Article in the Standard Speaker
The following article appeared in the Standard Speaker – Hazelton, Pennsylvania, and was written by staff writer Jill Wahlen.
Crashsite
Below are some aerial pictures of the crash site, some with index.
Findings
Below you can see some of the findings we excavated over the past few years.
Article in La Meuse
Article in the La Meuse newspaper. Click to enlarge
That day on december 25th 1944 part 1
(article by David Pratt) Just to add some additional context to what happened on that fateful 25th December 1944, I thought I’d tell you about the other USAAF bomber aircraft that went down during the bitter air fighting over this…
That day on december 25th 1944 part 2
(article by David Pratt) As many of us now know, The Battle of The Bulge was at its height on the 25/12/12 and the Allies believed the Luftwaffe were a spent force. To the Allies total surprise, the Luftwaffe launched…
Leon S Liscomb
– Birthplace: Saranac Lake, New York – ASN: 32940809 – Birthdate: 3 July 1923 – Position in plane: Left Waist Gunner – Rank: S/ Sgt – DOW: (death of wounds) january 2nd 1945, Bitburg/ Germany – Burial: First in Mötsch/…
Henry G Maxham
– Birthplace: Hartford, Vermont – ASN: 6130880 – Birthdate: 28th january 1912 – Position in plane: Tail gunner – Rank: S/ Sgt – KIA: december 25th 1944 – Burial: Henri Chapelle, Plot A Row 3 Grave 45 – Medals: Air Medal…
Robert James Ball
– Birthplace: Abington – ASN: 13200525 – Birthdate: october 2, 1925 – Position in plane: Nose turret – Rank: S/ Sgt – Returned home, passed away on october 26th 1991, Seattle/ Washington – Burial: Seattle – Medals: European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal,…
Peter F Ferdinand
– Birthplace: Drum, Pennsylvania, USA – ASN: 13128349 – Birthdate: aug 29 1924 – Position in plane: Radio operator – Rank: T/ Sgt – Returned home, passed away april 11th 1998 – Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Drums Pennsylvania – Medals: Distinguished Flying…
