Davis and Sons, Inc., an electrical contractor inĪfter the attack on Pearl Harbor and the country was on a full war footing, FredĮnlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 5, 1942. Washington High School and graduated in 1938. His family later moved to Alexandria, Virginia where he attended George was born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 23,ġ920. Dement has also written a book about his experiences in the POW camps entitled, Sergeant, for you the War is Over, which I have quoted from extensively below.īackground, Enlistment and Training Frederick G. Dement, top and nose turret gunner, who filled in many of the missing details. At the 2003 456th Bomb Group Reunion in New Orleans, LA, we met Edward L. Halberstadt, the navigator, who provided us with the navigator's log book and additional photographs. Later on, we were able to contact Hans Halberstadt, the son of Milton H. Together, the three of us researched and compiled the stories, photos, and data presented below. Much of the information about the crew and the last mission on Apwas provided by Mr. Fred subsequently sent both Mic Dancisak and myself the name and email address of the co-pilot of the aircraft, Howard N. Reichard, a bombardier on another plane from the 745th Squadron, to contact the association's historian, Fred H. Dancisak the flight engineer, and I both posted messages on the 456th Bomb Group Association's web page guestbook requesting information about the crew of the Boojum. Dancisak, Ph.D at Tulane University, son of George L. This research led me to the 456thīomb Group Association where, with much help fromĪble to gather the information that follows.īy coincidence, Michael J. Was stationed in Italy at that time and decided to research his unit and McGovern was assigned to the 455th Bomb Group, 741st Squadron. South Dakota and the democratic candidate for President of the United States in the 1972 election. McGovern, a B-24 pilot who flew 35 missionsĪgainst Nazi Germany during the years 1944 to 1945. Of the 15th Air Force in Italy during World War II, and in particular, detailed That I would read it as a tribute to, and in memory of, my father. I picked up the book when I saw it displayed in a bookstore thinking Abner, Jr.) death, I read a book by Stephen Ambrose with the appropriate title The Wildīlue. In the spring of the year 2002, just after the 10th year anniversary of myįather’s ( Frederick G. Dement, and Hans Halberstadt How it began. The crew of the B-24H Heavy Bomber "Boojum" The crew of the B-24H Heavy Bomber Boojumĭancisak, Ph.D, Edward L.
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