B 24 Liberator #42 7554, “Tail End Charlie”, 445th BG, 702nd BS HD

B-24 #42-7554 ~ Commemoration & Memorial event held 15 NOV 2015 at Mirns / Bakhuizen, Friesland, the Netherlands. Present and hosted by the Stitching Missing Memorial Foundation of Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands. On 22 DEC 1943 this B-24 of the 445th Bomb Group, 702nd Bomb Squadron crashed through a bell tower in the cemetery in Mirns, then crashed into a field beyond the cemetery. 7 of the 10 aircrew perished. 1Lt John H. Allen - Pilot - KIA 2Lt Erwin J. Bevins, Jr. - Co-pilot - Evaded capture. 2Lt Joseph F. Gill, Jr. - Navigator - POW - Survived. 2Lt Anthony L. Destro - Bombardier - KIA TSgt John R. Elder -Engineer/Aerial Gunner - Drowned/KIA TSgt James C. Owens - Engineer/Aerial Gunner - KIA TSgt Oscar Robbins, Jr. - Radio Operator - KIA SSgt Joseph J. Pavelko - Aerial Gunner - KIA SSgt Harry L. Henry - Aerial Gunner - POW / Survived SSgt Everett M. Odom - Aerial Gunner - KIA