Lt. Wendell Merle Baie-- Part 3: Some More Information

Taken from a newspaper article.

He was not a lieutenant at the time of his death, but an Aviation Cadet.  Funeral service was held at Wirtz Funeral Home in DeKalb, Illinois.  Another one was to be held at the First Methodist Church in DeKalb and the American Legion Post  gave a military funeral  with a firing squad and ritual.

Burial at Greenwood Cemetery in Hinckley, Illinois.

He had been killed on a routine night time flying mission near Williams Field in Arizona, where he was stationed.

He had a brother, Ensign Warren Baie stationed at Corpus Christi, Texas.  Aviation Cadet Wendell Baie was to have been married to Joyce Olson of Chicago, who is a student  at Northern Illinois State Teachers College (now Northern Illinois University) at the present time.

They were to be married as soon as he graduated from his training program and earned his wings and commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps.  He had met Miss Olson while attending the teaching college.

--GreGen

Lt. Wendell M. Baie-- Part 1: DeKalb High School and NISTC

I wrote about a memorial to him in the last post.

From Find-A-Grave.  Obituary

MILITARY SERVICES CONDUCTED TODAY FOR DEKALB FLYER  (Nov. 10, 1942)

Military funeral services were accorded  this Tuesday afternoon for Aviation Cadet Wendell Merle Baie, DeKalb flyer, who was killed a week ago in a plane crash on a routine night flying mission near Williams Field, Chandler, Ariz., where he was stationed.

Wendell Merle Baie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baie, was born December 30, 1921, at Waterman.  Since he was sixteen years old he has lived in DeKalb, where he graduated DeKalb High school, later attending N.I.S.T.C. (Northern Illinois State Teachers College, now Northern Illinois University) until he was called into active service in the Army Air Corps.  He had worked one year, but was enrolled at the college,  when called for duty March, 1941.

--GreGen

Illinois Bicentennial, Robert Anderson-- Part 2: Killed on USS Colorado By Friendly Fire

From Maritime Quest.

List of men killed on the battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) by accidental gunfire during the invasion of the Philippines at Lingayen Gulf January 9, 1945.

There is a list of 21 men, including Robert E. Anderson.

Some of the others killed that day:

James Edgar Apple

Karl Porter Baum, Jr.

John Paul Bock

Harold Archibald Coates

Kenneth Eugene Davis

Sad.  Friendly Fire?  --GreGen

Looking Back to 1942: Chief Feathergill Has a Third Accident in Squad Car

From the January 4, 2017, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."

1942, 75 Years Ago.

"Chief of Police Horace Feathergill is probably wondering if fate or somebody isn't preparing him for the worst.   Yesterday while he was driving the city squad car carefully about the community it was hit by a skidding car.

"Damage was not great.  The interesting thing is that it is the third time since the car was bought that it has been bumped and each time the chief was driving.

"Details of yesterday's dented fender adventure were lacking because the chief was too busy checking up on the community's tire situation."

--GreGen

Sunken WWII Ships Off Florida's Coast-- Part 5

All dates for 1942 except the last one which was 1943.  S= sunk off Stuart, between Fort Pierce and West Palm Beach.  B= sunk off Boca Raton.  The last item is how many deaths out of the crew.

11.  May 4 at 11 PM--  DeLISLE--  S--  freighter--  2,00 tons of general cargo--  sunk by U-564--  2 of 26.

12.  May 5 at 11:45 PM--  JAVA ARROW--  S--  tanker--  oil and water--  sunk by U-333-- stayed afloat and later salvaged--  2 of 47.

13.  May 6 at 3:40 AM--  AMAZON--  S--  freighter--  general cargo--  U-333--  14 of 34.

14.  May 6 at 4:55 AM--  HALSEY--  S--  tanker--  3 1/2 million gallons of oil--  U-333--  all 32 survived.

15.  May 8--  OHIOAN--  B--  freighter--  licorice root and wool--  by U-564--  15 of 37.

16.  May 9--  LUBRAFOL--  B-- tanker--  2 1/2 million gallons of oil--  by U-564 13 of 44.

17.  October 20, 1943--  GULFLAND and GULF BELL--S-  two tankers collided at 11 PM--  Gulf Bell was empty and ran aground.  The Gulfland was carrying oil and burned for 7 weeks before sinking.

There Are Sunken Ships In Those Waters.  --GreGen

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