Matteo La Boccia
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Yesterday we returned on crash site to search for some references about names of passengers.
Gigi, Gerardo, Pierpaolo e Mario
Some buttons
Other buttons
Fragments of personal items
STILO EXTRA
Personal item: James A. Wright 32070411 U.S.A.
From friend of other forum we know:
WRIGHT, JAMES A
PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF DEATH: 07/31/1944
BURIED AT: SECTION 79 SITE 461-463
JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY MISSOURI
32070411
NAME WRIGHT JAMES A
RESIDENCE: STATE NEW JERSEY
RESIDENCE: COUNTY OCEAN
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT TRENTON NEW JERSEY
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 25
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 03
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL Civil Life
NATIVITY PENNSYLVANIA
YEAR OF BIRTH 1918
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP Negro, citizen
EDUCATION Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 295 Elevator operators
Wright, James A, d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
He is buried here:
In this cemetery there is a stone of 9 soldiers deceased in the same crash:
They are:
Dozier, Walker , d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Fairfield, Morgan Jr, d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Gaston, James A, d. 07/31/1944, T SGT Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Harrison, Theodore , d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Wyatt, James C, d. 07/31/1944, SGT Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Hill, Earnest , d. 07/31/1944, PFC Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Hill, William L, d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Portee, Loney , d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Wright, James A, d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
From other friend we know this report:
SQUADRON DIARY - AuGUST 1944
SECTION THREE : Narrative
On the previous day, July 31, the squadron's first crack up in Italy occured when five ships were ferrying Negro soldiers to Foggia. Flying under a heavy cloud bank, one plane collided with a mountain. All of the crew-- pilot Lt. Howard B. Wank, co-pilot Lt. Marvin (NMI) Butz, crew chief Sgt. Raymond H. Kelley, radio operator S/Sgt. Charles T. Taylor-- escaped injury, but nine of the 16 passengers were killed.The plane was washed out, necessitating replacement by one of the plane left in England.
SECTION FIVE : Operations report
The missions first crack-up occured two days later, on the 31st. Five ships took off at 0800 to ferry Negro personnel of the 904th Security Battalion to Foggia. The formation was flying beneath a heavy cloud bank when a mountain suddenly appeared ahead, all the planes cleared the embankment but one--that flown by Lt. Howard B. Wank, whose ship crashed into the top of the mount, killing nine of the sixteen passengers. Wank and his crew -- co-pilot Lt. Marvin (NMI) Butz, crew chief S/Sgt. Raymond H. Kelley, radio operator S/Sgt. Charles T. Taylor-- escaped injury. The plane was washed out.
We hope to know names of other soldiers that deceased in next days for injuries and perhaps to contact relatives of someone.
More photos of other objects find yesterday as soon is possible.
Gigi, Gerardo, Pierpaolo e Mario
Some buttons
Other buttons
Fragments of personal items
STILO EXTRA
Personal item: James A. Wright 32070411 U.S.A.
From friend of other forum we know:
WRIGHT, JAMES A
PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF DEATH: 07/31/1944
BURIED AT: SECTION 79 SITE 461-463
JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY MISSOURI
32070411
NAME WRIGHT JAMES A
RESIDENCE: STATE NEW JERSEY
RESIDENCE: COUNTY OCEAN
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT TRENTON NEW JERSEY
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 25
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 03
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL Civil Life
NATIVITY PENNSYLVANIA
YEAR OF BIRTH 1918
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP Negro, citizen
EDUCATION Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 295 Elevator operators
Wright, James A, d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
He is buried here:
In this cemetery there is a stone of 9 soldiers deceased in the same crash:
They are:
Dozier, Walker , d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Fairfield, Morgan Jr, d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Gaston, James A, d. 07/31/1944, T SGT Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Harrison, Theodore , d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Wyatt, James C, d. 07/31/1944, SGT Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Hill, Earnest , d. 07/31/1944, PFC Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Hill, William L, d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Portee, Loney , d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
Wright, James A, d. 07/31/1944, US Army, PFC, Plot: 79 0 461-463, bur. 01/17/1950
From other friend we know this report:
SQUADRON DIARY - AuGUST 1944
SECTION THREE : Narrative
On the previous day, July 31, the squadron's first crack up in Italy occured when five ships were ferrying Negro soldiers to Foggia. Flying under a heavy cloud bank, one plane collided with a mountain. All of the crew-- pilot Lt. Howard B. Wank, co-pilot Lt. Marvin (NMI) Butz, crew chief Sgt. Raymond H. Kelley, radio operator S/Sgt. Charles T. Taylor-- escaped injury, but nine of the 16 passengers were killed.The plane was washed out, necessitating replacement by one of the plane left in England.
SECTION FIVE : Operations report
The missions first crack-up occured two days later, on the 31st. Five ships took off at 0800 to ferry Negro personnel of the 904th Security Battalion to Foggia. The formation was flying beneath a heavy cloud bank when a mountain suddenly appeared ahead, all the planes cleared the embankment but one--that flown by Lt. Howard B. Wank, whose ship crashed into the top of the mount, killing nine of the sixteen passengers. Wank and his crew -- co-pilot Lt. Marvin (NMI) Butz, crew chief S/Sgt. Raymond H. Kelley, radio operator S/Sgt. Charles T. Taylor-- escaped injury. The plane was washed out.
We hope to know names of other soldiers that deceased in next days for injuries and perhaps to contact relatives of someone.
More photos of other objects find yesterday as soon is possible.
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