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| Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Sectuion E |
I have listed here in the next few pages some of the fighting men and crews who are buried
in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Section E close by my stepbrother, Sgt George Demers, who is with the Thomas Crew
at Site E179. I hope you will read their stories of patriotism, heroism and sacrifice.
If you are planning to visit the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Ky
please print these pages and take them along on your visit. This will make your visit extremely interesting
as you move around Section E.
There are pages after the crews that will give readers interesting information about
the planes these crews were flying.
The Bomb Group Associations
and individuals (Contacts Page) would be glad to hear any comments or respond to any questions.
Information
regarding B-29 crews was obtained from the great site http://b-29.org The website is owned
by Sallyann Wagoner. Thank you, Sallyann.
Thank you, Pete Weiler, Historian of the 39th
Bomb Group Association, for allowing me to use material on my website. I really appreciate it, Pete! Thank You!
I want to thank Richard Lewis of Elizabethtown, Kentucky for his own research and his interest in
this website. His websites (Contacts Page) have been a good source of knowledge and information.
This section would
not be complete without recognizing the help and assistance of my friend Bill Copeland. Bill has given me so much research advice as well as support and
encouragement. He has played a part in every page on this site. Everyone who has met Bill knows his driving force is his ever constant best pal, Amos,
a very loyal daschund. You will see Amos on pictures throughout this site.
I appreciate
the help of all these people for aiding in my research and I thank them all very much.
THEY GAVE THEIR ALL
Our veterans all answered our nations call
When our freedoms were put
on the line,
They faltered not, but gave their all
From Omaha beach to the Rhine.
At Faid Pass and Corregidor
The odds proved to be too great,
The word
surrender, a word we abhor,
So "Prisoner of War" was their fate.
They fought in the air, they fought on the ground,
They fought on the
seas and below,
They battled at Midway and the Japs they did pound,
And our confidence was starting to grow.
At Sicily, Anzio, Salerno and Rome
They fought the cold, mud and rain,
At
Cherbourgh they fought and thought about home,
Then blasted their way to the Seine.
At Tinian,
Raboul and Guadalcanal
They mastered the mud and the heat,
At Kiska and Attu, more cold and fog,
They simply would
not be beat.
When the last shots were fired, the white flags were flown,
And the last
bomber called "Bombs Away",
They loaded the troupe ships and headed for home,
For that's where they wanted to stay.
We honor them now, as we do on these days
For answering the call
to defend,
We honor the dead and the M.I.A.s,
Who gave their lives in the end.
By Bruce A Yungclas Radar Operator In Worde's Crew of Sitting Pretty
If you have additional information about any of these fighting men, please email it to me
at flgrube1@aol.com and I will be glad to include it on their posting.
Research is ongoing here regarding these men and the others buried in Section E at Zachary
Taylor National Cemetery.
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