Orlando, Orange County, Florida
United States Army Air Forces
Sergeant
Turnitz, Austria.

The B-24 H ‘Liberator’ airplane #42-95379 nicknamed “Extra Joker”, piloted by 1st Lt. Kenneth A. Whiting was flying in number two position when it was hit by a FW-190 (Focke-Wulf Fw 190 airplane) in the attack over the IP.  The Main tanks burst into flame, after which the ship went into a spin to left.  After dropping approx. 5000 ft, the ship exploded at abt. 11:16 near Turnitz, Austria.  There were ten men on that aircraft.  Sgt. Elmer J. Anderson was listed as the nose gunner. 

The 451st Bomb group, 725th Bomb Squadron left Castellucio Field in Italy intending to target Markersdorf Airdrome in Austria

Extracted from the Witness Report by TSgt Lindley G. Miller of the 725th Bomb Squad., right waist gunner in formation on 23 Aug. 1944.