1929 – Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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1929; Louise Frances Adeline Sadler, Joseph Newton "Joe" Armstrong, and George Jasper Armstrong
1942 – Red Bank, Hamilton, Tennessee
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1942: Louise Frances Adeline Sadler and son, Joseph Newton Armstrong, and husband George Joseph Armstrong of Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee
1942 – Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee
The following is a thesis written by Joseph Newton Armstrong, a graduate of the Red Bank High School, Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee. The high school thesis, "FREEDOM FROM FEAR" is typed on "Success Portrait Company" stationary. Joseph's father, George Armstrong was a photographer for "Success Portrait Company", in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Thesis is presently in position of second cousin, DeCody Brad Marble.
FREEDOM FROM FEAR
What is fear and what are its causes? If the causes were removed, would there be complete freedom from fear for the human race? As long as man has existed there has been some form of fear in his heart. In the days of the cave man, the fear that tugged at man's heart was the fear of wild beasts that were huge and strong as compared to his own smaller self. As time went on, man conquered these beasts and became ruler of the world.
With the passing of centuries new fears hindered...
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June 1943 – Red Bank, Hamilton, Tennessee
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Joseph Newton "Joe" Armstrong (1924 - 1944) KIA WWII, Red Bank High School Graduate in 1943
1943 – Dijon Air Base, Burgundy, France
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Sgt. Joe Armstrong, (Dog Tag, Serial # 34880417), a 50 Caliber gunner of B-26G, Maruader Bomber, "Erma" Battle # 73, Serial # (43-34238) of 12th Air Force, 17th Bombardment Squadron, 95th Bombardment Group. .......... Missing Air Crew Report, MACR # 11590, Near Forbach. Germany, on 23 December 1944 at 15:00 hours
1943 – Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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Sergeant Joseph "Joe" Newton Armstrong Killed In Action (KIA), WWII. On 17 July 1943, Joe (age 19) enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, Georgia.
1943 – Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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Armstrong: George Joseph, Joseph Newton, and Louise Frances Adeline Sadler of 3510 Redding Road, Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
23 December 1944
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"Erma", B-26 Marauder Bomber, Battle # 73, Serial # 43-34238
23 Decemeber 1944 – Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
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B26 Erma Crash Site Map
23 December 1944 – Redbank, Hamilton County, Tennessee
LINEAGE OF JOSEPH NEWTON ARMSTRONG
"Joseph Newton Armstrong" (7) a descendant of SADLER Methodist preachers: {Louise Frances Adeline (6) Sadler m George Joseph Armstrong, Reverend Jasper Newton (5) Sadler m Daisy Mae Turner, Reverend Caelie Newton (4) Sadler m Adaline Blankenship Smith, John Wesley (3) Sadler m Sarah Gregory, John (2) Sadler m Tiny}, Henry (1) SADLER m Elizabeth "Betsy" Carpenter
1943, July 17th, Joe N. Armstrong, a resident of Hamilton County, Tennessee, enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia and he was assigned Army Serial Number: 34880417.
In the basement of Red Bank United Methodist Church (3800 Dayton Boulevard) for years has hung a framed sign with names of the church's World War II veterans. The name plate of Sgt. Joe N. Armstrong is in black, indicating he was killed in battle. The church seems to have much more knowledge of Sgt. Armstrong. He is remembered by a Sunday school class named a...
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Red Bank, Hamilton, Tennessee
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Joseph Newton Armstrong
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"Erma" 73 and "Peggy" 58 of 95th BS 17th BG, photo contributed by Alf Egil Johannessen. FRA 101744 FORMIDABLE Seen from the waist gun window of a sister ship, are these B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the First Tactical Air Force, as they speed toward an objective in Germany, from a base in France (Dijon). First TAC AF Photo No 13 PR HQ 44, Distributed by U.S. Information Service certified as passed by sheaf censor
Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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Section D Memorial Circle, Chattanooga Memorial Park, (formerly known as White Oak Cemetery), 501 Memorial Drive, (Red Bank District), Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
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Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
Am Fuchgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
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Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
23 December 1944 – Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
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Erma Crash Site Plague page 1
23 December 1944 – Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach, Germany
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KU-3507 says 1 1/2 km northwest of Achern/Baden. Another document in that report says Achern 18 km southwest of Baden-Baden. The distance between point last seen and appx crashsite is 13.8 miles. The distance between Baden-Baden is 18.7 km (11.6 miles) course 220 degrees (SW). The location 1 1/2 km NW of Achern/Baden points to a place a distance away from the crash site ponted to on your map. If you measure up 2.0 km NW of Sasbach city centre the location is hit very well. I found appx crash-site at 48.647N 8.069E (decimals). The Google Earth photo is from 2000, that is some years before the memorial was raised. This makes it difficult to pinpoint the exact location, but the photo taken on memorial with view to the factory building is very helpful together with map which locates flightpath and crashsite. Best regards, Alf Egil Johannessen
23 December 1944 – Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
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Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
23 December 1944 – Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
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Erma Crash Site Plague page 2
23 Dezember 1944 – Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
2. Weltkrieg 1939-1945 23. Dezember 1944
Amerikanischer B-26 G ,,Marauder" - Bomber der 17th Bomb Group
von einem ME 109 Jagdflugzeug über Sasbach abgeschossen
Es war ein wolken loser, trockener, kalter Wintertag, die Schwarzwaldhöhen waren mit Schnee bedeckt. Ein ideales Wetter für die übermächtigen, feindlichen Bomberverbände, die inzwischen den Luftraum beherrschten. Unter den Bombenteppichen dieser Verbände litten die Städte mit größten Zerstörungen und Verlusten unter der Bevölkerung. Auf dem Land, besonders entlang den Eisenbahnlinien, war man den Tieffliegerangriffen der Jagdbomber (Jabo) ausgesetzt. Ein Bomberverband überflog am 23. Dezember...
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2001 – Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
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B26 Erma Crash Site Plague, Sasbach, Germany
13 Mai 2004 – Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
Nachrichten aus Stadt und Land Donnerstag, 13. Mai 2004
Das neue Denkmai in Sasbach ist ein Zeichen der Versöhnug zwischen den Völkern und das Ergebnis einer gemeinsamen, erfolgrichen Aktion, hier die Erstklässler, dahinter von links Bürgermeister Wofgang Reinholz, Carl Muth, Andreas Charvat, Erwin Fischer un Lehrerin Roswitha Früh. Foto: Roland Spether
Bomberabsturz kurz vor Weihnachten
Platzeinweihung an Absturzstelle eines amerikanischen Bombers in Sasbach / Blumen gepflanzt
"Dieser Platz soll ein Zeichen der Versöhnung zwischen den Völkern sein", betonte Erwin Fischer vom Verein fur Heimatgeschichte Sasbach, als an der Absturzstelle eines amerikanischen Bombers vor 60 Jahren ein Platz mit einer Informationstafel eingeweiht wurde.
Von Roland Spether
Sasbach. ...
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13 May 2004 – Am Fuchsgraben, Sasbach - Heid, Germany
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(B26 Erma Crashsite Plague at Sasbach, Germany)........................ Das neue Denkmai in Sasbach ist ein Zeichen der Versohnung zwischen den Volkern un das Ergebnis einer gemeinsamen, erfolgreichen Aktion, hier die Erstklassler, dahinter von links Burgermeister Wolfgang Reinholz, Carl Muth, Andreas Charvat, Erwin Fischer und Lehrerin Roswitha Fruh. – Foto: Roland Spether, Donnerstag, - Nachrichten aus Stadt und Land, 13, Mai 2004 – Bomberabsturz kurz vor Weihnachten
21 Jun 2009
I hope and desire that you may review these documents and pay tribute to an American WWII Hero, "Joe" Armstrong. With our WWII veterans passing away quickly day by day, we need to record their great deeds and sacrifice. When you honor the memory of one veteran, you honor them all. Please fill free to utilize any of the information at this memorial web page to retell this story.
......DeCody Brad Marble
21 Jun 2009
I like to thank Andreas Charvat of Rastatt, Germany, Erwin Fisher of Sasbach, Germany, Alf Egil Johannessen of Sandefjord, Norway, and Michael E. Smith of B26.Com for their collaboration with me over the Internet, which has resulted in this fine documentation of a WWII Hero.
.....DeCody Brad Marble