List of Airmen from Kentucky Shot Down Over Austria and Hungary During World War II Excerpt of Database Research Projects War Crimes Committed Against Airmen in the Area of Today s Austria (1943 1945) Perception and Fate of Downed U.S. Airmen in the Context of Strategic Air War in Today s Austria (1943 1945) Georg HOFFMANN / Nicole-Melanie GOLL Department of History (Contemporary History) Karl-Franzens-University Graz/Austria Contact: georg.hoffmann@uni-graz.at nicole.goll@uni-graz.at
Austria Rank Name State City Bomb Group Day of Crash Place of Crash Fate S/Sgt Edwin D. Jackson Kentucky Caneyville 2 1944-02-24 Pöndorf Killed 2nd Lt William McConnell Kentucky Louisville 2 1944-02-24 Bad Eisenkappel Survived S/Sgt James B. Buchanan Kentucky Murray 454 1944-02-25 Freistadt Survived 1st Lt Wood Rose Kentucky Cynthiana 301 1944-02-25 Ramsau Survived S/Sgt Robert E. Lee Kentucky Louisville 99 1944-04-02 Sankt Paul/Lavanttal Survived T/Sgt John W. Wells Kentucky Catlettsburg 459 1944-04-02 Windischgarsten Survived Pfc Harold D. Thorpe Kentucky Munfordville 449 1944-04-12 Hochneukirchen Killed 2nd Lt Eugene L. Stephens Kentucky Williamsburg 97 1944-04-23 Sieding near Neunkirchen Killed S/Sgt Edward E. Goodwin Kentucky Cerulean 97 1944-04-23 Sieding near Neunkirchen Killed S/Sgt Guy S. Helton Kentucky Harlan 484 1944-05-10 Großmittel Killed Sgt John T. Best Kentucky Lexington 456 1944-05-10 Frauenwald-Rettenegg Killed 2nd Lt William J. Muller Kentucky Louisville 461 1944-05-24 Wiener Neustadt Survived S/Sgt Elwayne Boyd Kentucky Bardwell 376 1944-05-24 Allerheiligen near Graz Survived S/Sgt Lawrence H. Burnett Kentucky Louisville 376 1944-05-24 Allerheiligen near Graz Survived Cpl Douglas E. Campbell Kentucky Napfor 98 1944-05-24 Wiesmath Survived Sgt Aubrey V. Kavich Kentucky Louisville 450 1944-05-24 Gußwerk Survived 2nd Lt Darwin G. Norton Kentucky Williamstown 459 1944-06-09 Rheinau-Höchst near Bregenz Survived 2nd Lt Jesse A. Tunstill Kentucky Bowling Green 449 1944-06-09 Höllgraben Survived
S/Sgt Harry C. Sellars Kentucky Paducah 455 1944-06-26 Bierbaum near Tulln Survived Sgt Oscar Akers Kentucky Fincastle 464 1944-06-26 Hadersfeld am Heuberg Killed 1st Lt Curtis D. Lovelace Kentucky Fulton 398 1944-07-16 Achenkirch near Schwaz Killed 2nd Lt Robert T. Hart Kentucky Fulton 398 1944-07-16 Achenkirch near Schwaz Survived 1st Lt Glennial Fulks Kentucky Munfordville 461 1944-07-25 Stranzberg near Linz Killed 1st Lt Alonzo L. Martin Kentucky Louisville 301 1944-07-26 Pretulgraben near Langenwang Survived S/Sgt James W. Kendrick Kentucky Hardburley 301 1944-07-26 Sankt Jakob im Walde Survived Sgt John W. Bauman Kentucky Louisville 301 1944-07-26 Gutenstein near Wiener Neustadt Killed Captain Stanley C. Pace Kentucky Burkesville 465 1944-08-03 Obsteig Survived S/Sgt Lawrence J. Hamilton Kentucky Louisville 465 1944-08-03 Biberwier near Lermoos Killed 2nd Lt Clarence O. Roettger Kentucky Southgate 451 1944-08-23 Aschgraben near Mariazell Murdered 2nd Lt John E. Thomas Kentucky Corinth 450 1944-09-10 Wien Survived Sgt Edwin R. McPherson Kentucky Melbourne 464 1944-10-17 Götzendorf Killed S/Sgt Jessie E. Poole Kentucky Louisville 483 1944-10-23 Sölden im Ötztal Survived S/Sgt Lured D. Jones Kentucky Scottsville 464 1944-11-16 Saalfelden Survived Sgt Robert E. Steele Kentucky Boldman 463 1944-11-22 Bosnia (crew bailed out over Austria) Survived S/Sgt Alva L. Flowers Kentucky Stearns 2 1944-12-03 Alkoven near Linz Survived 2nd Lt James R. Yancy Kentucky Lexington 461 1945-01-20 Linz Killed 2nd Lt Donald M. Fishback Kentucky Louisville 2 1945-02-05 Bludenz near Swiss border Survived Sgt William A. McCubbins Kentucky Magnolia 98 1945-02-07 Ritzing-Helenenschacht Survived 2nd Lt Robert L. Stricker Kentucky Campbell County 463 1945-02-13 Schützen am Gebirge Murdered T/Sgt Frank Trebolo Kentucky Georgetown 483 1945-02-25 Hürm Survived
T/Sgt Eugene Troutman Kentucky Wilton 97 1945-02-25 Linz Survived 2nd Lt James M. Crockett Kentucky Louisville 484 1945-03-04 Graz Survived S/Sgt George E. White Kentucky Morehead 456 1945-03-23 Annaberg Survived S/Sgt Louis R. Gugel Kentucky Fort Thomas 461 1945-03-26 Kindberg Survived Sgt Stanley E. Todd Kentucky Richmond 461 1945-03-26 Kindberg Survived S/Sgt Paul Hendrix Kentucky Brock 451 1945-04-25 Linz Killed Hungary Rank Name State City Bomb Group Day of Crash Place of Crash Fate Sgt Claude D. Day Kentucky Lexington 450 1944-02-22 Szombathely Survived Sgt Frank W. Herron Kentucky Princeton 2 1944-04-13 Pápa Killed 2nd Lt Edwin J. Webb Kentucky Greenup 456 1944-04-23 Győr Missing Sgt Hamilton Hurtt Kentucky Louisville 97 1944-07-02 Komárom Killed 2nd Lt Michael R. Miller Kentucky Pinson Fork 2 1944-07-07 Near Győr Killed S/Sgt Jack F. Leonard Kentucky Owensboro 454 1944-07-07 Veszprém Survived S/Sgt Emil Cornett Kentucky Blackey 376 1944-07-14 Budapest Survived Sgt Stephen F. Collins Kentucky Hopkinsville 455 1944-07-27 Pusztavám Killed Sgt William G. Lamb Kentucky Paducah 461 1944-08-07 Szombathely Survived Sgt Albert K. Kremer Kentucky Louisville 451 1944-11-05 Szil Survived S/Sgt Alonzo R. Dodson Kentucky Bowling Green 454 1944-12-18 Pápa Survived
Sgt John E. Hart Jr. Kentucky Louisville 465 1944-12-19 Balaton (lake) Killed Sgt Edwin P. Burchett Kentucky Jenkins 301 1945-02-01 Sand near lake Balaton Survived 2nd Lt Clyde V. Thompson Jr. Kentucky Paducah 484 1945-02-21 Pécs Survived S/Sgt Hubert R. Burnette Kentucky Jackson 449 1945-03-01 Ácsteszér Murdered Cpl Charles D. Winges Kentucky Louisville 460 1945-03-01 Pécs Survived S/Sgt Charles H. Sparks Kentucky Murray 301 1945-03-12 Balaton (lake) Survived Note:forthepurposesofthelistanairmanisconsideredaKentuckianifhisnextofkinwaslistedasfromthestate. Source: National Archives and Records Administration