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"I was in Crete," said bearded, begrimed Captain Bethune Taylor of those Red Devils. "That was a piece of cake compared to the bridgehead at Arnhem." Captain Taylor was hardly able to keep his eyes open as he talked. But his story was interspersed with interjections like: "When can we get back? We have to get back and get the rest of our chaps back."

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Sept. 28, 1944

B-17G 44-8303 B/K Sustained a direct flak hit between #2 engine and the fuselage, immediately bursting into flames which envelope the entire plane. The plane pulled out of the formation, saving other aircraft in the formation, and went into a spin. The aircraft exploded after about three turns at about 12,000 feet. Some crews saw maybe two chutes.

KIA SCHWARTZ SERAPHIN E (P) 2 LT 4 O-817543 ROCHESTER NY 15
KIA EIKE RICHARD J (CP) 2 LT 4 O-820975 ROCHESTER NY 14
POW SMITH THOMAS H (N) 1 LT 4 O-702973 28
KIA McBEE IRA C (B) F/O 18 T-123076 EUREKA SPRINGS AR 28
KIA RENTZ BENNETT J (NT) S/SGT 4 37563573 MANKATO MN 14
KIA BAKER LESLIE H (E/TT) T/SGT 4 34670946 RED SPRINGS NC 14
KIA PAYNE DAVID W (R) S/SGT 4 38158364 SAN ANTONIO TX 3
POW WALTERS EARL O (WG) S/SGT 4 33633012 12
KIA DOUGLAS HENRY L (TG) S/SGT 4 14092282 LA FOLLETTE TN 9

BAKER LESLIE H is buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery, A-19-4.
RENTZ BENNETT J is buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery, P-15-13.

http://forum.armyairforces.com/Grandfathers-B17-shot-down-September-28-1944-m211946.aspx

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NEWSREEL Battle Rages Along Nazi Wall 09/28/1944

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5az4F7bW0