Second Lieutenant, 474th Bomb Squadron, 335th Bomb Group, World War II.
Bombardier aboard U.S. Army Air Forces B-26B Marauder #41-17723.
He was killed when the twin engine bomber stalled and crashed on takeoff from Selman Field, Monroe, Louisiana. The accident claimed the lives of five and seriously injured a sixth crewmember. They were returning to their base at Barksdale Field, Louisiana.
The four other fatalities were:
● 1LT Glyn E Stephens, O-659336, LA, Pilot
● 2LT Norman F Brown, O-672317, IL, Co-Pilot
● SSGT Gerald F George, 37146878, NE, Gunner
● SSGT Perry J Hamilton, 35314556, OH, Flight Engineer
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Son of Montague Knott (1874–1963) and Minnie L. Brackett Knott (1875– 1949)
Enlisted at Springfield, Massachusetts, March 11, 1942.
Service ID: O-801376
Bombardier aboard U.S. Army Air Forces B-26B Marauder #41-17723.
He was killed when the twin engine bomber stalled and crashed on takeoff from Selman Field, Monroe, Louisiana. The accident claimed the lives of five and seriously injured a sixth crewmember. They were returning to their base at Barksdale Field, Louisiana.
The four other fatalities were:
● 1LT Glyn E Stephens, O-659336, LA, Pilot
● 2LT Norman F Brown, O-672317, IL, Co-Pilot
● SSGT Gerald F George, 37146878, NE, Gunner
● SSGT Perry J Hamilton, 35314556, OH, Flight Engineer
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Son of Montague Knott (1874–1963) and Minnie L. Brackett Knott (1875– 1949)
Enlisted at Springfield, Massachusetts, March 11, 1942.
Service ID: O-801376
Second Lieutenant, 474th Bomb Squadron, 335th Bomb Group, World War II.
Bombardier aboard U.S. Army Air Forces B-26B Marauder #41-17723.
He was killed when the twin engine bomber stalled and crashed on takeoff from Selman Field, Monroe, Louisiana. The accident claimed the lives of five and seriously injured a sixth crewmember. They were returning to their base at Barksdale Field, Louisiana.
The four other fatalities were:
● 1LT Glyn E Stephens, O-659336, LA, Pilot
● 2LT Norman F Brown, O-672317, IL, Co-Pilot
● SSGT Gerald F George, 37146878, NE, Gunner
● SSGT Perry J Hamilton, 35314556, OH, Flight Engineer
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Son of Montague Knott (1874–1963) and Minnie L. Brackett Knott (1875– 1949)
Enlisted at Springfield, Massachusetts, March 11, 1942.
Service ID: O-801376
Bombardier aboard U.S. Army Air Forces B-26B Marauder #41-17723.
He was killed when the twin engine bomber stalled and crashed on takeoff from Selman Field, Monroe, Louisiana. The accident claimed the lives of five and seriously injured a sixth crewmember. They were returning to their base at Barksdale Field, Louisiana.
The four other fatalities were:
● 1LT Glyn E Stephens, O-659336, LA, Pilot
● 2LT Norman F Brown, O-672317, IL, Co-Pilot
● SSGT Gerald F George, 37146878, NE, Gunner
● SSGT Perry J Hamilton, 35314556, OH, Flight Engineer
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Son of Montague Knott (1874–1963) and Minnie L. Brackett Knott (1875– 1949)
Enlisted at Springfield, Massachusetts, March 11, 1942.
Service ID: O-801376
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