This B-25 and crew were assigned to the 448^th Squadron of the 321^st Bomb Group. Two members of the crew were killed on June 13, 1944 after receiving a direct hit of flak on the nose of the plane. They were buried in Section E 11 at the Zachary Taylor Nat’l Cemetery on December 22, 1948.

1/Lt Henry Olszewski, Navigator

1/Lt Rene P.  Petit, Bombardier

 448^th BS War Diary: Mission 272 (394): At 10:18 19 planes off to bomb Sarraferrato RR/viaduct and dropped 72 x 1000 bombs at 11:33 from 10,000 feet. All returned at 12:30. Crews report good concentration, especially heavy on N end and approach. N span believed knocked out. Heavy, moderate and accurate flak from SE of Lake Trasimeno holed 5 planes and 1 PLANE, pilot Lt. Greene received a direct hit in the nose, killing Bombardier Lt. Petite and the Navigator Lt. Olszewski and causing the rest of the crew to bail out over the home base to safety. Heavy traffic along the coast roads.

The B-17, 42-30111, was assigned to the 32^nd Squadron, 301^st Bombardment Group. The plane was attacked by fighters and shot down over Wiener Neustadt, Austria on November 2, 1943. There were no survivors. The crew was buried on February 20, 1950 in Section E 281-283 at the Zachary Taylor Nat’l Cemetery.

1/Lt John N. Gibson, Jr, Pilot

2/Lt Bernard N. Brown

F/O Robert L, Green

S/Sgt Edward C. Davis

S/Sgt Walter E. Dessart

T/Sgt Thomas J. Helm

1/Lt Roy H. Kirsch, Jr

T/Sgt Clark J, Pugh

S/Sgt William T. Stewart
                            Massone – Burial location unknown

This B-26, Marauder, crew was shot down on November 21, 1944 with Sgt Mote the only survivor. They were assigned to the 584^th Squadron of the 394^th Bomb Group. Six crewmembers were buried in Section E Plot 169-170 at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery on October 18, 1949.

Captain Lawrence P. Harper - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

1/Lt William Andrews - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

1/Lt Paul Stephens - Buried in Arlington National Cemetery

1/Lt James Harrison - Buried in the American Cemetery in the Netherlands

2/Lt Kenneth Wolf  - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

T/Sgt James Kelly,Jr. - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

S/Sgt Stuart Ottenheimer - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Sgt Ralph Pagano - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Sgt Howard Mote - POW

On November 21st 1944, Captain Harper and his crew were flying in the lead position of the second box of the formation bombing Neuweid, Germany when their B26 received a direct hit from anti aircraft fire, burst into flames and crashed. No parachutes were observed by other crews, but Sgt Howard Mote was later reported as a POW, the rest of the crew were killed.