Memorial Crash B-17G 42-107178

The B17G 42-107178 crashed here on 24 May 1944. One crew member was killed, three others detained by the Swedish authorities. The pilot, co-pilot and navigator were captured by German forces when they bailed out over occupied territory.

Pilot: William F. Nee POW born New Kensington, PA
Co-pilot: Reginald Aragona POW born Montebelli, CA died 6/9/97
Engineer/top turret gunner: Gaetano Scida POW born Brooklyn, NY
Bombardier: Richard Markley (Interned) born Saddle River, NJ
Radio Operator: Philip J. Branner (Interned) born Staten Island, NY
Ball turret gunner: Leonard A. Bielawski (Interned) born Toledo, OH
Navigator: Fredric T. Neel, Jr. KIA born Lockhart, TX
Waist gunner: Robert Heimbach KIA born Duluth, MN buried MN
Tail gunner: Donald E. Spaulding KIA born Kent, WA

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons