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30 December 2007
Lt Daniel Dorman, from Pennsylvania, was with the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. He was with the National Guard when he joined the Army in 1941. A veteran of the Normandy campaign, he was wounded on 6 October 1944 in the battle of Opheusden. He died the next day. Today he is buried at Margraten. Many thanks to Joost, who has adopted his grave, for the pictures and information.
29 December 2007 Updated the page of F/O Frank Cook, of 229 squadron who was shot down on a reconnaissance mission on 29 august 1944. Thanks to Mr. Roy Nixon.
16 December 2007
After months of inactivity, I updated the page of Pfc Charles Stoneman. He was with the 309th Engineer Combat Battalion, attached to the 84th Infantry Division. Charles was killed on 19 december 1944, when German planes bombed the mess hall he was in. Many thanks to Penny Fraley Richardson for his picture and information.
Added F/L Reginald Turtle, of Finchley, Middlesex. He was a pilot on a Stirling bomber with 214 squadron. He was lost on a mission to Emden on 6 June 1942. He lies buried in Schiermonnikoog. Thanks to Mrs. Kate Brettell, who provided information on him.
Also updated W/C Kenneth Knocker's page. He was with 214 squadron when he was shot down. He lies buried in Westernieland. Additional information also provided by Mrs Brettell.
26 Oktober 2007 Added Sgt Roy Tuttle from Academy, South Dakota. He was with HQ co, 2nd Bn., 505th PIR of the 82nd Airborne Division. A seasoned veteran, he was with the division from the beginning and had seen action in Italy, Normandy and Holland. He was killed on 9 october in his foxhole near Nijmegen. He is buried at Geddes Cemetery, South Dakota.
23 Oktober 2007
P/O Maxwell Bell from Bowenville, Queensland, Australia was with 19 squadron. He was shot down on an armed reconnassaince mission on 9 september 1944 near Apeldoorn. Although he bailed out, he was taken prisoner and murdered the next day by SS troops. Many thanks to Mr. Huub van Sabben who researched Maxwell Bell's story and managed to identify his grave at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, where Maxwell laid buried as an "Unknown Canadian".
Also added Pfc Joseph Haney from Janesville, Wisconsin. He was a gliderman with the 17th Airborne Division and was killed when his glider crashed during Operation Varsity, near Wesel, Germany on 24 March 1945. Many thanks to his son, Mr. Richard Haney.
30 September 2007 We are back online.
About two months ago, my server gave out and I have not been able to replace it since yesterday. Thanks to two friends who helped me out, I got a new server, the website is back online and so am I! I apologize for the lack of communication, but from now on there should not be a problem. I hope to start adding to the site very shortly. The last few months I have received some very interesting emails with material to add, in addition to the material I already have ready. It is just a matter of finding the time, with my kids and my new job.
8 June 2007 Added F/S George Hinshelwood from Larkhall, Lanarkshire. This 20 year old survived one crash to be killed less than 6 months later on a mission to Dortmunt. He was an air gunner with 218 squadron and lies, with three of his crew, buried at Damwoude General Cemetery.
1 May 2007 Warrant Officers Robert and Richard Tod were twins from St. Vital, Manitoba. They enlisted anf trained together and were both posted to 75 squadron, where they were aloowed to fly at the same crew. Robert was a wireless operator who won a DFM in April 1943 when his crew's stirling ditched in the North Sea, but the crew was rescued. The twins died a few months later when they failed to return from a mission to Mulheim. They are buried side by side at Medemblik.
17 April 2007 Updated P/O Kenneth Taylor's page. He was a pilot on a 408 squadron Hampden and was shot down on June 3, 1942 on a mission to Essen. He is buried at Medemblik. Two of his crew are buried elsewhere, while a third remains missing.
15 March 2007 On March 5, I became the proud father of a son and a daughter. Obviously time has become a commodity now but updates to this site will continue. Please bear with me as I have the stories of many more men, waiting to be added to this website.
17 February 2007
Not much is known about 2Lt Don Neff from Spokane, Washington. He was the co-pilot of a bomber of the 95th Bomb Group, named 'Lonesome Polecat'. The B17 was lost on 16 December 1943 near Texel, on a mission to Bremen. Several of the crew were KIA and remain missing. 2Lt Neff is commemorated at the Margraten Wall of the Missing. Many thanks to Michael Darter, brother of S/Sgt Eugene Darter, who was also killed in this plane.
12 February 2007 W/O Gavin Goldfinch, from Auckland, New Zealand, was a second pilot on a Wellington that was shot down in North Africa in 1941 on a bombing mission to Benghazi, Lybia. The crew was taken PoW and spent the rest of the war in PoW camps in Germany. W/O Goldfinch was liberated in April 1945, but died shortly afterwards of illness he contracted while being a PoW. Today he rests at Nederweert War Cemetery.
11 February 2007
Sgt David Rosenkrantz from Los Angeles, California was with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He was with the division in Sicily, where he captured 200 Italian soldiers, and the Italian mainland. He later jumped with the 504th into Holland and participated in the famous Waal crossing. A week later he was shot in a wooded area and has been Missing in Action since. His nephew, Dr. Philip Rosenkrantz has a great website about him. The story and picture are used here with his permission.
10 February 2007 F/S Richard Todd from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was one of many Americans who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force early on in the war to fight fascism before the U.S.A. joined the war effort. Like more than a thousand of his countrymen, F/S Todd lost his life flying with the R.C.A.F. He was killed on 29 March 1943 while he was piloting a 426 squadron Wellington on a mission to Berlin. He and two of his crew, Sgt John Gubb from Canada and Sgt John Bailey from Dunkin, Quebec are buried in Nijemirdum.
Also buried at this cemetery are an unknown Airman and an unknown Sergeant of the RAF.
31 January 2007
Updated Sgt Anthony White's page. This 23 year old pilot with 58 squadron lost his life on 8 April 1941, on a mission to Kiel. His plane crashed near Groningen where he and his crew are buried today. Thanks to Mr. Derek Riley, I was able to add his picture. Mr. Co Maarschalkerweerd and Andrew Stevens were willing to help me with additional information about Sgt. White's career with the RAF.
31 January 2007
489 Squadron History published.
Recently, a comprehensive history of 489 Squadron has been completed in consultation with a team of 489 personnel, their families, and several researchers. It comprises approximately 300 pages of archival material, official and personal photographs, as well as reminisces by several 489 Squadron personnel.
Although primarily for sale for former members and their families, a number of copies are made available to selected museums with a 489 Squadron link for historical use. If you are a 489 Sqn veteran or family member, and you would like to obtain a copy, read more here...
30 January 2007 Sub-Lt Ralph Eborn RN from East Finchley, Middlesex, was forced to ditch his 812 squadron RN Swordfish off the coast of Noordwijk. He and his gunner, Royal Marine Lt. Johnston were both killed. Lt. Eborn's body washed ashore and is buried at Noordwijk. Lt Johnston remains missing.
Also updated Leading Airman Harry Burt's page. Both Lac Burt and Lt Eborn ditched on different occasions in a Swordfish with a crew member midshipman G.T. Shaddick. Shaddick survived both ditchings, only to be killed on 28 January 1942 while flying off HMS Indomitable. Lt. Eborn did not survive his second ditching on 4 August 1940. Lac Burt was killed on 2 July 1940 on a bombing mission on Schiphol airfield.
29 January 2007 Not much is known about Pvt. Henry Morris from Midlothian, Texas. He was a private with the 9th Armored Division and killed on 31 March 1945. He rests at Margraten.
28 January 2007 F/O Frank Cook from Melbourne, Australia was a Spitfire pilot with 229 Squadron. A week before his 22nd birthday, he was shot down while attacking ships in the IJsselmeer. Today he rests in Lemmer General Cemetery.
27 January 2007 Updated P/O Ronald Barlow's page. He was an observer with 115 squadron and was killed when his Wellington was shot down into the IJsselmeer by a German night fighter on 13 April 1942. He and his crew are buried at Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery.
Also added F/O William Wahl from Kelowna, B.C., Canada. He was the pilot of a 166 Squadron Wellington. He was killed while ditching his stricken plane in the IJsselmeer. Also killed in this ditching was Sgt William Partridge from Regina, Saskatchewan. The other crew members survived to become PoWs. Sgt Partridge lies buried in Stavoren. F/O Wahl in Amsterdam. He shares his grave with F/L John Eldridge DFC & Bar, from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire and also flying with 166 Squadron. He crashed ten days later.
26 January 2007 F/S Hugh Hay and F/O John Seymour were a crew on Mosquito HJ822 of 418 squadron that was shot down near Schiphol on 26 July 1943. Both men were killed and are buried in Hoofddorp.
25 January 2007 Added Sgt Sidney Wick from Welling, Kent. This 19 year old air gunner with 49 squadron lost his life on a mission to Duisburg on 20 December 1942, when his plane crashed in the dunes south of IJmuiden. He lies buried in Amsterdam.
19 January 2007 After a long period of inactivity, I have started working on the site again. Work (a new job), studies and family life have all kept me so busy that I lacked the time to work on the site. However, The website and the men on it, and those that should be on it, are never far from my mind and one New year's resolution is to work more on the site and pay tribute to the men who gave their lives for our Freedom.
Today I updated the page of P/O Cecil Jones, who was an observer with 58 Squadron. He and his crew crashed on 8 April 1941 near Groningen. Many thanks to Glenys Sefton and her family for providing the pictures and the story of Cecil's life.
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