Patrick County In World War Two

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	THE MEN FROM THE BULL MOUNTAIN PLANE CRASH

The Men...

^{Eleven young men died on Bull Mountain on March 15, 1944}

GILBERT RUSSELL FELTS

^{The pilot, Lieutenant Gilbert R. Felts, age 26, of Elkin, North Carolina. Members of the Felts Family visited the crash site the week after the tragedy. His sisters Dorothy and Louise and brother Arthur attended the courthouse dedication ceremony.}

^{JOHN RICHARD GIPSON}

^{The co-pilot, Lieutenant John R. Gipson, age 22, of Logansport, Indiana. Gipson's brother, George, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, came and spent the night with the family of Martin in Critz, Virginia. He wanted to make sure his brother was identified correctly. A sister, Bettie and her husband, Bob Barr, live in Longansport, Indiana, came to see the courthouse marker in 1995 and watch a video of the dedication ceremony.}

AUBREY ERNEST BROWN

^{The instructor, Lieutenant Aubrey E. Brown, age 24, of Dallas, Texas. Brown had been overseas on one tour of duty in the war. He had no brothers and sisters, but did have a wife. None of his family were located.}

^{WAYNE R. ALBER}

^{The bombardier Lieutenant Wayne R. Alber, age 22, of Manchester, Michigan. His brothers and sisters came to the dedication ceremony.}

^{The navigator, Flight Officer Howard A. Jennett, age 21, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Clarence could not contact any member of his family.}

NEALE M. NARRAMORE

^{The assistant radio operator, Sergeant Neale M. Narramore, age 21, of Elmdale, Kansas.}

CHARLES BRYAN HERRING

^{The engineer, Corporal Charlie B. Herring, age 23, of Oxford, North Carolina. Herring Family members or at least his father came in 1944 to visit the crash site. His sister, Mamie Mullins, donated her brother's watch and the flag from his funeral to the Patrick County Historical Museum and came to the dedication ceremony.}

CHARLES D. LIBBEY

^{The gunner, Corporal Charles D. Libbey, age 19, of Waukesha, Wisconsin. His brother, Fred, came to the dedication ceremony. The two brother rode bicycles from Wisconsin to California in 1939.}

Corporal Libbey on far left and P. F. C. Tiffner on far right.

JAMES JESSE TIFFNER

^{The gunner, Private First Class James J. Tiffner, age 20, of Alkol, West Virginia. The Tiffner Family visited the crash site in 1944 and the dedication ceremony.}

Sgt. Elmer C. Tiffner on the left below and P. F.C. James J. Tiffner on the right below. Both sons of Elmer C. Tiffner were killed in World War Two.

Photos of James J. Tiffner

^{JOSEPH L. FOUNTAIN}

  ^{The assistant engineer, Corporal Joseph L. Fountain, age 23, of Warren, Massachusetts. Mr. Milton Fountain came in 1944 and visited the crash site.}                         

CARL E. PIERCE

      ^{The radio operator, Corporal Carl E. Pierce, age 23, of Knoxville, Tennessee. Clarence Hall located two sisters in 1997 after the dedication ceremony.}      

HOWARD A. JENNETT

^{The navigator, Flight Officer Howard A. Jennett, age 21, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Clarence could not contact any member of his family.}

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