Posted ByLyle Graesser on October 23, 19104 at 17:59:20:
In Reply to: WHERE ARE YOU ? B-17 G aircrew members ... posted byJacques DE CEUNINCK on October 09, 19104 at 11:06:19:
: ... Airplane nr 43-39055 / OE-R - 95th BG - 335th BS who made a parachute jump in Kain Village, West BELGIUM - North of Tournai, about 10 km from French-Belgian border - Date : 1945, January 28th in the afternoon. Crash : 2 pilots killed : 2nd Lt Robert V.Mercer and 2nd Lt Charles R.Taylor. Where are you : F/O Warren B.DETERING (navig.) - 2nd Lt Hubert C.FACERELL (bomb.) - Cpl James T.GARRY - Cpl George H.HEARN - Cpl John W. GORMAN - Cpl Leonard J. LOUCKS. Are they always in life ? Thanks for your very useful help ! ---- Jacques De Ceuninck ( Tournai, Belgium )
: I have found Cpl Lyle W. GRAESSER owing to his son.
I have a picture of the crew and will send it shortly. I just found it and am having it scanned. I also have follow up letters from the crewman describing the flight, the sequence of events leading up the having to bail out, ect. I am having them scanned as well and will send with the picture.