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C47 TAIL NR.
42-100853
SHOT DOWN NEAR KRANENBURG, HOLLAND (1 of 2) |
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At around 13.30 hours on 17 September 1944,
Aircraft 42-100863 of No. 441/99th Troop Carrier Squadron, letter 'M' on the
tail fin, was shot into flames in a heavy concentration of anti-aircraft
fire near the drop zone at Groesbeek, Holland. All those on board managed to
bail out with the exception of Pvt Bellesfield and the crew of this C-47.
The aircraft crashed to the ground about two miles to
the south-east of the Drop Zone near Groot-Linden
(Details of the aircraft,
air crew and paratrooper load were taken from MACR
[Missing Air Crew report] No
10253) |
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RANK |
SURNAME |
GIVEN NAME |
ROLE |
DIED |
LOCATION/COMMENTS |
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1st Lt |
Martin |
James Owen |
Pilot |
KIA, 17 Sep 44 |
SW of Kranenburg, Holland |
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1/Lt |
Voight |
Walter Adolph |
Co-Pilot |
KIA, 17 Sep 44 |
SW of Kranenburg, Holland |
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SSgt |
Kassekert |
Vernon Carl |
Engineer |
KIA, 17 Sep 44 |
SW of Kranenburg, Holland |
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SSgt |
Biondo |
Anthony Pete |
Radio Op |
KIA, 17 Sep 44 |
SW of Kranenburg, Holland |
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AMERICAN MEMORIAL ON THE KERKSTRAAT, LINDEN, HOLLAND |
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This monument is in
the municipal cemetery on Church street (Kerkstraat) in Linden (near Cuijk). The monument has been set on
the wall that surrounds the cemetery. |
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In memory for the
soul of James Martin and his comrades who died 7 Sept 1944 |
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Source: Marcel Jans
Pictures: Fedor de Vries |
The text on the
shield near the monument can be translated as follows:
Aircraft 42-100863 of 441/ 99TH Troop Carrier Squadron was shot
down in flames on September 17th, 1944, near the drop zone of Groesbeek in a
heavily concentrated anti-aircraft barrage.
All paratroopers onboard were able to leave the aircraft apart from
Private Bellesfield and the crew of the C-47A.
On its way back the aircraft was hit again and crashed in flames
near the little village of Groot-Linden.
On September 20th, 1944, they were interred in this cemetery and on
March 18th, 1946, they were re-buried at the military cemetery of Margraten. |
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(courtesy of Shane Olson) |
The air crew members
are also memorialized on this single stone at Plot: SECTION 84 SITE 153-155
of the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis County,
Missouri, USA
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