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| USAAF 7th AF 11th BG 26th BS  USAAF c1943 |
Pilot 2nd Lt. Stanley L. Opperman, O-749302 (MIA / KIA) Wakeman, OH Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Clyde M. Marker, O-691281 (MIA / KIA) OK Navigator 2nd Lt. Franklin Wood, O-690754 (MIA / KIA) WV Bombardier 2nd Lt. Paul P. Stephens, O-752631 (MIA / KIA) CA Engineer SSgt Glenn J. Slumska, 35516473 (MIA / KIA) OH Asst Engineer SSgt Clifford E. Haidet, 15070302 (MIA / KIA) OH Radio SSgt Louis Le Pere, 12191900 (MIA / KIA) NY Gunner Sgt William A. Maloney, 15394512 (MIA / KIA) OH Gunner Sgt Sidney Shapiro, 11089662 (MIA / KIA) MA MIA April 4, 1944 at 11:35am MACR 3875 Aircraft History Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in San Diego. Constructors Number 3365. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24J-80-CO Liberator serial number 42-100216. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then to the Central Pacific. Wartime History Assigned to the 7th Air Force (7th AF), 11th Bombardment Group (11th BG), 26th Bombardment Squadron (26th BS). No known nickname or nose art. Nose number 216. When lost, engine R-1820-65 serial numbers BP 428572, BP 426725, BP 428685 and BP 428644. Armed with ten .50 caliber machine guns and two .30 caliber machine guns, weapon serial numbers noted in Missing Air Crew Report 3875 (MACR 3875). Mission History On April 4, 1944 took off from Eniwetok Airfield piloted by 2nd Lt. Stanley L. Opperman on a night bombing mission against Truk. The weather was .3 to .4 cloud coverage. When this bomber failed to return it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Also lost was B-24J 42-100394 (MIA). Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead February 15, 1946. The entire crew earned the Purple Heart, posthumously. All are memorialized at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing. Opperman, Marker, Slumska, Maloney, Le Pere, Haidet and Shapiro on court 7. Wood and Stephens on court 5. Opperman also has a memorial marker at Clarksfield Methodist Cemetery in Clarksfield, OH. Marker also has a memorial marker at Oklahoma Veterans Cemetery in Oklahoma City, OK. Stephens also has a memorial marker at Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, SD. Haidet also has a memorial marker at Alliance City Cemetery in Alliance, OH at section T. Shapiro also has a memorial marker at Arlington National Cemetery at section MI site 173. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24J-80-CO Liberator 42-100216 Missing Air Crew Report 3875 (MACR 3875) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Stanley L. Opperman American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Clyde M. Marker American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Franklin Wood American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Paul P. Stephens American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Glenn Slumska American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Clifford E. Haidet American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Louis Le Pere American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - William A. Maloney American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Sidney Shapiro FindAGrave - 2Lt Stanley L Opperman (photo, courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Lieut Stanley L. Opperman (photo, memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - 2Lt Clyde M Marker (courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Clyde Max Marker (photo, memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - 2Lt Franklin Wood (courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - 2Lt Paul P Stephens (courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Paul Place Stephens (photo, memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - SSgt Glenn Slumska (courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Sgt Clifford E Haidet (courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Clifford E Haidet (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - Sgt Louis LePere (courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Sgt William A Maloney (photo, courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - SGT Sidney I Shapiro (memorial marker photo) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated
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