KIA - 11/19/1943 on Mission to Gelsenkirchen, Germany in Aircraft 4231123
The gravesite in New Albany National Cemetery IN of 6 men on the Rongstad crew that crashed soon after takeoff on November 19, 1943. The site has been adopted by the James R. Andres family.
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Uncle Mansfield was Best Man at our parents wedding just a few days before he left for basic training. (That's him standing on the right side of Mom – her left).
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Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg
Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg
Uncle Mansfield at the bus station leaving for boot camp in Texas just 2 days after our parent's wedding.
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Memorial Day 2021
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Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg
Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg
The marker for six of the Rongstad crewmen including our uncle is the only one in the cemetery that is flat on the ground.
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Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg
Memorial is near the site where the plane crashed.
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Photo courtesy of Daniel L. Clegg
Redlingfield Memorial, UK
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