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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
BOX CAR |
B |
- |
24 |
H | - |
15 | - |
FO | 42-52624 | 8 | 487 | 839 | R5 | M | 00-1 | N/A |
Lost 7 Jun 44, FRA - MACR 5483 - Pilot Floyd Schwab
Info Contributor -
Lee Hauenstein
All except Seaborn were aboard when BOX CAR
was shot down by flak over France. Schwab, Gross, and Siegel were the only
survivors.
| Standing (L-R) Cecil J. Smith - Bombardier Howard F. Seaborn - Navigator Norman C. Van Kirk - Co-Pilot Floyd Schwab - Pilot |
Kneeling (L-R) Billy D. Gross - Engineer Melvin Siegel - Tail Gunner August M. Olsen - Radio Operator Clarence E. Walker - Waist Gunner Robert K. Marxmiller - Ball Gunner |
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