Typhoon Goon II
Maj Sterling L. HarrellCapt Donald M. Baird
Capt Frank J. Pollak
1Lt William D. Burchell
1Lt Clifton R. Knickmeyer
MSgt Edward H. Fontaine
SSgt Alton B. Brewton
A1C William Colgan
A1C Anthony J. Fasullo
A3C Rodney E. Verrill
May they rest in peace.
I would love to hear from any family members or friends of the crew, or anyone at all who remembers the loss of these airmen. Thank you for taking the time to read the story of SSgt Alton B. Brewton. We would be honored to add more stories, if only we knew them.
Cheryl Fontaine
Washington State
The brother of SSgt Alton B. Brewton, Wes Brewton, recently passed away. Rest in Peace Wes Brewton.
posted by bugbytelove | 8:35 AM
2 Comments:
Alton Beverly Brewton Kimbrough, lives through me. I am the youngest son of late Nancy Mae Brewton Kimbrough, who named me after my uncle. I did not understand the long and unusual name until much order and still have difficulty sharing the Beverly name. But I should be PROUD and HONOR to bare the name of both Senior (Great/Fun Grandfather)and my brave uncle whom I never met. Family I wonderfully blessed to know the story and for it to be told with such accuracy. Alton III
Thank you so much for sharing this story! My Great-Uncle Frank Pollak was one of the navigators lost with the crew of Typhoon Goon II. Until today, I only knew that Uncle Frank was lost on a weather recon flight. I am so grateful to get so much more information and details of what happened!
Frank was my maternal grandmother's older brother. My grandmother shared a few stories of Uncle Frank from their childhood - he was a fun-loving man with a great sense of humor. He was one of six children born in central Pennsylvania to Czechoslovakian immigrants. The family lived on a rural farm during Frank's childhood, then moved to Carteret, NJ sometime around 1935.
Thank you again!
Adrienne Baumann
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