The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-15

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the Youths ATTEMPTED to
bail out. Several Of the
bombcrS were attempting
a trip from NpSilanti to
Lansing. Grand Rapids and Sag
NAV and then back over a SINH.
lar route to Ypsilanu.
The dead
EUGENE c. KING. Second Lieu.
tenant first pilot. Brawley Calf
LOUIS H. TALLEY Second
Lieutenant. co-pilot Aledo Texas.
JAMES J. DALEY. Second Lien.
tenant, bombardier. Upper Darby,
Pa
MORRIS e. MCCALL. Second
Lieutenant navigator. Esterville.
Iowa.
JOHN d. HOZEN, staff Ser.
geant, radio operator LewistoVn.
Mon
GEORGE r. ETRENGE. Corpor.
al. engineer, Mountain Lake. MINI.
ERNEST l.. PRATHER. Corpor.
al. assistant engineer. Schooltield.
Va
STEVE SPATARA. Private. AZ.
sistant radio operator and gunner.
Wellshury v Va.
RAYMOND W CARLTON, Pri.
waite. gunner, MiIlersburg, Ohio.
The fatal plane which crashed
In corn field 300 yards from thu
farm OF G W Profrock probably
became enmeshed in the storm
and the pilot apparently had lost
his bearing and was in trouble
when he circled over the BRILLIANT
~ lighted Barry County Fair
ground headed south, still flying
low. toward Battle Creek. site Of
Fort Custer and Kellogg air field.
a few minutes later. the plane
crashed and scattered burning
parts over four or five acres It's
wings we're reported 10 have been
aheared or by tall willow trees a
quarter OF a mile away.
Mrs. Profrock. stunned by the
crash near by. told Prosecutor Bar
nett.
We thought Judgment Day had
come. We were sitting quietly in
the sitting room when suddenly
there was terrific noise and
flames everywhere. We had no
idea what had happened %
The huge ship was travelling
west when II roared over Hastings
Barnett said. and apparently cir
cled to where II crashed in a field
near Bowling nine miles from
where H. was last sighted
Intelligence officers OF the vii
low Run hanger are questioning
ether members OF the flight 20
ascertain the exact conditions OF
the accident and are attempting 10
notify the relatives Of the deceased
men 4 doctor who was among
the first Al the scene said that all
apparently were killed instantly By
the impact
Soldiers from Fort Custer picked
up five bodies in one spot -Four
more were scattered over an area
OF $50 yards, however, none we're
burned
As a soldier picked UP the ninth.
he remarked This 0as the Of
fcer.'
Profrocks daughter. Cathleen.
Il. saw the crash from her bed.
room window.
There was terrific roar she
said. Then everything lIt mp A.
bright as DAY. j. hit first in the
soybean field ont by the road
Then u skidded down the lane
into the cornfield and 10 stopped
y hen n hit the culvert al the edge
OF the lane The light was almost
binding Il seemed TO be coming
in the north windows, even though
the fire was on the south side Of
the house"
Prosecutor J.. r Barnett 81 Has
tiugs who saw the vreckage said
some Of the occupants apparently
had tned 10 bail out through the
rear door and that its motors
were whistliug as IL roared over
the town.
aSufrfrrv from F'u-t etfsief
showed me parts Of burned par
sshute and said il had been re-
leased. " he said That vas over
By the tail section. pretty far re-
moved from whore the fuselage
wreckage lay Here and there
around the plane you could see
patches ~ burned fabric on tho
ground that looked about the same
as the part that the soldiers
showed me
H.rrga-