, married; Cedar Bluff, Ala.
The wives of the three married officers were residing near Chanute Field, the field public relations office said.
Nebraska State Journal Lincoln 1944-02-10
Article courtesy of Find A Grave contributor None to be Forgotten.
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Son of Clinton Perry Akers and Hazel Mae (Collard) Akers.
NEWSPAPER WAR REPORT: IDENTIFY 5 DEAD IN AIRPLANE CRASH.
Chanute Field, Ill. (AP) -- Four officers and an enlisted man were killed Tuesday in the crash of a B-17 Fortress bomber near Dubuque, Ia., on a flight originating from this field, the commanding general announced Wednesday.
They were:
2nd Lt. ROBERT J. BREITBACH, 23, pilot, son of Mrs. Susan Breitbach, Dubuque, Ia.
Cpl. WILLIAM C. AKERS, 25, son of Mrs. Hazel C. Akers, Denver, Colo.
2nd Lt. ERNEST D. MACMANUS, 23, married; son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest D. Macmanus, Chicago.
2nd Lt. WILLIAM D. MALONEY, JR., married; Punxsutawney, Pa.
Flight Officer ERNEST H. WOOD, married; Cedar Bluff, Ala.
The wives of the three married officers were residing near Chanute Field, the field public relations office said.
Nebraska State Journal Lincoln 1944-02-10
Article courtesy of Find A Grave contributor None to be Forgotten.
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NEWSPAPER WAR REPORT: IDENTIFY 5 DEAD IN AIRPLANE CRASH.
Chanute Field, Ill. (AP) -- Four officers and an enlisted man were killed Tuesday in the crash of a B-17 Fortress bomber near Dubuque, Ia., on a flight originating from this field, the commanding general announced Wednesday.
They were:
2nd Lt. ROBERT J. BREITBACH, 23, pilot, son of Mrs. Susan Breitbach, Dubuque, Ia.
Cpl. WILLIAM C. AKERS, 25, son of Mrs. Hazel C. Akers, Denver, Colo.
2nd Lt. ERNEST D. MACMANUS, 23, married; son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest D. Macmanus, Chicago.
2nd Lt. WILLIAM D. MALONEY, JR., married; Punxsutawney, Pa.
Flight Officer ERNEST H. WOOD, married; Cedar Bluff, Ala.
The wives of the three married officers were residing near Chanute Field, the field public relations office said.
Nebraska State Journal Lincoln 1944-02-10
Article courtesy of Find A Grave contributor None to be Forgotten.
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