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S/Sgt Glenville J. Kingsley attended high school for 4 years before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Newark, New Jersey on 6 February 1941.

2nd Lt Paul E. Gerhart:
Plane #42-31523 was flying 1-2 position in the low-left squadron. After the plane had been hit by cannon shells from enemy fighters the pilot tried to break away and head for the clouds. The #4 engine was burning and the fighters closed in. He made another break and tried to get back in formation. Then #3 engine was hit and caught fire. Two holes in the radio room showed that there was a fire inside the plane. About six feet of the right wing broke off and the plane went into a tight spin. It dropped about 2,000 feet and blew up. I saw no Parachutes. In my opinion there is very little chance that any of the crew members survived.

William H. Kelly:
He was killed in action when our plane was attacked by enemy fighter planes over Austria. Our plane cracked in two the front end blew up. He must likely went down in his tail gun position in the tail end of the plane.