Resech

Born: 1924 - Illinois

Parents: Carl H. & Helga Resech

Siblings: 3 brothers, 1 sister

Hometown:

- Forest Park, Illinois

Education:

- Saint John's Lutheran School

- Proviso Township High School

- Class of 1942

- left before class graduated

Occupation: Continental Can Company - Chicago

Inducted:

- U.S. Army Air Corps

- Unknown

- Officer Candidate School

Serial Number: O&2023599

Training:

- Texas, Kansas, California

- B-24 - pilot

Unit:

- 5th Bomb Group, 868th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 13th Army Air Force

- B-24s known as "Snoopers" because of low level bombing missions

Engagements:

- fought in South Pacific from December 1944 - April 1945

Missing in Action:

- 18 April 1945 - Celebes Islands, Dutch East Indies

- 23rd mission

- plane rammed by Japanese suicide plane while on mission

- crashed into water in flames

Memorial:

- Tablets of the Missing - American Military Cemetery - Manila, Philippine Islands

Medals:

- Purple Heart

- Air Medal