European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Continued from Page 4 aircraft reports was filed during the War. A letter to Jones from a former Pilot in the unit offered More theories on the Fate of delay and the Crew. Retired air Force it. Col. Lawson d. Campbells a Best guess was that the plane went Down in the English Channel. A prior to this there were some of the Crew who May have bailed out Over the coast a Campbell 68, wrote from his Home in Alamo Texas. Those who jumped May have made Contact with the French resistance and were Given civilian clothing wrote Campbell who was shot Down Over Bordeaux France rescued by the resistance and served a year in a pow Camp in Moosberg Germany. A it is very possible that if Harold caught by the germans with the resistance people and he was in civilian clothes that he was shot on the spot. It was also not uncommon for airmen coming Down in parachutes to be captured by the is troops and or Gestapo and killed on the spot. And buried in an unmarked grave it happened a Campbell also pointed out on an audio tape to Jones that Many americans were rescued by russian soldiers Only to be transferred to gulags in Russia. But there was no known russian presence in Northern France before the Normandy invasion of june 6, 1944. Campbell also gave Jones the names of two lady from Bristol gunners who reported to sick Call on feb. 25, but he did not know if they were still alive or what information they could provide. One of the two staff sgt. Tony Gemondo died from cancer several years ago. Jones is still trying to determine the whereabouts of staff sgt. Harold Beaver. A a it a just like a mystery a said Jones 36. A a in la be plugging away at this until in a 80.�?� now a a in a at one of these standstill a she said adding that a trip to Amiens May be in the offing. A somebody knows that on 25 february 1944 at 4 13 in the afternoon somebody saw the plane go Down. And in a hoping be Able to remember enough to help Sas Murii Fulti Wittor Cambridge a Wall of the missing lists 5,126 americans whose remains were never identified or found. Forests Mike eve re on Pat Everson and Theresa Jones at the Cambridge american cemetery ceremony last sunday. Quot lady from Bristol Quot flight path feb. 25,1944 United \ Kingdo London Ghormley a grave Germany Borlin Gotha Firth. France Sas Meridith wind a memorable Day for delay and world War ii comrades while she continues to search for her Uncle Theresa Jones paid tribute to staff sgt. Harold delay when she Laid a Wreath in Honor of his unit in England last sunday. Jones was invited by briton Pat Everson the 448th bomb group historian to attend the annual ceremony at the Cambridge american military cemetery and memorial 3 Miles West of the City on land donated by the University of Cambridge. About 2,000 people attended the ceremony that included military bands a gospel choir and flyovers from Vintage world War ii air planes including a b-24 Liberator like the one her Uncle served on. More than 80 wreaths were Laid during the ceremony which honoured the dead the missing and units that served in England during the War. A i did no to think id be doing this a said Jones after she returned to Germany. A it was like a Reward Quot to participate in the ceremony said Jones who met Everson while conducting research into her uncles Fate. The 30w acres of ground is the Only american world War ii cemetery in England. Laid to rest there Are 3,811 american service members who died during world War ii. Also on the cemetery grounds is the Wall of the missing a 100-Yard-Long by 12-foot-High Monument that lists the names of 5,126 service members whose remains were never identified or found. Although army records indicate delay and the rest of his Crew died when their b-24 crashed into the English Channel delays name appears As one of the missing. Gary Pomeroy contributing stall writer Meridith Amdor in England. Remembering . at the cemetery in Cambridge England. May 24, 1992 sunday a Page 5
