Pilot, 8th Air Force, of B-17G Flying Fortress #42-97806 nicknamed "Now An' Then."
Shot down by 20mm anti-aircraft artillery
over Germany and crashing at Liepnitzen,
southeast of Kovarska (now part of modern-
day Czech Republic).
Six crew members killed, and three survived
and taken as POWs.
The men KIA were:
2nd Lt. Charles E. Baker, Pilot
2nd Lt. Raymond McGuinness, Jr, Bombardier
T/Sgt. David A Gurman, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Fred A Fischer, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Roy C Johannesen, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. David Rattin, Waist Gunner
Entered the service from Wayne County,
Michigan.
The other names on the grave marker are
crew members of other B-17s lost on same
mission date.
Shot down by 20mm anti-aircraft artillery
over Germany and crashing at Liepnitzen,
southeast of Kovarska (now part of modern-
day Czech Republic).
Six crew members killed, and three survived
and taken as POWs.
The men KIA were:
2nd Lt. Charles E. Baker, Pilot
2nd Lt. Raymond McGuinness, Jr, Bombardier
T/Sgt. David A Gurman, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Fred A Fischer, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Roy C Johannesen, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. David Rattin, Waist Gunner
Entered the service from Wayne County,
Michigan.
The other names on the grave marker are
crew members of other B-17s lost on same
mission date.
Pilot, 8th Air Force, of B-17G Flying Fortress #42-97806 nicknamed "Now An' Then."
Shot down by 20mm anti-aircraft artillery
over Germany and crashing at Liepnitzen,
southeast of Kovarska (now part of modern-
day Czech Republic).
Six crew members killed, and three survived
and taken as POWs.
The men KIA were:
2nd Lt. Charles E. Baker, Pilot
2nd Lt. Raymond McGuinness, Jr, Bombardier
T/Sgt. David A Gurman, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Fred A Fischer, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Roy C Johannesen, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. David Rattin, Waist Gunner
Entered the service from Wayne County,
Michigan.
The other names on the grave marker are
crew members of other B-17s lost on same
mission date.
Shot down by 20mm anti-aircraft artillery
over Germany and crashing at Liepnitzen,
southeast of Kovarska (now part of modern-
day Czech Republic).
Six crew members killed, and three survived
and taken as POWs.
The men KIA were:
2nd Lt. Charles E. Baker, Pilot
2nd Lt. Raymond McGuinness, Jr, Bombardier
T/Sgt. David A Gurman, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Fred A Fischer, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Roy C Johannesen, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. David Rattin, Waist Gunner
Entered the service from Wayne County,
Michigan.
The other names on the grave marker are
crew members of other B-17s lost on same
mission date.
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