493rd Bombardment Group Honor Roll
Details:
On the corner of a wall inside the church.
A large oak board with corniced edges under the American flag. The wooden board is inscribed with a message and lists the names and ranks of the 493rd BG airmen who died while stationed at Clopton and Debach during World War II. On the top center of the board is the depiction of the 8th Air Force insignia.
The group was established at Debach by mid-May and flew its first combat mission on D-Day, 6 June 1944, making it the last in Eighth Air Force to become operational. It continued to fly Liberators until 24 August 1944, when it was withdrawn from combat to convert to Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, along with other units of the 93d Bombardment Wing, as Eighth Air Force concentrated all its Liberators in the 2d Bombardment Division. It resumed combat missions with the B-17 on 8 September 1944. The squadron concentrated its attacks on military and industrial targets in Germany, attacking an ordnance depot in Magdeburg, factories near Frankfurt, and a synthetic oil manufacturing plant at Merseburg. It also attacked lines of communications, including a railroad tunnel at Ahrweiler, bridges at Irlich, and marshaling yards near Cologne.
The group was occasionally diverted from the strategic bombing campaign to attack tactical targets. It supported Operation Overlord, the Normandy invasion, striking artillery batteries, airfields, and bridges. It struck enemy ground forces south of Caen and during Operation Cobra, the breakout at St Lo. It bombed German fortifications to support Operation Market Garden, airborne attacks attempting to secure a bridgehead across the Rhine in the Netherlands, and attacked communications during the Battle of the Bulge. Toward the end of the war, it also supported Operation Varsity, the airborne assault across the Rhine in Germany.
In February 1945, the 862d Squadron replaced the 3d Scouting Force, and its crews were distributed to the other squadrons of the group. The squadron returned to group control in May. The squadron flew its last combat mission against marshaling yards near Nauen on 20 April 1945, although it flew food-dropping missions in early May, dropping more than 450 tons of supplies. At war's end, the 493d had flown 47 Missions with the Liberator and 110 with the Flying Fortress. It claimed the destruction of 11 enemy aircraft but lost 41 in combat. The squadron air echelon departed Debach on 30 June, while the ground echelon sailed for home aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth on 6 August 1945. In late August, the squadron assembled at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, where it was inactivated on 28 August 1945.
Source of information: Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register, en.wikipedia.org, www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk
Source of photo: Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register
Monument Text:
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493RD BOMB GROUP STATION - 152 |
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SQUADRONS 860-861-862-863 |
THE FLAG ABOVE ONCE BELONGED TO THE U.S. AIRFORCE STATION AT CLOPTON AND DEBACH IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945. IT IS PLACED HERE IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE SERVICEMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE ALLIED CAUSE.
First four columns:
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LAST |
FIRST |
MIDDLE |
RANK |
|
ADDY |
FLOYD |
E. |
2ND. LT. |
|
AIDALA |
CYRUS |
R. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
ALEXANDER |
TOMMIE |
H. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
ALFORD |
ALEX |
E. |
SGT. |
|
ALLEN |
JACK |
R. |
SGT. |
|
ALLEN |
ROBERT |
NMI. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
ANDERSON |
GLENN |
P. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
ARMSTRONG |
MARSHEL |
E. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
AUSTIN |
ALLEN |
L. |
FLIGHT OFFICER |
|
AUTENREITH |
HERBERT |
D. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BAKER |
JOHN |
W. |
SGT. |
|
BALDWIN |
FRANK |
D. |
2ND. LT. |
|
BARANIAK |
ANTHONY |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BARTHOLOMEW |
JAMES |
R. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BARTON. JR. |
ERNEST |
R. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
BASCOM |
ODEL |
M. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BEAUDOIN |
ROLAND |
A. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BEBA |
DONALD |
L. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BEELES |
RAY |
H. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BENSON |
SIDNEY |
A. |
2ND. LT. |
|
BERIONT |
WALTER |
NMI. |
2ND. LT. |
|
BIEDEBACH |
RUSSELL |
E. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BINGMAN |
THOMAS |
C. |
SGT. |
|
BISARO |
EDWIN |
NMI. |
1ST. LT. |
|
BLADEN |
CALVIN |
T. |
SGT. |
|
BLAIR |
KENNETH |
E. |
CORPORAL |
|
BLAYDES |
EDGAR |
E. |
2ND. LT. |
|
BONCZAR |
FRANK |
A. |
PRIVATE |
|
BOSNAVITS. JR. |
EUGENE |
NMI. |
SGT. |
|
BOYKOWSKI |
WALTER |
A. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BREWER |
ROBERT |
L. |
UNKNOWN |
|
BRIDGES |
S. |
P. |
UNKNOWN |
|
BRIGGS |
IVAN |
L. |
2ND. LT. |
|
BROWNE |
RICHARD |
C. |
2ND. LT. |
|
BRUBAKER |
ROBERT |
B. |
1ST. LT. |
|
BUJTOR. JR. |
CHARLES |
M. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BURNS |
WILLIAM |
M. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BUTLER |
JOHN |
E. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
BUTLER |
WILLIAM |
H. |
1ST. LT. |
|
CADDELL |
TONY |
NMI. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
CARPMAN |
SAMUEL |
R. |
2ND. LT. |
|
CARTER |
NORMAN |
L. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
CARTER |
WESLEY |
E. |
CAPTAIN |
|
CATHCART |
JAMES |
NMI. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
CHAKLOS |
JOHN |
S. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
CHEEK |
CAROL |
D. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
CHRISTENSEN |
ALBERT |
A. |
2ND. LT. |
|
CHURM. JR. |
VINCENT |
B. |
2ND. LT. |
|
CLARK |
HARRY |
L. |
1ST. LT. |
|
CLAYDON |
HOWARD |
W. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
COHEN |
HERMAN |
NMI. |
SGT. |
|
CONSTANDAKIS |
GEORGE |
P. |
UNKNOWN |
|
COOPER |
JACK |
G. W. |
CAPTAIN |
|
CORWIN |
NUEL |
D. |
SGT. |
|
DAVIS |
LYLE |
V. |
FLIGHT OFFICER |
|
DEATS. JR. |
LAURENCE |
E. |
2ND. LT. |
|
DENISTON |
LEONARD |
L. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
DENMAN |
GEORGE |
W. |
1ST. LT. |
|
DEUTSCH |
WALTER |
B. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
DIGMAN |
HAROLD |
H. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
DILLON |
JAMES |
C. |
2ND. LT. |
|
DOINE |
ROBERT |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
DOYLE |
JOHN |
G. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
DOYLE |
PAUL |
L. |
CAPTAIN |
|
EIFRIED |
JOSEPH |
G. |
SGT. |
|
ERICKSON |
JOHN |
E. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
EVANS |
KENNETH |
D. |
2ND. LT. |
|
FETTERS |
DONALD |
J. |
1ST. LT. |
|
FITZSIMONS. JR. |
TOM |
L. |
CAPTAIN |
|
FLADOS |
MORRIS |
H. |
1ST. LT. |
|
FORD |
WILLIAM |
G. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
FOX |
RAYMOND |
F. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
FROST |
GERARD |
W. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
FUCHS. JR. |
GLENWARD |
S. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
GAGE |
STATON |
O. |
2ND. LT. |
|
GALLE |
AMERICO |
S. |
2ND. LT. |
|
GARRIGUES |
LEE |
L. |
SGT. |
|
GLAZE |
JAMES |
L. |
1ST. LT. |
|
GLEASON |
WILLIAM |
J. |
1ST. LT. |
|
GODFREY |
FRANCIS |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
Next four columns:
|
LAST |
FIRST |
MIDDLE |
RANK |
|
GOKEY |
LEONARD |
T. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
GOMILLION |
BILLY |
B. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
GOODSPEED |
RUSSELL |
A. |
2ND. LT. |
|
GORDON |
SAMUEL |
H. |
FLIGHT OFFICER |
|
GOURLEY |
RAYMOND |
I. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
GRANHOLM |
HAROLD |
F. |
SGT. |
|
GRAY |
DONALD |
W. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
GRAY |
JAMES |
B. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
GREEN |
JAMES |
W. |
CORPORAL |
|
GROFF |
JOSEPH |
H. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
GROSS |
EUGENE |
G. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
GROTH |
VICTOR |
F. |
SGT. |
|
GUEST |
JOSEPH |
P. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
GUTHRIE |
RAYMOND |
R. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
GUYER |
GLENN |
A. |
2ND. LT. |
|
GUZIK |
JOHN |
NMI. |
CAPTAIN |
|
HACKMAN |
LUTHER |
L. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
HALVERSON |
CLINTON |
E. |
SGT. |
|
HANCOCK |
FRANK |
N. |
2ND. LT. |
|
HANFT |
RICHARD |
J. |
2ND. LT. |
|
HANSEN |
JOHN |
H. |
2ND. LT. |
|
HASKELL |
SYLVANUS |
G. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
HATALSKY |
PAUL |
NMI. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
HEILMAN |
THOMAS |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
HEINTZ |
CARL |
M. |
2ND. LT. |
|
HENDERSON |
DONALD |
L. |
SGT. |
|
HEWITT |
JOHN |
R. |
FLIGHT OFFICER |
|
HOLLINGSWORTH |
BILLY |
M. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
HUGHES |
FREDERICK |
J. |
1ST. LT. |
|
JANNEY |
LEONARD |
H. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
JOHNSON |
AXEL |
L. |
2ND. LT. |
|
JOHNSON |
BRUCE |
P. |
2ND. LT. |
|
JOHNSON |
EARL |
M. |
CAPTAIN |
|
JONES |
ALBERT |
P. |
UNKNOWN |
|
JONES |
DERREL |
J. |
2ND. LT. |
|
JONES |
GEORGE |
E. |
PRIVATE |
|
JONES |
SIDNEY |
B. |
2ND. LT. |
|
MUNGAVIN |
FRANCIS |
M. |
SGT. |
|
JULIANELLE |
JOHN |
R. |
2ND. LT. |
|
JUPINKO |
JOHN |
NMI. |
SGT. |
|
KARLSON |
ROBERT |
E. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
KAUPPINEN |
ARNOLD |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
KEHOE |
JOHN |
C. |
2ND. LT. |
|
KINCAID |
DALLAS |
L. |
SGT. |
|
KLINDWORTH |
ROBERT |
D. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
KOENIG |
EARL |
D. |
SGT. |
|
KOLBERG |
JOHN |
H. |
1ST. LT. |
|
KREIPE |
WALTER |
E. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
KURNICK |
DANIEL |
NMI. |
SGT. |
|
LADERMAN |
JACOB |
H. |
1ST. LT. |
|
LAFLAME |
EDISON |
W. |
2ND. LT. |
|
LAMOREAUX |
NORMAN |
S. |
1ST. LT. |
|
LANE |
HAROLD |
N. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
LARSEN |
CLIFFORD |
R. |
SGT. |
|
LAWRENCE |
WILLIAM |
H. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
LEBL |
KENNETH |
E. |
2ND. LT. |
|
LEE |
FRANK |
J. |
UNKNOWN |
|
LEVINE |
MORRIS |
J. |
2ND. LT. |
|
LEVY |
JEROME |
NMI. |
2ND. LT. |
|
LEWIS |
WILLIAM |
C. |
UNKNOWN |
|
LEWIS. JR. |
JOHN |
L. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
LODATO |
THOMAS |
F. |
CORPORAL |
|
MALLOY |
JOSEPH |
P. |
SGT. |
|
MALONE |
RICHARD |
B. |
1ST. LT. |
|
MARSH |
WARREN |
B. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
MCCLENDON |
C. |
|
UNKNOWN |
|
MCCOMBS |
JOHN |
D. |
1ST. LT. |
|
MCGIVERN |
BERNARD |
J. |
2ND. LT. |
|
MCKAY |
STANLEY |
M. |
2ND. LT. |
|
MCLAUGHLIN |
JAMES |
R. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
MICHALOWSKI |
EDWARD |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
MILLAN. JR. |
WILLIAM |
W. |
SGT. |
|
MILLER |
JOHN |
M. |
2ND. LT. |
|
MILLS |
ORLEY |
W. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
MINOR |
SIDNEY |
W. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
MONTAGUE. JR. |
JOSEPH |
L. |
2ND. LT. |
|
MORRISON |
BERNARD |
C. |
SGT. |
|
MOSS |
CARROL |
E. |
SGT. |
|
MOTT |
DANAVON |
V. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
MUENZER |
AUGUST |
B. |
STAFF SGT. |
Last four columns:
|
LAST |
FIRST |
MIDDLE |
RANK |
|
MUSSER, JR. |
ERNEST |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
MUZII |
JOHN |
L. |
2ND. LT. |
|
NEWMAN |
HASKELL |
E. |
UNKNOWN |
|
NORD |
CARL |
A. |
2ND. LT. |
|
O'NEILL |
VINCENT |
M. |
2ND. LT. |
|
O'ROURKE |
FRANK |
B. |
SGT. |
|
OATES |
JOHN |
H. |
2ND. LT. |
|
OWEN |
GEORGE |
W. |
2ND. LT. |
|
PAVEL |
LESTER |
J. |
2ND. LT. |
|
PEARCE |
RICHARD |
C. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
PECK |
NORMAN |
W. |
UNKNOWN |
|
PELLETIER |
DONALD |
|
TECH. SGT. |
|
PENTNEY |
JOHN |
L. |
2ND. LT. |
|
POLZIN |
VERNON |
J. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
PRATHER |
PAUL |
R. |
SGT. |
|
PUETZ |
HAROLD |
W. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
RADZEVICH |
BENNY |
J. |
1ST. LT. |
|
REED |
JAMES |
H. |
1ST. LT. |
|
REISENBURGER |
STANLEY |
M. |
2ND. LT. |
|
RHODES |
ROLAND |
E. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
ROBBIN |
JOHN |
H. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
ROBINSON |
TED |
H. |
UNKNOWN |
|
ROSENBEG |
MARTIN |
J. |
2ND. LT. |
|
ROSIERE |
KENNETH |
C. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
ROTH |
IRVIN |
F. |
2ND. LT. |
|
RUSSELL |
DONALD |
L. |
1ST. LT. |
|
SALESKI |
JOSEPH |
G. |
1ST. LT. |
|
SANDERS |
JOHN |
E. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
SANDFIELD |
ROBERT |
E. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
SEATON |
ROBERT |
L. |
SGT. |
|
SHARMAN |
GEORGE |
W. |
2ND. LT. |
|
SHOSTAK |
FELIX |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
SHUB |
IRVING |
B. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
SIERKS |
RICHARD |
J. |
CAPTAIN |
|
SILVERMAN |
JOHN |
E. |
1ST. LT. |
|
SIMMS |
KASPER |
K. |
SGT. |
|
SLAYDEN |
HENRY |
T. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
SMITH |
WILLIAM |
H. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
SNOEY |
CORNELIUS |
NMI. |
SGT. |
|
SOUSA |
GILBERT |
NMI. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
SPATARELLA |
ENRICO |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
SPENCER |
CHARLES |
W. |
1ST. LT. |
|
STAMPS |
CARREL |
W. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
STARR |
JAMES |
R. |
SGT. |
|
STEIN |
JOHN, |
JR. |
1ST. LT. |
|
STEINDORF |
CHARLES |
G. |
2ND. LT. |
|
STICH |
MALCOLM |
M. |
2ND. LT. |
|
STROBEL |
HENRY |
M. |
2ND. LT. |
|
TAYLOR, JR. |
CHARLES |
A. |
SGT. |
|
THOMAS |
HARRY |
F. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
THOMAS, JR. |
WILLIAM |
H. |
2ND. LT. |
|
TOURTELLOTT |
THEODORE |
F. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
TREECE |
DANIEL |
R. |
1ST. LT. |
|
TRUNZO |
PETER |
M. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
TUCKER |
ALBERT |
L. |
1ST. LT. |
|
TUCKER |
THOMAS |
L. |
1ST. LT. |
|
TUOHY |
JAMES |
D. |
SGT. |
|
VAN DINTER |
VERNON |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
VAN HAUSEN |
JOHN |
E. |
1ST. LT. |
|
VOLPE |
JOHN |
NMI. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
WAGGONER |
ROBERT |
B. |
2ND. LT. |
|
WALKER |
ORVILLE |
N. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
WALLS |
DONALD |
J. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
WALTON |
HERBERT |
D. |
STAFF SGT. |
|
WASHINGTON |
GEORGE |
H. |
1ST. LT. |
|
WATTERS |
DAWSON |
E. |
1ST. LT. |
|
WEISS |
IRVING |
NMI. |
SGT. |
|
WELSH |
JAMES |
G. |
1ST. LT. |
|
WHITLOCK |
GEORGE |
B. |
LT. COLONEL |
|
WICK |
ALBERT |
F. |
2ND. LT. |
|
WILSON |
ROSCOE |
E. |
TECH. SGT. |
|
WINANS |
HAROLD |
L. |
2ND. LT. |
|
ZELLERS |
KENNETH |
E. |
MASTER SGT. |
|
ZIMMERMAN |
DANIEL |
M. |
1ST. LT. |
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