Joseph served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on C-47A #42-24077, 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
He resided in Elk County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 24, 1941, prior to the war, in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Surveyor and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Joseph was "Killed in Action" in this crash.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # O-684531
Husband of Florine P. Kowalski who resided in Dubois, Pennsylvania.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Elk County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 24, 1941, prior to the war, in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Surveyor and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Joseph was "Killed in Action" in this crash.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # O-684531
Husband of Florine P. Kowalski who resided in Dubois, Pennsylvania.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Joseph served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on C-47A #42-24077, 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
He resided in Elk County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 24, 1941, prior to the war, in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Surveyor and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Joseph was "Killed in Action" in this crash.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # O-684531
Husband of Florine P. Kowalski who resided in Dubois, Pennsylvania.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Elk County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 24, 1941, prior to the war, in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Surveyor and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Joseph was "Killed in Action" in this crash.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # O-684531
Husband of Florine P. Kowalski who resided in Dubois, Pennsylvania.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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