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CHALK 65, OPERATION MARKET |
On 16 September 1944, Sgt Joseph R. Anderson handed in his stripes and
pinned on the "butter bars" of a 2nd Lt. and assumed the role of assistant Platoon
Leader.
The following day he and his platoon members boarded
aircraft #42-93708, a C-47A with the number 65 written in chalk near the
boarding door. It was but one of the eleven
aircraft used to lift Hq 2nd personnel for their jump in Operation Market.
The aircraft was flown by 2nd Lt Thomas E. O'Brien, of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group.
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Jump Manifest |
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C-47 Serial 42-9308 at RAF Merryfield, England, 1944
some time prior to the Holland operation.
Source:
WikiPedia |
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Name |
Unit |
Fate |
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1/Lt |
O'Brien, Thomas E. (pilot) |
442nd |
? |
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2/Lt |
Needham, R. A. (co-pilot) |
442nd |
? |
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Sgt |
Henkerson, C. E. (Radio?) |
442nd |
? |
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SSGT |
Wajick, C. R. (Crew Chief?) |
442nd |
? |
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2/Lt |
Anderson, Joseph R |
Hq 2nd |
Died 1998 |
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Pvt |
Jackson, Willis C |
Hq 2nd |
Lost at sea 1981 |
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Cpl |
Barry, John T M |
Hq 2nd |
Died 1957 |
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Pfc |
Bartlett, Eugene C |
Hq 2nd |
Died - 1996 |
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Pfc |
Laky, Joseph L |
Hq 2nd |
KIA Oct 1944 |
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Pvt |
DeLuca, Daniel R |
Hq 2nd |
Died 2000 |
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Pvt |
Wise, Albert A |
Hq 2nd |
Died 2002 |
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Pvt |
Valenzuela, Ernest G |
Hq 2nd |
WIA Oct 1944, Died 1993 |
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Pct |
Cain, John R |
Hq 2nd |
Died 1998 |
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Pvt |
Chan. Henry H |
Hq 2nd |
Died (Accident) Nov 1944 |
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Sgt |
Schlemmer, Delbert Zane |
Hq 2nd |
Died 2013 |
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Pvt |
Wagner, William H |
Hq 2nd |
? |
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Pvt |
Waring, Anthony V |
Hq 2nd |
Died - 1993 |
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Pvt |
Hughes, Garrett T |
Hq 2nd |
KIA Oct 1944 |
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Sgt |
Fairman, George D |
Hq 2nd |
Died - 2010 |
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