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Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Matteo,
Just did a check on wwiimemorial.com and there's one casualty with that name that says DNB. He is PFC James A. Wright (32070411) from New Jersey, born 1918. NARA enlistment record says "negro". Unfortunately no date of death is given on the honor list, so it all needs further investigation if he was indeed a victim of the crash. Regards, Leendert |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Matteo,
On website findagrave I just discovered this piece of information when looking for James A. Wright. He is listed there with 31 July 1944! What's more: there's a headstone at Jefferson Barracks with nine names, including James A. Wright. Since graves at Jefferson Barracks are often for group burials, we may have all names? See picture on http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...&PIpi=20444603 We now have to check all names. to see if it all matches. Regards, Leendert |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Thru internment.net I noticed that the men were laid to rest at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO on 17 Jan 1950.
They also all have DNB on the NARA honor list. Regards, Leendert |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Yesterday we returned on crash site to search for some references about names of passengers.
Gigi, Gerardo, Pierpaolo e Mario http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/576/fotobpa.jpg Some buttons http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7550/dvc09973.jpg Other buttons http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8899/dvc09974.jpg Fragments of personal items http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8558/dvc09975.jpg STILO EXTRA http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/227/dvc09976.jpg Personal item: James A. Wright 32070411 U.S.A. http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/5778/dvc09977.jpg More photos of other objects find as soon is possible. |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Matteo,
Thanks to Randy on the armyairforces.com website I heard that PFC Loney Portee, one of the victims mentioned above, belonged to Bravo Company, 366th Inf Regiment, 92nd Inf Div. The men were at first buried at the American Military Cemetery at Naples. There are some websites and also veterans organizations dedicated to 366th Inf Regiment. I gathered that in July 1944 the 366th was still attached to 15th Air Service Command and provided airbase security to stations in Sardinia and along the Adriatic. Regards, Leendert |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Well done guys, I was away all weekend on a holiday so could not reply as would like to have via my smartphone. I'll review all fo these men via ancestry.com and elsewhere and see what turns up.
Matteo, always quote the serial numbers if you find them, that 8 digit number that was below his name, very important. |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
In a 1998 reference Sgt James Calvin Wyatt is also mentioned in connection with 366th Infantry Regiment, which did airfield protection duties.
The regiment wasn't attached to 92nd Inf Div at the time of the crash yet. Perhaps the 904th AirBase Security Battalion that's in the Group/Squadron report was the new assignment of the soldiers? Regards, Leendert |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Leendert
you are doing a very precious work!!! |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
is this the link you mean Leendart
http://www.wiz-worx.com/366th/wyatt/ Matteo, can you tell us what you would like us to do, do you want us to help you try contact family members? Leendart, do you have ancestry.com access? There is no point in us both doing the same things, have you tried that email address for the 366th Association? |
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Yes, I'll be very glad to contact relatives of crew and of soldiers on aircraft to ask they more informations and photos about their beloved ones. Many thanks! |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Good Afternoon Gents!
I see that what we have been doing over at WIX is being mirrored here. Well Done! Just FYI and to avoid duplication of effort, I found and spoke with James Wyatt's nephew on Sunday afternoon. He has posted on the thread at WIX. Matteo and Co. have a lot of work to do yet in the family contact area. That is not going to be easy. He really needs to get the IDPFs. Dave |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
This are just 3 of many fragments find today after hard work. Some idea?
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4479/dvc00166.jpg http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5296/dvc00167.jpg http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/145/dvc00168.jpg http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/6255/dvc00169.jpg http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/1120/dvc00170.jpg Appear to read OR.... http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8484/dvc00171.jpg |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Here are some other object from this crash site. Some idea?
1 Unknown part http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3575/dvc00243.jpg 1a http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2527/dvc00244j.jpg 2 Unknown parts http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4406/dvc00245.jpg 3 Spoon, hair cutter, http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/3552/dvc00246.jpg 4 Black fibers, whithe glass fuse from flames http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/200/dvc00247.jpg 5 Buttons http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5543/dvc00248y.jpg 6 Buttons http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9236/dvc00249.jpg 7 Unknown parts http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8300/dvc00250.jpg 8 Small fragments http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/5107/dvc00251.jpg 9 Razor, part of parachute, glasses http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/8548/dvc00252.jpg 10 Buttons army coat http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/9748/dvc00253.jpg 11 Small parts http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/3566/dvc00254.jpg 12 Unknown object http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/4008/dvc00255k.jpg 13 Unknown object http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/4951/dvc00256.jpg 14 Label. Someone can read it? http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4742/dvc00257.jpg |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Here are other objects frind yesterday with help of Pierpaolo, Francesco, Angelo e Gianluca.
15 Field-bed part, interruptors. http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/4245/dvc00260.jpg 16 Unknown http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/5192/dvc00261.jpg 17 Unknown. http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4446/dvc00262.jpg 18 Unknown http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/4031/dvc00263.jpg 19 rear 78707111 http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9154/dvc00264.jpg 20 http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/5407/dvc00265.jpg 21 Buttons http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7990/dvc00266.jpg 22 http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/6744/dvc00267.jpg 23 Sun glass fragment, electronic parts http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/599/dvc00268.jpg 24 MICAMOLD http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1857/dvc00269.jpg 25 http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4380/dvc00270.jpg 26 Rank insigna lt? Part of cleaner kit M1 http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/3283/dvc00271.jpg 27 Buttons uniform. The biggest fragment is rank insigna berrett? http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/2258/dvc00272.jpg 28 Plate SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY MODULATOR UNIT BC-456-B SERIAL NO. 38443 MADE BY Western Electric NEW YORK N.Y. http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8451/dvc00273.jpg 29 ONE CENT http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/5173/dvc00274.jpg 30 http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7046/dvc00275.jpg 31 Textile + plastic buttons http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7392/dvc00276.jpg |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Just worthing a try.
For the label on pic 14, you may put a sheet of paper on it and gently scrub with a pencil (with a dry coalmine)... |
Re: From a C-47 crash site. Someone can help us?
Here are italian newspapers that gave new about our discovery.
ROMA 28 august 2011 http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6519/dvc00499.jpg IL MATTINO 29 august 2011 http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5919/dvc00498.jpg BUONGIORNO IRPINIA 31 august 2011 http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9280/dvc00500.jpg Someone can send me e-mail addresses of USA newspapers and USA historical magazine that can be interested to publish this new? I hope in this way to find some or relatives of deceased soldiers. |
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