S/Sgt
Willmer C. FANKHANEL
Willmer Fankhanel
Willmer C. Fankhanel BIRTH 31 Aug 1916 Minnesota, USA DEATH 11 Feb 1943 (aged 26) Oregon, USA BURIAL Barnesville City Cemetery Barnesville, Clay County, Minnesota, USA
Army Serial Number: 37283720
Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 351st Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Waist Gunner
Additional 100th Service Notes
Status: KIC
Comments: 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS (TRAINING)
Comments and Notes
Memo 1:
CREW
LT JOHN T. RAY P KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
LT RICHARD H. REED CP KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
LT DAVID I. DUNNING NAV KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
T/SGT ALEXANDER DEC TTE KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
T/SGT LLOYD L. BALL BTG KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
S/SGT MILTON D. JOHNSON, JR ROG KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
S/SGT WILLMER C. FANKHANEL WG KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
S/SGT JOSEPH F. PERKINS TG KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
S/SGT CLAUDE W. SEIFERT WG KIC 20 FEB 43 WALLA WALLA, WS
351ST SQDN.....THIS CREW WAS KILLED IN A TRAINING ACCIDENT AT WALL WALLA. IT WAS THE ONLY FATALITIES THE 100TH EXPERIENCED ON TRAINING PEROID. (NEARLY SIX MONTHS)
VANCE R. BOSWELL, THE REGULAR BOMBARDIER, HAD A COLD ON 20 FEB 43 AND DID NOT FLY. LT BOSWELL JOINED THE CREW OF SAM TURNER AND WAS INTERNED IN SWITZERLAND..
Crew List
1st Crew List
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| Rank | Name | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | RAY, John T. | P | KIC |
| LT | REED, Richard H. | CP | KIC |
| LT | DUNNING, David I. | NAV | KIC |
| Lt | BOSWELL, Vance R. | BOM | INT |
| T/SGT | BALL, Lloyd L. | TTE | KIC |
| T/SGT | DEC, Alexander | TTE | KIC |
| S/SGT | JOHNSON, Milton D. | BTG | KIC |
| S/SGT | FANKHANEL, Willmer C. | WG | KIC |
| S/SGT | FRANKHANEL, Wilmer C. | WG | KIC |
| S/SGT | PERKINS, Joseph F. | WG | KIC |
| S/SGT | SEIFERT, Claude W. | TG | KIC |
