Joseph served as a Technical Sergeant and Flight Engineer/Gunner on B-24 (#41-29496) "RAM IT-DAMMIT" with the 506th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 25, 1942 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of textiles and also as Single, without dependents.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by flak on a mission to Rheims, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13116002
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Below mission info submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
Flying in a B-24 that took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil 7 KIA 4 POW. He was serving as the engineer.
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Others on this flight include:
Acuff, Coyle J., S/Sgt, Gunner, POW
Farrell, John A., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania, KIA
McCormick, Raymond, 1st Lt, Navigator, POW
Richardson, Paul, 1st Lt, Bombardier, California, KIA
Ries, Robert P., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio, KIA
Scudday, Bernie L., 1st Lt, Pilot, Texas, KIA
Tepe, Carl W., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas, POW
Ventura, Anthony J., T/Sgt, Radio Op, New York, KIA
Warren, Lester D., S/Sgt, Gunner, Delaware, KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 25, 1942 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of textiles and also as Single, without dependents.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by flak on a mission to Rheims, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13116002
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Below mission info submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
Flying in a B-24 that took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil 7 KIA 4 POW. He was serving as the engineer.
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Others on this flight include:
Acuff, Coyle J., S/Sgt, Gunner, POW
Farrell, John A., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania, KIA
McCormick, Raymond, 1st Lt, Navigator, POW
Richardson, Paul, 1st Lt, Bombardier, California, KIA
Ries, Robert P., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio, KIA
Scudday, Bernie L., 1st Lt, Pilot, Texas, KIA
Tepe, Carl W., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas, POW
Ventura, Anthony J., T/Sgt, Radio Op, New York, KIA
Warren, Lester D., S/Sgt, Gunner, Delaware, KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Joseph served as a Technical Sergeant and Flight Engineer/Gunner on B-24 (#41-29496) "RAM IT-DAMMIT" with the 506th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 25, 1942 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of textiles and also as Single, without dependents.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by flak on a mission to Rheims, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13116002
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Below mission info submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
Flying in a B-24 that took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil 7 KIA 4 POW. He was serving as the engineer.
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Others on this flight include:
Acuff, Coyle J., S/Sgt, Gunner, POW
Farrell, John A., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania, KIA
McCormick, Raymond, 1st Lt, Navigator, POW
Richardson, Paul, 1st Lt, Bombardier, California, KIA
Ries, Robert P., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio, KIA
Scudday, Bernie L., 1st Lt, Pilot, Texas, KIA
Tepe, Carl W., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas, POW
Ventura, Anthony J., T/Sgt, Radio Op, New York, KIA
Warren, Lester D., S/Sgt, Gunner, Delaware, KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 25, 1942 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of textiles and also as Single, without dependents.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by flak on a mission to Rheims, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13116002
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Below mission info submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
Flying in a B-24 that took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil 7 KIA 4 POW. He was serving as the engineer.
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Others on this flight include:
Acuff, Coyle J., S/Sgt, Gunner, POW
Farrell, John A., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania, KIA
McCormick, Raymond, 1st Lt, Navigator, POW
Richardson, Paul, 1st Lt, Bombardier, California, KIA
Ries, Robert P., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio, KIA
Scudday, Bernie L., 1st Lt, Pilot, Texas, KIA
Tepe, Carl W., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas, POW
Ventura, Anthony J., T/Sgt, Radio Op, New York, KIA
Warren, Lester D., S/Sgt, Gunner, Delaware, KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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