| Father | George Franklin South (b. 14 June 1873, d. 21 June 1948) |
| Mother | Margaret Marie Wright (b. 30 April 1873, d. 11 March 1932) |
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| Daughter | Margaret Cordelia Mullen+ (b. 8 February 1938, d. 16 July 2004) |
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| Father | Joseph Nelson Mullen (b. 10 April 1884, d. 25 December 1971) |
| Mother | Cortie Corddia Fitch (b. 4 July 1876, d. 30 November 1924) |
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| Daughter | Margaret Cordelia Mullen+ (b. 8 February 1938, d. 16 July 2004) |
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| Son | Neil Nelson Mullen+ (b. 23 September 1911, d. 27 February 2001) |
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| Son | Neil Nelson Mullen+ (b. 23 September 1911, d. 27 February 2001) |
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| Father | Neil Nelson Mullen (b. 23 September 1911, d. 27 February 2001) |
| Mother | Dorothy Lenora South (b. 14 February 1911, d. 3 March 1979) |
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| Daughter | Kristen Boozel |
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| Son | George Franklin South+ (b. 14 June 1873, d. 21 June 1948) |
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| Son | George Franklin South+ (b. 14 June 1873, d. 21 June 1948) |
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| Father | George Franklin South (b. 14 June 1873, d. 21 June 1948) |
| Mother | Margaret Marie Wright (b. 30 April 1873, d. 11 March 1932) |
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| Father | Jerry E. Hart (b. 1845, d. 1929) |
| Mother | Emma A. Miller (b. 30 May 1847, d. 3 November 1937) |
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| Son | 1 Lt. Wayne W. Hart (b. 23 April 1919, d. 23 April 1945) |
| Son | Gaylord H. Hart+ (b. 18 November 1920, d. 28 July 2017) |
| Son | Lester E. Hart (b. 13 December 1924, d. 28 November 2017) |
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| Father | Fred J. Hart (b. 1885, d. 1 October 1982) |
| Mother | Effie D. Wright (b. 16 December 1895, d. 24 November 1948) |
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Findagrave.com data:
USAAF WORLD WAR II
Air Observer 1st/Lt. Wayne W. Hart Lost
Hometown: Ohio
Squadron: 534th 381st Bomb Group
Service# O2044814
Awards:
Pilot Captain Charles E. Ackerman Lost
Target: Ferry Mission
Date Lost: 23-Apr-45
Serial Number: #43-38856
Aircraft Model B-17G
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: The southern side of North Barrule, Isle of Man
Cause: Pilot error, 31 service men lost.
Reports from the time of this crash stated that no combat operations over Germany were planned, so servicemen from nine different units were billeted for a week's leave to Northern Ireland. The men chosen were the support servicemen, the ground crews, armourers, mechanics and fitters – people who kept the aircraft flying, combat-ready and safe. Some of those men had been on duty since June 1943 and for most this was their first real break. This ferry flight from Ridgewell in Esssex to Nutts Corner in Northern Ireland with a normal crew and a large number of passengers was on course flying in low cloud when it crossed the coast of the Isle of Man. The flight, piloted by Captain Charles E. Ackerman was never to reach its destination. Shortly after the aircraft passed over Glen Mona and Corrany before flying into the steep southern slope of North Barrule about 200ft short of the summit of the hill. The aircraft disintegrated with most of the airframe being consumed by fire. The crash killed all 31 crew and passengers on the aircraft.
The sadness of this tragedy was compounded by the fact that it happened just two weeks before the end of the war and in an extraordinary twist of fate it followed another tragedy just nine months earlier when six died in a separate crash into the same hill. In the first accident Lt. Dorrington Co Pilot of a B-24 Liberator which was being flown from Langford Lodge in Northern Ireland to Warton in Lancashire, on what was known as a ‘ferry flight', had ploughed into the cloud-covered southern slopes of North Barrule, killing him and all five men on board. Perhaps it was coincidence, but there exists a probable relationship between two pilots, namely Ronald B. Dorrington of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and Captain Charles E. Ackerman. Both men had worked as pilots in the 534th Bombardment Squadron of the United States 8th Air Force for a couple of years, and had flown together on 10 missions over enemy territory. Although it is not known for certain that these men flew in the same aircraft on these missions it is highly likely that they would have been acquainted and it's possible they may have been friends. Whatever the terms of their relationship together, within a year both men would be in their graves. Ackerman crashed close to where Dorrington had died nine months before. He would have known about Dorrington's death on North Barrule and, taking advantage of a flight path which took him close to the Isle of Man, he may have flown low to have a look at the place where Dorrington died and himself fell victim to the hills. The two crashes on North Barrule claimed the lives of 37 people within nine months of what turned out to be the last year of the war.
The 31 men were buried on April 27, 1945, at the American Military Cemetery at Madingley, near Cambridge. Most however were later reinterred to states side cemeteries.
In 1995 Maughold Commissioners and the Manx Aviation Preservation Society erected a memorial plaque and flagpole at the crash site. Every year since, Mike Corlett of Laxey, leads fellow members of the Manx Aviation Preservation Society up North Barrule where they fly an American flag over the spot for a week to commemorate the tragedy.
Mike Corlett visited the crash site as a boy soon after it happened in 1945 and remembers the scene of devastation on the hillside with broken and burnt parts of the aircraft spread over a wide area. However, by 2010 the society's American flag was becoming severely weather-beaten due to the high winds which scour the hillside. Upon hearing of this predicament Kelly McCarthy, second vice president of North American Manx Association and one of the island's worldwide network of honorary representatives, arranged with her US senator to acquire a special flag.
The North American Manx Association provided not just any flag, but one that had been flown over the Capitol in Washington DC. When not flying, it is on display at the museum (next to Ronaldsway Airport) along with artifacts from the crash. Exhibits, personal effects and more information about the worst crash in Manx aviation history can be found at The Manx Aviation and Military Museum located at the edge of Ronaldsway airfield on the main Douglas to Castletown road.
Captain Ackerman had completed his tour of missions on June 10, 1944 but, after going home to the USA for a time, he returned to his squadron on September 21. As an experienced pilot Ackerman was appointed to lead his squadron and in recognition of this he was promoted to Captain on November 14, 1944. Ackerman led the 534th BS on 27 missions, with his last mission being to Brandenburg on April 20, 1945.
Crew of #43-38856
Captain Charles E. Ackerman Pilot Lost
Fl/Of. Edwin A. Hutcheson Jr. Co Pilot Lost
1st/Lt. Martin M. Matyas Navigator Lost
1st/Lt. John P. Fedak Bombardier Lost
1st/Lt. Wayne W. Hart Lost Air Observer
T/Sgt. David H. Lindon Flight Engineer Lost
T/Sgt. Wesley M. Hagen Radio Operator Lost
Passengers
1st/Lt. James M. Hinkle Lost
1st/Lt. Lawrence E. McGhehey Lost
M/Sgt. Edward Z. M. Gelman Lost
T/Sgt. Joseph L. Gray Lost
T/Sgt. William E. Geist Lost
T/Sgt. Joseph W. Sullivan Lost
S/Sgt. Ralph L. Gibbs Lost
S/Sgt. Wayne K. Manes Lost
S/Sgt. Alfred M. Mata Lost
Sgt. Irwin R. Hargraves Lost
Sgt. Michael J. Kakos Jr. Lost
Sgt. Jose M. Martinez Lost
Tech 5. Walter A. McCullough Lost
Tech 4. Andrew Piter Jr. Lost
Cpl. Earl G. Ammerman Lost
Cpl. Edward G. Bailey Lost
Cpl. Thomas P. Flaherty Lost
Cpl. Herbert C. Gupton Lost
Cpl. Leslie H. Maxwell Jr. Lost
Cpl. Merle L. Ramsowr Lost
Pvt. Andrew R. Barbour Lost
Pvt. Angelo Quagliariello Lost.
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| Son | Fred J. Hart+ (b. 1885, d. 1 October 1982) |
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| Son | Fred J. Hart+ (b. 1885, d. 1 October 1982) |
| Last Edited | 11 December 2018 00:00:00 |
| Father | Fred J. Hart (b. 1885, d. 1 October 1982) |
| Mother | Effie D. Wright (b. 16 December 1895, d. 24 November 1948) |
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| Daughter | Kathleen L. Hart |
| Daughter | Barbara J. Hart |
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| Father | Adelbert Hayse Cook (b. 8 September 1876, d. 25 July 1952) |
| Mother | Martha Beryl Rodgers (b. 25 December 1883, d. 17 December 1966) |
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| Daughter | Kathleen L. Hart |
| Daughter | Barbara J. Hart |
Obituary (Findagrave.com):
September 6, 2011
Olive M. Hart
Star Beacon
GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — Former Andover resident, Olive M. Hart, was granted her angel wings on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, after a prolonged illness. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends.
Olive was born Jan. 10, 1926, to Delbert and Beryl Cook in Colebrook, Ohio. Olive and her husband, Gaylord, lived in the area all their life until three years ago, when they moved to Gold Canyon, Ariz. to live with their oldest daughter.
Olive graduated from Colebrook High School and was employed by Pymatuning Valley School District for 19 years, retiring in 1985. She was an active member of Andover Christian Church and then attended Gold Canyon United Methodist Church after moving to Arizona.
Olive is survived by her husband of 64 years, Gaylord; and two daughters, Kathleen Fabish of Gold Canyon, Ariz. and Barbara Garding of Ocala, Fla; as well as three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held Monday, Sept. 19th, at Gold Canyon United Methodist Church, 6640 S. Kings Ranch Road, Gold Canyon, Ariz. 85118.
Condolences may be sent to family, in care of Kathleen Fabish, 9576 E. Placer Dr., Gold Canyon, Ariz. 85118.
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| Daughter | Olive Minnie Cook+ (b. 10 January 1926, d. 30 August 2011) |
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| Daughter | Olive Minnie Cook+ (b. 10 January 1926, d. 30 August 2011) |
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| Father | Fred J. Hart (b. 1885, d. 1 October 1982) |
| Mother | Effie D. Wright (b. 16 December 1895, d. 24 November 1948) |
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Obituary (Findagrave.com):
Lester E. Hart, age 92, of Wayne township, OH, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at the Andover Skilled Nursing Center.
He was born December 13, 1924, in Wayne, OH, a son of Fred J. and Effie D. (South) Hart.
A lifelong Wayne resident, Mr. Hart was a 1942 graduate of Williamsfield High School. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army for 3 years with 16 months being overseas during World War II. He received 3 Bronze Battle Stars in the Battle of the Bulge in Germany; and was stationed in "Army of Occupation" in Berlin, Germany for 1 year after the war. He attended Kent State University for 2 years upon returning home. Mr. Hart was employed as a crane operator by the former Republic Steel & LTV in Youngstown for 36 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Wayne; the Harry Lees Post #506 American Legion in Kinsman; and the Wayne Historical Society. He enjoyed attending the Army reunions over the years and traveling.
Mr. Hart is survived by two nieces. He is preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Wayne W. Hart and Gaylord H. Hart.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Baumgardner Funeral & Cremation Service, 8569 Main St., Kinsman,OH. Burial will follow in Hayes Cemetery in Wayne, OH. Memorial contributions can be made to the Hospice of your choice.
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Obituary (Findagrave.com):
Samuel Tharp, an aged citizen of Richhill township, died at his home near Wind Ridge, Wednesday night, June 29, aged 87 years. His death was due to a stroke of paralysis. He was a well known farmer. Besides his wife he leaves the following children: D. M. Tharp of Wind Ridge, R. D. 2; Levi Tharp, of Sugar Grove; Perry Tharp, of Ohio; Mrs. Laura Greer, of Sugar Grove; Mrs. A. J. Polen, of Ryerson Station, and Mrs. Samuel McVey, of Cameron, W. Va. The funeral was held Saturday, at 10 a.m. Interment in family cemetery.
Waynesburg Republican, July 7, 1927
Son of Ichabod & Sara Ann (Cary) Tharp.
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| Son | Charles Ross Anderson+ (b. 3 March 1875, d. 7 November 1942) |
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