380th Bomb Group Association |
NEWSLETTER #29-- December 2006 |
FOLDED WINGS (AUSTRALIAN TAPS)
The following TAPS for our RAAF members were found in past issues of the B-24 LIBERATOR SQUADRONS OF AUSTRALIA Newsletters:
Name |
Sqdn |
380th Assignment |
Place of Death |
Date of Death |
Ashcroft, Gordon |
528th |
Flt Engr, Hawkesford (19) |
Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia |
1999 |
Baker, Selwyn James ("Sel") |
530th |
Bombardier, Cupper (70A) |
Melbourne Australia |
09/16/1996 |
Cupper, Ray |
530th |
A/C Cmdr, Cupper (70A) |
Robinvale, Victoria, Australia |
08/22/2002 |
Demmery, John G. ("Jack") |
530th |
Radio Opr, Cupper (70A) |
Orange, Australia |
11/1998 |
Evans, Arthur |
528th |
Ground Staff, Crew Chief (one of the first, if not the first Australian with the 380th) |
North Shore, Australia |
11/12/1996 |
Flood, Colin R. |
530th |
Gunner, Hirst (72) |
Kelmscott, WA, Australia |
1999 |
Gillespie, Adam Forsyth |
531st |
A/C Cmdr, Gillespie (94) |
Pymble, NSW, Australia |
08/10/2005 |
Grimm, Lindsay C. |
531st |
Flt Engr, Eriksen (77) |
Australia |
10/19/1998 |
Hensel, Rhodes Edgar ("Dusty") |
528th |
Gunner, Dunne (21) |
Broadview, South Australia |
Early 2003 |
Kearney, Frank |
531st |
Tail Gunner, Finlayson (82) |
Toowoomba, Australia |
04/08/1998 |
Kingwell, Deryck William |
529th |
A/C Cmdr, Kingwell (42) |
Brisbane, Australia |
05/31/2002 |
Mackay, John Bernard ("Jack") |
528th |
Gunnery Leader, Bell (19) |
Brighton-le-Sands, Australia |
07/21/1992 |
Mathias, Francis Jeffrey Douglas ("Frank") |
531st |
Flt Engr, Halliday (88) |
Chatswood, Australia |
12/20/2005 |
Moore, Eldin |
531st |
A/C Cmdr, Moore (91) |
East S. Kilda, Australia |
05/18/2002 |
Portway, Colin |
529th |
A/C Cmdr, Portway (46) |
Australia |
Early 1998 |
Price, William George |
528th |
Radio Opr, Miller (20) |
Queensland, Australia |
Early 2000 |
Pusey, Richard G. |
530th |
Flt Eng, Carrigan (67) |
Australia |
07/22/1995 |
Roots, George C. |
528th |
Ball Turret Gunner, Miller (20) |
Ballina, NSW, Australia |
08/25/2004 |
Smith, Donald Fraser |
531st |
Wireless Air Gunner, Moore (91) |
Young, Australia |
07/20/2004 |
Southgate, Edward S. |
529th |
Radio Opr, MacKeller (43) |
West Pennant Hills, Australia |
06/2005 |
Sullivan, Rex |
530th |
Gunner, Blunck (71A) | Somerset Park, SA, Australia | 09/10/2000 |
Titmarsh, Donald Alexander |
528th |
Pilot, Gairn (22) |
Queensland, Australia |
07/02/1999 |
Treweeke, F. Hamlyn ("Ham") |
529th |
Bombardier, Hockings (42) |
Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia |
2000-2001 |
Wilkshire, John |
528th |
Asst Flt Engr/Gunner, Gray (19) |
Port Lincoln, South Australia |
01/29/2003 |
Atkinson, Helen |
s-528th |
Wife of Ted Atkinson | Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia | 03/03/2000 |
Dakeyne, Val |
s-530th |
Wife of Dick Dakeyne | Emerald Beach, NSW, Australia | 08/12/2005 |