Bomb Group ASN 17017994. Killed when U.S. Army Air Corps
LB-30 Liberator #AL-527 crashed on takeoff at March Field, near Riverside, California, due to engine failure.
The four-motored bomber lost altitude and
collided with a bluff just beyond the runway, killing all aboard:
1st Lt. Robert K Murphy, pilot
2nd Lt. Jack Wolf Green
S/Sgt. Norman S. Anderson
S/Sgt. Charles H Davis
Sgt. John D Rice
Cpl. Harry Scuffos, Jr
PFC James P Stephens
Pvt. Jack B Hearrell
Pvt. Bill Rosser
Bomb Group ASN 17017994. Killed when U.S. Army Air Corps
LB-30 Liberator #AL-527 crashed on takeoff at March Field, near Riverside, California, due to engine failure.
The four-motored bomber lost altitude and
collided with a bluff just beyond the runway, killing all aboard:
1st Lt. Robert K Murphy, pilot
2nd Lt. Jack Wolf Green
S/Sgt. Norman S. Anderson
S/Sgt. Charles H Davis
Sgt. John D Rice
Cpl. Harry Scuffos, Jr
PFC James P Stephens
Pvt. Jack B Hearrell
Pvt. Bill Rosser
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