Hometown, StateNorwalk, Connecticut
Branch of ServiceArmy Air Forces
Date of Incident01/11/1943
ConflictWorld War II 1941-1945
RankStaff Sergeant
Unit514th Bomber Squadron, 376th Bomber Group (Heavy)
StatusKilled in Action
SSgt Van Ness was an armorer on Ole Rock, B-24 serial number 41-11618 when she was lost on her 8th mission attacking a convoy in the Mediterranean.
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