| 2nd Lt Edward G. Stork |
P |
POW |
10/10/43 |
MUNSTER |
sn# 0-798606 |
| 2nd Lt John S. Minerich, Jr. |
CP |
POW |
10/10/43 |
MUNSTER |
sn# 0-681162 |
| 2nd Lt John J. Gibbons |
NAV |
KIA |
10/10/43 |
MUNSTER |
sn# 0-747157 |
| 2nd Lt Arthur C. Twitchell Jr. |
BOM |
POW |
10/10/43 |
MUNSTER |
sn# 0-673968 |
| T/Sgt Stefan C. Palmer |
ROG |
KIA |
10/10/43 |
MUNSTER |
sn# 11091522 |
| T/Sgt Laurence Willey |
TTE |
POW |
10/10/43 |
MUNSTER |
sn# 32359864 |
| S/Sgt Paul M. Caveny |
BTG |
POW |
10/10/43 |
MUNSTER |
sn# 16073771 |
| S/Sgt Gordon W. Shields |
RWG |
POW |
10/10/43 |
MUNSTER |
sn# 32491477 |
| S/Sgt Douglas L. Brown |
LWG |
POW |
10/10/43 |
MUNSTER |
sn# 32532820 |
| S/Sgt Ira G. Turner |
TG |
POW |
10/10/43 |
MUNSTER |
sn# 13117331 |
349th Sqdn. Assigned to 100th Bomb Group on Sept. 26, 1943 from the 96th
Bomb Group. Composition of this crew, taken from MACR #1022, Microfiche
#338. A/C #42-30023 "FOREVER YOURS". According to the Casualty Report, the
A/C was destroyed by flak, crashed near Amelsburen, Germany killing Lt
Gibbons and Sgt Palmer. Rest of Crew was POW.
Two days before their final mission, this crew had limped home from Germany
on one engine in the a/c "Miss Carriage"/"Hot Spit" (Bremen). With the
oxygen system out, and only one good engine, Lt Stork nursed his ailing
bomber 400 miles back to Thorpe Abbotts, England. Only two propellers would
feather and on landing, the one good engine was found to have been hit by
flak. This was the first crew in the 8th Air Force to accomplish this task.
MISSIONS OF LT EDWARD G. STORK & CREW:
| NBR |
DATE |
TARGET |
AIRCRAFT |
NOTES |
| 01 |
08 OCT 43 |
BREMEN |
A/C 42-30170
"MISS CARRIAGE"/"HOT SPIT" |
RETURNED ON ONE ENGINE |
| NC |
09 OCT 43 |
MARIENBURG |
A/C #42-30023
"FOREVER YOURS" |
RETURNED EARLY |
|
02 |
10 OCT 43 |
MUNSTER |
A/C #42-30023
"FOREVER YOURS" |
SHOT DOWN BY FLAK |
From: Mary Ressmeyer maryres@mn. rr. com
To: Roncar. Tower@btopenworld. com
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 4:50 AM
Subject: "forever yours"
Dear Sir,
My father was the co-pilot on the "Forever Yours" when it was shot down. He
was Lt. John S. Minerich. Is there any chance your museum would have any
references to him or his crew? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Mary Ressmeyer |
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