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FRED E. STILES |
Contributor - Joseph
Howard
Shown with my Uncle, Fred E. Stiles
(R/Waist Gunner - Kneeling far right), during training, and before the crew was
assigned to BACHELOR'S PARADISE (42-52432). BACHELOR'S PARADISE was shot down over Sandved, Denmark on Easter Sunday,
9 Apr 44 (MACR 3838). Logie, Reed, and Murphy escaped to England with the help of the underground. Kita, Scott, and Jacobson were captured and placed in POW camps. Sheren, Cisek, Schram and my
Uncle Fred Stiles were killed in the crash.
| Standing (L-R) Walter Kita - Bombardier Byron Logie - Pilot George Reed - Co-Pilot Bernard Jacobson - Navigator |
Kneeling (L-R) Sgt Sidney Sheren - Tail Gunner Sgt Edward Cisek - L/Waist Gunner Sgt Walter Scott - Top Turret Gunner Sgt John Schram - Ball Turret Gunner Sgt Thomas Murphy - Radio Operator Sgt Fred E. Stiles - R/Waist Gunner |
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