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    Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Kentucky United States
Location
4701 Brownboro Road
Louisville, KY 40207

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery is operated by the Department of the Army, Veterans Affairs (VA). Notable graves and group burials related to Pacific losses and wrecks (not a complete listing). In cemetery nomenclature, section or plot is used to describe the part of the cemetery and site or grave for the specific burial. Some group burials span several sites to accommodate multiple caskets of crew remains or individuals.

Group burial section C sites 743-744
Remains recovered from B-25G Mitchell 42-64846 buried September 27, 1951.

Group burial section E sites 25-26
Remains recovered from B-25D "Little Butch" 41-29964 buried February 1, 1949.
SSgt Bernard R. Coss, radio
SSgt James F. Goodwin, engineer
SSgt Leonard D. Gunnells, gunner
2nd Lt. Edwin J. Wolf, navigator

Group burial section E, site 112
Remains recovered from B-29 "Praying Mantis" 42-6286 buried August 29, 1949.
Major Hamilton H. Dyer, Jr., pilot
Co-Pilot  1st Lt. Hunter T. Railey (KIA, BR) Englewood, CO
Navigator  2nd Lt. Roland L. Albert (KIA, BR) Lynn, MA
Bombardier  2nd Lt. Douglas Salkin (KIA, BR) Brooklyn, NY
Engineer  TSgt Edward D. Crimmins (KIA, BR) Flandreau, SD
Radio  SSgt Walter C. Ciochon (KIA, BR) Flint, MI
Asst Radio  Sgt Raymond W. Perchorowicz (KIA, BR) Chicago, IL
Top Gunner  SSgt Erwin H. Mitchell (KIA, BR) Alpena, MI
Righter Gunner  SSgt Michael T. Mignogna (KIA, BR) Cleveland, OH
Left Gunner  SSgt Lowell H. Morris (KIA, BR) Boone, IA
Tail Gunner  SSgt Edward C. Congro (KIA, BR) Lyndhurst, NY

Group burial section E grave 145-146
Remains of crew B-25J 43-27979 buried August 16, 1949.
Pilot  2nd Lt. John W. Mangum, O-751383 (KIA, BR)
Co-Pilot  2nd Lt. Clarence W. Acker, O-765211 (KIA, BR) Sulphur Springs, TX
Navigator  2nd Lt. Thomas F. Quinn, O-569858 (KIA, BR)
Radio  Cpl Philip Arkuss, 32802439 (KIA, BR)
Engineer  Sgt Carl V. E. Snyder, 35867076 (KIA, BR) Franklin County, OH
Gunner  Cpl Wallace E. Hough, 12199927 (KIA, BR) St. Lawrence County, NY

Group burial section E sites 160-161
Remains recovered from B-25D "Montana Maid" 42-87296 buried September 30, 1949.
1st Lt. Burwell M. Vowell, pilot
Co-Pilot  2nd Lt. Robert J. Gaines (MIA / KIA, BR)
Navigator  1st Lt. Richard L. Hershey (MIA / KIA, BR)
Armoror-Gunner  SSgt William E. Davies, Jr. (MIA / KIA, BR)
Radio  SSgt James C. Smith (MIA / KIA, BR)
Engineer  SSgt Robert L. Allman (MIA / KIA, BR)
Passenger  1st Lt. Van Kennon (MIA / KIA, BR) Cameron, TX

Group burial section E grave 253
Remains recovered from B-24L 44-40929 buried January 16, 1950.
Pilot  2nd Lt. Herbert N. F. Patrick, O-764421 (MIA / KIA) Lindsborg, KS
Co-Pilot  Lt. Col J. W. Hinton, O-326153 C. O. 307th BG (MIA / KIA) Bay City, TX
Navigator  1st Lt. Fred K. Harrison, Jr., O-711395 (MIA / KIA) New Orleans, LA
Bombardier  2nd Lt. Robert M. Jones, O-762923 (MIA / KIA) Glastonbury, CT
Engineer  TSgt Roy E. Hanan, 38564678 (MIA / KIA) Shattuck, OK
Asst Engineer  SSgt George H. Westlund, 37549431 (MIA / KIA) Parkers Prairie MN
Radio  TSgt Henry J. Hritz, 3277906 (MIA / KIA) Paterson, NJ
Asst Radio  SSgt Robert H. Podewils, 12027987 (MIA / KIA) New York, NY
Gunner  SSgt Francis E. Shea, 37537086 (MIA / KIA) Miltonvale, KS
Armorer/Gunner  SSgt Thomas Wong, 32086732 (MIA / KIA) Brooklyn, NY
Photo/Gunner  SSgt Leonard C. Bennett, 16018853 (MIA / KIA) Peoria, IL

Group burial section E sites 292–293
Remains of nine recovered from B-24D "Yankee Doodle Dandy" 42-40077 buried February 20, 1950.
2nd George A. Sparks, bombardier
TSgt Edward N. Stachowiak, engineer
TSgt Allen D. Toppert, radio operator
SSgt Allen W. Pearson, gunner
SSgt Fred J. Shroad, gunner
SSgt Joseph C. Minnich, gunner
SSgt Guy A. Buie, photographer
Sgt William D. Ballou, observer
Sgt David S. Ingerman, photographer

Group burial section F sites 271-272
Remains recovered from B-17E pilot Parsel buried September 20, 1951.
Captain Elmer L. Parsel, pilot
2nd Lt. Duke M. Paul, co-pilot
Passenger  Major Norman J. Lewellyn
Bombardier  2nd Lt. Robert P. Spreng
Navigator  2nd Lt. George C. Harkess
Crew  Sgt Raymond J. Gregor (KIA / BR) Allegheny County, PA
Crew  Pfc Owen B. Knox (KIA / BR) Lawrence County, OH
Crew  Pfc James C. Paounoff (KIA / BR) Hampden County, MA
Crew  Pfc Willie T. Stokes (KIA / BR) Harris County, TX

Group burial section I, sites 58-59
Remains recovered from B-17F "Texas No. 6" 41-9207 buried February 3, 1950.
SSgt Virgil E. DeVoss, bull turret gunner
Sgt Bruno R. Bukalski, gunner
Sgt Albert Smith, radio operator

Group burial section I sites 109-110
Remains recovered from grave located postwar, buried April 26, 1950
2nd Lt. Claude L. Dean, KIA July 30, 1942 pilot A-24 41-15766
Sgt Allan W. La Rocque, KIA July 30, 1942 gunner A-24 41-15766
Cpl Franklyn R. Hoppe, gunner A-24 41-15??? KIA July 30, 1942

Group burial section I site 114
Remains of the crew of B-25D "Jack Rabbit Express" 41-29992 buried April 26, 1950.
1st Lt. Thane C. Hecox, Jr., pilot
2nd Lt. James W. Dubose, co-pilot
Captain Sylvester A. Hoffman, navigator
S/Sgt Joseph H. Peyton, engineer
T/Sgt James L. Davis, radio
S/Sgt Oliver H. Miller, gunner

Group buirial section I site 174
Six crew members of B-17F "Dumbo" 41-24429 crashed December 4, 1942 buried June 6, 1950.
1st Lt Lewis A. Anderson
2nd Lt Robert W. Schleh
Sgt Joseph J. Conde
SSgt Archibald B. Hodge
Richard M. Keeley
Albert C. Nies

Group burial section I site 260K
Seven crew of B-25C "Algernon IV" 41-12485 crashed January 18, 1943 buried July 30, 1957.
Major William G. Benn
Major Donn C. Young
Cpl LaVerne D. Van Dyke
Sgt Wilfred D. Coyer
Sgt Herman H. Elsner
SSgt Michael Ewas
Lt Col. Dan B. Searcy

References
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Official Website
Thanks to Randy Watkins for additional information

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January 11, 2022

 

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