Gloeckner, Maxine (Civilian)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-March-26

Civilian Maxine Gloeckner USO

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USO

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115 Sqn- Squadron
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Final Burial
Google MapOak Grove Cemetery
Hillcrest/So 1/2-253/3
St Louis Post-Dispatch via Newspapers.com

Norseman IV (2481) aircraft, which had taken flight from Ketchikan in Alaska to return three American USO (United Service Organizations) concert performers to Annette Island, encountered a sudden snow squall while attempting to land near the Annette Island base; the four air crewmen and three USO civilians perished when the aircraft crashed into the sea, six miles north-west of Annette Island, near Warburton Island.

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Find-A-Grave Maxine Gloeckner, Missouri

Crew or Other Personnel

Norseman 2481

Squadron Leader Fred Burpee Curry RCAF

Squadron Leader Curry, Fred Burpee (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
Ashes Scattered On Tamgas Mountain, Annette Island, Alaska, USA

Flight Lieutenant Ian Macmillan Dowling RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Dowling, Ian Macmillan (RCAF)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Civilian Maxine Gloeckner USO

Civilian Gloeckner, Maxine (USO)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
Oak Grove Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Civilian Adelaide J Kaiser USO

Civilian Kaiser, Adelaide J (USO)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
cemetery unknown

Leading Aircraftman Edward Kitchener McMichael RCAF

Leading Aircraftman McMichael, Edward Kitchener (RCAF)
OC
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Ernest Bunting Stapleford RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Stapleford, Ernest Bunting (RCAF)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Civilian Christine Street USO

Civilian Street, Christine (USO)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
cemetery unknown

Accident Card - Noorduyn Norseman Mk. IV serial:2481

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-March-26. Norseman IV s/n 2481.

This accident involved 7 people. Stapleford EB, Gloeckner MM, Street C, Curry FB, Mcmichael EK, Dowling IM, Kaiser AJ

This accident had 7 fatalities. Flight Lieutenant Ian Macmillan Dowling RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/3240 Norseman 2481, Flight Lieutenant Ernest Bunting Stapleford RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/3386 Norseman 2481, Squadron Leader Fred Burpee Curry RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/993 Norseman 2481, Leading Aircraftman Edward Kitchener McMichael RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/78654 Norseman 2481, Civilian Adelaide J Kaiser USO Killed in Flying Accident service no: Norseman 2481, Civilian Christine Street USO Killed in Flying Accident service no: Norseman 2481, Civilian Maxine Gloeckner USO Killed in Flying Accident service no: Norseman 2481