Walla Walla, WA (near) Bomber Crashes, Feb 1943

Posted February 16th, 2009 by Stu Beitler

ALL TEN CREWMEN DIE IN CRASH OF BOMBER.

Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 16. (AP) -- All 10 crewmen of a heavy Army bomber which crashed last Thursday in the Blue mountains 17 miles east of here were found dead today, First Lieut. JESSE C. BEESLEY, public relations officer, announced tonight.
Members of the crew were:
LT. JOHN T. RAY, Klamath Falls, Ore.
LT. RICHARD H. REED, temporarily residing in Walla Walla.
Lt. DAVID T. DUNNING, Madisonville, Ky.
Lt. HANS N. LEHNE, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
Sgt. ALEXANDER DEC, Buffalo, N.Y.
Sgt. LLOYD L. BALL, Huntington Park, Calif.
Sgt. MILTON D. JOHNSON, Midland, Texas.
Sgt. C. W. SEIFER, JR., San Jose, Calif.
Sgt. JOSEPH F. PERKINS, Fort Worth, Texas.
Sgt. WILMER C. FRANKHAVEL, Barnesville, Minn.
A ground searching party which left for the wreckage scene Sunday after civil air patrol planes sighted the broken plane reached the site today and signalled its findings to an Army plane flying overhead.

Morning Avalanche Lubbock Texas 1943-02-17
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

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