ADLER, Glenn E.

Abt 1929 - 1951  (22 years)

• Name	ADLER, Glenn E.
  Birth	Abt 1929	Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States
  Gender	Male
  Military	1951	United States Air Force
  	SSGT
  Death	23 Mar 1951	at sea
  	Staff Sergeant Glenn E. Adler was assigned to the 830th Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing and a passenger aboard C-124A Globemaster II transport s/n 49-0244 assigned to the 2nd Strategic Support Squadron, 509th Bomber Wing at Walker AFB New Mexico. On March 23, 1951, the aircraft was enroute from Limestone AFB to Mildenhall Air Base, England when it disappeared about 600 miles east of Ireland, reportedly killing all 53 airman, including many nuclear experts and at least one general officer on board. Howener, survivors were spotted in rafts afterward but were missing when rescue ships arrived, and with Russian submarines and trawlers active in the area, speculation arose and continues that the survivors were taken to Russia and imprisoned.
  Burial	at sea
  	Address: or lost at sea; Lost in disappearance of C-124 49-0244 in the At
  Person ID	I4757	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	ADLER, John Bernard,   b. 5 Feb 1893, Pittsfield, Brown, Wisconsin, United States d. 13 Dec 1978, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States (Age 85 years)
  Mother	LUEBKE, Dorothea Frida Emilia,   b. Aug 1895, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 13 Jun 1967, Trenton, Wayne, Michigan, United States (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1916
  Family ID	F1608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Freitag - News - SSGT. Glenn E. Adler, United States Air Force photo 'Detroit Free Press' Sunday 25 March 1951.