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Paratroopers on C47A, Tail Nr.
43-15102 Shot Down Near Wyler Germany |
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The entire stick
of Company B, 508th paratroopers left the aircraft as it was beginning to burn and
subsequently crashed. Remarkably, after
narrowly escaping death in the aircraft, at least 12 of the men survived the
war although four of them had to endure the deprivations of POW camps before
being liberated at war's end. Today, only one is thought to be living. |
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Rank |
Name |
Comments |
Died |
Location |
| 2/Lt |
James L |
Keen |
not reported as
casualty |
4 Jan 2004 |
Fayetteville, NC |
| Pvt |
Carl A |
Angeloff |
KIA |
20 Sep 44 |
Near church, Wyler, Germany |
| Pvt |
James C |
Appleby |
WIA 7 Oct 1994 |
June 21, 1980 |
Oakville, IN |
| Pvt |
Jasper F |
Blackmon |
WIA 24 Dec 1944 |
25 Oct 1957 |
Charleston, WV |
| Pvt |
James H |
Bruton |
POW, liberated |
Living |
Owensboro, KY |
| Pvt |
Norman Lee |
Houglan |
not reported as
casualty |
31 Aug 1995 |
Louisville, KY |
| Pvt |
James Q |
Kurz |
WIA 1 Oct 44,
Evacuated |
14 Oct 1995 |
died Pine Bluffs, AR [awarded
Silver Star but date of action not known] |
| Cpl |
Anthony J |
Mrozinski |
POW, liberated |
27 Jan 1998 |
Vista (San Diego Co.), CA |
| Pvt |
Hugo V |
Puronen |
POW,
liberated |
20 Nov 1995 |
Talkeetna, AK |
| Pvt |
Leonard |
Rachel |
POW, liberated |
15 Jul 1996 |
Everett, WA |
| Pvt |
Charles F |
Rollins |
not reported as
casualty |
24 Feb 2004 |
Red House, WV |
| Pfc |
Hersel |
Salyer |
not reported as
casualty |
5 Mar 1993 |
Elkhorn City, KY |
| Pvt |
Stanley S. |
Sloan |
WIA 1 Oct 44 |
18 Dec 1996 |
Colville, WA |
| Pvt |
Chester A |
Standley |
WIA,
date unknown |
28 Oct 1988 |
Tulsa, OK |
| Cpl |
Jesse J |
Womble |
KIA |
11 Jan 1945 |
Belgium |
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