380th Bomb
Group Association |
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380th Bomb Group
Personnel By Squadron
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Name
Sqdn
380th Assignment
Crew Name (No.)Place
Date of Death
Notes
528th Squadron
Adkins, Kenneth R., Jr.
528th
Bombardier
Beller (6)Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller. [BLACK WIDOW]Allen, Joseph T.
528th
Gunner
Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Arnold, Chester H.
528th
Gunner
Flint (26)Near McGuire Field, Mindoro
05/12/1945
Aircraft ran out of gas returning from mission to French Indo-China; he was killed while bailing out.
Pilot: Flint. [ANGEL IN DE SKIES]Badger, Neil T.
528th
Co-Pilot
Parker (2) - RAAF150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker. [42-41117]Baumann, Fredrick R.
528th
Navigator
Parker (2)150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker. [42-41117]Beller, Maurice W.
528th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Beller (6)Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller. [BLACK WIDOW]Bevan, Keith H.
528th
RCM Operator
Various - RAAFManokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller (6). [BLACK WIDOW]Bolta, John F.
528th
Gunner
Harwood (20)In the bay at the end of Murtha Field, Mindoro
05/17/1945
Aircraft crashed into sea minutes after takeoff.
Pilot: Harwood. [BUMS AWAY]Bongiorno, Thomas G.
528th
Radar Bombardier
Tiffany (NL) / VariousCoast of Formosa, Near Toshien
07/12/1945
Flak fatally damaged aircraft and wounded pilot and engineer. The crew jumped to safety but he died in the water before and during the rescue effort.
Pilot: Dyson. [BECOMIN' BACK]Brown, Peter
528th
Waist Gunner
Ortman (24)Near the Pescadores Islands
03/14/1945
Aircraft lost on weather recce to Formosa; engine trouble and supercharger fires forced crew to abandon aircraft; he did not survive to the next day when rescue unit arrived.
Pilot: Ortman. [HEAVENLY BODY]Brunette, Norman D.
528th
Bombardier
Ortman (24)Near the Pescadores Islands
03/14/1945
Aircraft lost on weather recce to Formosa; engine trouble and supercharger fires forced crew to abandon aircraft; he did not survive to the next day when rescue unit arrived.
Pilot: Ortman. [HEAVENLY BODY]Burtis, Charles F.
528th
Gunner
Martens (16)Vogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]Calhoun, Charles R.
528th
Asst Flt Eng/Gunner
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]Cantrell, Oscar L., Jr.
528th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Cantrell (NL)20 miles north of Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas
02/19/1943
Aircraft had a cockpit fire, forcing the crew to abandon it while on a night training mission; he failed to get out before the plane crashed.
Pilot: Cantrell. [41-24078]Carlson, Charles W.
528th
Gunner
Merkel/Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Churchek, Arnold W.
528th
Flt. Engineer
Beller (6)Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller. [BLACK WIDOW]Clapinson, H.W.
528th
Observer
Martens (16) - RAAFVogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]Cochran, Kenneth M.
528th
Co-Pilot
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]Conaway, Estal W.
528th
Gunner
Harwood (20)In the bay at the end of Murtha Field, Mindoro
05/17/1945
Aircraft crashed into sea minutes after takeoff.
Pilot: Harwood. [BUMS AWAY]Dellinger, Walter H.
528th
Gunner
Martens (16)Vogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]Dickson, Lloyd G.
528th
Radio Opr.
Wylie (UNK)Near Roswell, New Mexico
02/19/1943
Aircraft crashed on a night training mission to the Alamogordo bombing range. Only one survivor, Ralph E. King (Flt. Engr) (jumped from plane).
Pilot: Wylie. [41-23818]Donaldson, Robert J.
528th
Gunner
Wylie (UNK)Near Roswell, New Mexico
02/19/1943
Aircraft crashed on a night training mission to the Alamogordo bombing range. Only one survivor, Ralph E. King (Flt. Engr) (jumped from plane).
Pilot: Wylie. [41-23818]Dyson, Kenneth E.
528th
Acft Cmdr; Sqdn Cmdr
No Crew AssignedCoast of Formosa, Near Toshien
07/12/1945
Flak fatally damaged aircraft and wounded pilot and engineer. Dyson held the plane steady long enough for crew to jump safely, but then lost control of the aircraft.
Pilot: Dyson (with McGuire Crew (23)). [BECOMIN' BACK]Eggleston, John G.
528th
Bombardier
Parker (2)150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker. [42-41117]Estes, Fredrick J., Jr.
528th
Navigator
Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Ethridge, G.W.
528th
Gunner
Harwood (20)In the bay at the end of Murtha Field, Mindoro
05/17/1945
Aircraft crashed into sea minutes after takeoff.
Pilot: Harwood. [BUMS AWAY]Farr, Bradley F.
528th
Flt. Engineer
Parker (2)150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker. [42-41117]Faulkner, George J.
528th
Bombardier
Rupp (21)
Harwood (20)In the bay at the end of Murtha Field, Mindoro
05/17/1945
Aircraft crashed into sea minutes after takeoff.
Pilot: Harwood. [BUMS AWAY]Finck, Peter H.
528th
Gunner
Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Flanagan, Henry P.
528th
Gunner
Martens (16)Vogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]Flanagan, Michael J., Jr.
528th
Navigator
McGuire (23) / VariousCoast of Formosa, Near Toshien
07/12/1945
Flak fatally damaged aircraft and wounded pilot and engineer. The crew jumped to safety but he died in the water before and during the rescue effort.
Pilot: Dyson. [BECOMIN' BACK]Francis, Harry T.
528th
Flt. Engineer
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]Gallagher, William F.
528th
Asst Radio Opr/Gunner
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]Games, Edward L.
528th
Co-Pilot
Wylie (UNK)Near Roswell, New Mexico
02/19/1943
Aircraft crashed on a night training mission to the Alamogordo bombing range. Only one survivor, Ralph E. King (Flt. Engr) (jumped from plane).
Pilot: Wylie. [41-23818]Gessenger, John R.
528th
Navigator
Cantrell (NL)20 miles north of Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas
02/19/1943
Aircraft had a cockpit fire, forcing the crew to abandon it while on a night training mission; he failed to get out before the plane crashed.
Pilot: Cantrell. [41-24078]Gilmore, Raymond E.
528th
Bombardier /
Co-Pilot
Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Grenfel, Wilfred L.
528th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]Groce, Gard D., Jr.
528th
Radio Operator
Vance (2)
Ortman (24)Near the Pescadores Islands
03/14/1945
Aircraft lost on weather recce to Formosa; engine trouble and supercharger fires forced crew to abandon aircraft; he did not survive to the next day when rescue unit arrived.
Pilot: Ortman. [HEAVENLY BODY]Guilfoyle, Thomas E.
528th
Gunner
Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Haga, David L.
528th
Gunner
Parker (2)150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker. [42-41117]Hagerty, James R.
528th
Navigator
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]Hammang, Daniel C.
528th
Bombardier
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]Harwood, John H.
528th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Harwood (20)In the bay at the end of Murtha Field, Mindoro
05/17/1945
Aircraft crashed into sea minutes after takeoff.
Pilot: Harwood. [BUMS AWAY]Hastings, Franklin A.
528th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Merkel/Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Hedges, Ernest R.
528th
Co-Pilot
Martens (16)Vogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]Heffington, James C.
528th
Flt. Engr/Gunner
Corrado (17)
McGuire (23)Coast of Formosa, Near Toshien
07/12/1945
Flak fatally damaged aircraft and fatally wounded pilot and engineer.
Pilot: Dyson. [BECOMIN' BACK]Holley, Earnest D.
528th
Gunner
Harwood (20)In the bay at the end of Murtha Field, Mindoro
05/17/1945
Aircraft crashed into sea minutes after takeoff.
Pilot: Harwood. [BUMS AWAY]Hollingsworth, Clinton L.
528th
Gunner
Parker (2)150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker. [42-41117]Holloway, Samuel
528th
Gunner
Wylie (UNK)Near Roswell, New Mexico
02/19/1943
Aircraft crashed on a night training mission to the Alamogordo bombing range. Only one survivor, Ralph E. King (Flt. Engr) (jumped from plane).
Pilot: Wylie. [41-23818]Holt, James C., Jr.
528th
Radio Operator
Parker (2)150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker. [42-41117]Jenkins, Edwin A.
528th
Co-Pilot
Pederson (3)
Harwood (20)In the bay at the end of Murtha Field, Mindoro
05/17/1945
Aircraft crashed into sea minutes after takeoff.
Pilot: Harwood. [BUMS AWAY]Johnson, Lincoln
528th
Radio Operator
Beller (6)Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller. [BLACK WIDOW]Katz, Raymond
528th
Gunner
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]
LISTED IN HORTON'S BSW AS KFA, BUT NOT IN OUR ROSTERKennedy, Brian J.
528th
Navigator
Martens (16)Vogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]Kerns, Russell E.
528th
Gunner
Parker (2)150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker. [42-41117]Lewis, Donald A.
528th
Photographer
Various Crews150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker (2). [42-41117]Markowitz, Harold B.
528th
Gunner
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]
LISTED IN HORTON'S BSW AS KFA, BUT NOT IN OUR ROSTERMarshall, William A.
528th
Flt. Engineer
Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Martens, Otto H.
528th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Martens (16)Vogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]McMullen, James E.
528th
Navigator
Wylie (UNK)Near Roswell, New Mexico
02/19/1943
Aircraft crashed on a night training mission to the Alamogordo bombing range. Only one survivor, Ralph E. King (Flt. Engr) (jumped from plane).
Pilot: Wylie. [41-23818]Miller, Glenn A.
528th
Asst Radio Opr/Gunner
Parker (2)150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker. [42-41117]Miller, W.R.
528th
Nose Turret Gunner
Dunseth (10)Near Noemfoor Island
04/23/1944
Killed during air battle around Namber airdrome; he was going back to the waist area of the aircraft when fatal round him him in the back as he was climbing around the tunnel guns; he died instantly.
Pilot: Dunseth. [PUSS & BOOTS]Morris, Richard L.
528th
Bombardier
Wylie (UNK)Near Roswell, New Mexico
02/19/1943
Aircraft crashed on a night training mission to the Alamogordo bombing range. Only one survivor, Ralph E. King (Flt. Engr) (jumped from plane).
Pilot: Wylie. [41-23818]Moshier, Francis L.
528th
Radio Operator
Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Musson, Howard W.
528th
Asst Radio Opr/Gunner
Martens (16)Vogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]Nally, William J.
528th
Bombardier
Hill (25)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/22/1945
Aircraft was destroyed in a crash trying to return to base with a runaway propeller. Pilot: Riehle. [ON DE-FENSE]
He panicked at seeing the oncoming bomber and ran through his own plane's propellers trying to escape the crash. [A WING AND 10 PRAYERS]Nigrini, Paul
528th
Gunner
Beller (6)Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller. [BLACK WIDOW]Odegaard, Clifford M.
528th
Navigator
Martens (16)Vogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]Ortman, Carl E., Jr.
528th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Ortman (24)Near the Pescadores Islands
03/14/1945
Aircraft lost on weather recce to Formosa; engine trouble and supercharger fires forced crew to abandon aircraft; he did not survive to the next day when rescue unit arrived.
Pilot: Ortman. [HEAVENLY BODY]Parker, Roy M.
528th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Parker (2)150 miles south of Jefman Island
05/08/1944
Aircraft shot up by fighters over Jefman and eventually crashed during an attempted ditching.
Pilot: Parker. [42-41117]Rabbitt, William T., Jr.
528th
Flt. Engineer
Martens (16)Vogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]Rakow, Floyd E.
528th
Gunner
Beller (6)Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller. [BLACK WIDOW]Rivera, Ernest
528th
Gunner
Beller (6)Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller. [BLACK WIDOW]Robinson, Marvin H.
528th
Co-Pilot
Merkel/Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Root, Lee A.
528th
Co-Pilot
Beller (6)Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller. [BLACK WIDOW]Roubal, James F.
528th
Gunner
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]Ruszczyk, Joseph J.
528th
Radio Operator
Harwood (20)In the bay at the end of Murtha Field, Mindoro
05/17/1945
Aircraft crashed into sea minutes after takeoff.
Pilot: Harwood. [BUMS AWAY]Schechtel, Arthur J.
528th
Radio Operator
Martens (16)Vogelkop region of Dutch New Guinea
03/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into mountain while trying to drop Dutch paratroopers into the Vogelkop at night.
Pilot: Martens. [THE BIG ASS BIRD II]Shalala, Francis L.
528th
Flt. Engineer
Navran (7)In the bay at the end of Murtha Field, Mindoro
05/17/1945
Aircraft crashed into sea minutes after takeoff.
Pilot: Harwood. [BUMS AWAY]Shannon, Charles A.
528th
Photographer
Various CrewsNear the Pescadores Islands
03/14/1945
Aircraft lost on weather recce to Formosa; engine trouble and supercharger fires forced crew to abandon aircraft; he was killed by a shark.
Pilot: Ortman (24). [HEAVENLY BODY]Shephardson, Richard F.
528th
Radio Operator
Grenfel (2)Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
11/11/1943
Aircraft had engine fire, then crashed during emergency landing.
Pilot: Grenfel. [42-41242]St. Martin, Ronald A.
528th
Nose Turret Gunner
Ortman (24)Near the Pescadores Islands
03/14/1945
Aircraft lost on weather recce to Formosa; engine trouble and supercharger fires forced crew to abandon aircraft; he did not survive to the next day when rescue unit arrived.
Pilot: Ortman. [HEAVENLY BODY]Stark, Eugene
528th
Bombardier/Nose Turret
Corrado (17)Coast of Formosa, near Toshien
07/12/1945
Flak fatally damaged aircraft and wounded pilot and engineer. Stark was forgotten in his nose turret and trapped when pilot lost control.
Pilot: Dyson. [BECOMIN' BACK]Stinne, Lester W., Jr.
528th
Gunner
Wylie (UNK)Near Roswell, New Mexico
02/19/1943
Aircraft crashed on a night training mission to the Alamogordo bombing range. Only one survivor, Ralph E. King (Flt. Engr) (jumped from plane).
Pilot: Wylie. [41-23818]Thomas, William M.
528th
Nose Gunner
Beller (6)Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller. [BLACK WIDOW]
Memorialized at Manila American CemeteryTrexler, John M., Jr.
528th
Navigator
Beller (6)Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
11/21/1943
Aircraft crashed after receiving direct hit in nose section by flak over Manokwari harbor.
Pilot: Beller. [BLACK WIDOW]Vaillancourt, Joseph G.P. ("Paul")
528th
Tower Control
Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
01/25/1944
Accidental shooting by tent mate.
VanDenBerg, Lawrence H.
528th
Navigator
Harwood (20)In the bay at the end of Murtha Field, Mindoro
05/17/1945
Aircraft crashed into sea minutes after takeoff.
Pilot: Harwood. [BUMS AWAY]Webster, Joseph F.
528th
Gunner
Flint (26)Near McGuire Field, Mindoro
05/12/1945
Aircraft ran out of gas returning from mission to French Indo-China; he was killed while bailing out.
Pilot: Flint. [ANGEL IN DE SKIES]Willer, Arthur N.
528th
Gunner
Hastings (1)Wandemen Bay, Orraegi Island
01/07/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea while on armed recce into Vogelkopf region; bad weather is probable cause.
Pilot: Hastings. [42-73449]Wylie, Charles C.
528th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Wylie (UNK)Near Roswell, New Mexico
02/19/1943
Aircraft crashed on a night training mission to the Alamogordo bombing range. Only one survivor, Ralph E. King (Flt. Engr) (jumped from plane).
Pilot: Wylie. [41-23818]Yauch, John J.
528th
Gunner
Wylie (UNK)Near Roswell, New Mexico
02/19/1943
Aircraft crashed on a night training mission to the Alamogordo bombing range. Only one survivor, Ralph E. King (Flt. Engr) (jumped from plane).
Pilot: Wylie. [41-23818]529th Squadron
Aiani, Louis J.
529th
Asst Radio Opr/ Waist Gunner
VanWormer (45)120 miles south of Ambon
01/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea following prolonged battle with fighters from Ambon. He did not survive the crash.
Pilot: VanWormer. [PAPER DOLL]Alexander, Jimmie D.
529th
Bombardier
See (40)Shinshoshi Airdrome, Formosa
04/15/1945
Aircraft went down after being hit by bomb load from the lead 531st plane above them; he died when fire destroyed his chute.
Pilot: See. [SQUAW PEAK]Barbee, William F.
529th
Tail Turret Gunner
VanWormer (45)120 miles south of Ambon
01/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea following prolonged battle with fighters from Ambon. He survived the crash, but his raft was strafed by enemy aircraft, killing him instantly.
Pilot: VanWormer. [PAPER DOLL]Beiber, Clarence H.
529th
Gunner
Topperwein (17)
Jennings (33)Several miles from the mouth of the Sepik River, east of Wewak, Dutch New Guinea
03/08/1944
Aircraft fell to enemy fire and exploded.
Pilot: Jennings. [SUNSHINE]Bennett, Earl
529th
Co-Pilot
Ondes (26)
Jones (36)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return.
Pilot: Jones. [42-41236]Blake, Denver L.
529th
Tail Turret Gunner
Kroes (56)Over Okayama Airdrome, Formosa
03/16/1945
Aircraft's tail section hit by exploding flak shell, instantly killing him.
Pilot: Kroes. [FIRST NIGHTER]Bottiglio, Aldo A.
529th
Photographer
Hinze (20)
Various CrewsNear Moa Island, east of Timor
10/26/1943
Aircraft damaged by fighters near Pomelaa but made it to Timor before encountering more when it was shot to pieces.
Pilot: Hinze (20). [GOLDEN GATOR]Boucher, Richard E.
529th
530thLine Chief, Maintenance
Passenger with Corpening (27)Somewhere between Hawaii and Christmas Island
05/26/1943
Aircraft disappeared while en route to Australia; it is speculated that the bomber exploded from fuel leakage problems.
Pilot: Corpening (27) (530th). [42-40519]Brown, Norman
529th
Gunnery Instructor/Tail Turret Gunner
Nelson (43)
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]Buccia, Steve J.
529th
Gunner
Thornton (19)Ceram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram.
Pilot: Thornton. [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Burke, William R.
529th
Nose Turret
See (40)Shinshoshi Airdrome, Formosa
04/15/1945
Aircraft went down after being hit by bomb load from the lead 531st plane above them; he died when fire destroyed his chute.
Pilot: See. [SQUAW PEAK]Calderon, Santiago M.
529th
Transportation Sec.
Near Florida Blanca, Luzon
05/09/1945
Killed in ground combat; truck was ambushed by Japanese troops on return from a saw mill. He was the only FLYING CIRCUS man to be killed in ground combat.
Carozzo, Richard J.
529th
Gunner
Carmichael (40)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
03/25/1944
Motor vehicle accident.
Clayton, James O.
529th
Aerial Photographer
Various CrewsLong Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
03/04/1944
Accidental shooting (self-inflicted).
Collett, Howard G.
529th
Right Waist Gunner
Heller (12)
Hinze (20)Near Moa Island, east of Timor
10/26/1943
Aircraft damaged by fighters near Pomelaa but made it to Timor before encountering more when it was shot to pieces.
Pilot: Hinze. [GOLDEN GATOR]Cooper, Horace J.
529th
Asst Radio Opr/Gunner
Jennings (33)Several miles from the mouth of the Sepik River, east of Wewak, Dutch New Guinea
03/08/1944
Aircraft fell to enemy fire and exploded.
Pilot: Jennings. [SUNSHINE]Corbin, Richard W.
529th
Flt. Engineer
Wells (37)
Thornton (19)Ceram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram.
Pilot: Thornton. [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Corey, Richard J.
529th
Asst Radio Opr/Gunner
Robertson (27)Huon Gulf, off shores of Lae, Papua New Guinea (Los Negros)
03/05/1944
Aircraft crashed after experiencing propeller problem after takeoff from Nadzab; he did not survive the crash
Pilot: Robertson. [GYPSY]DeMaria, Joseph A.
529th
Flt. Eng./Waist Gunner
Horton (34)
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he bailed out, was captured, and then beheaded after five days of interrogation.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]Dias, Herman J.
529th
Bombardier
VanWormer (45)120 miles south of Ambon
01/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea following prolonged battle with fighters from Ambon. He did not survive the crash.
Pilot: VanWormer. [PAPER DOLL]Dreon, Marvin L.
529th
Gunner
Ondes (26)
Jones (36)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return.
Pilot: Jones. [42-41236]Dunning, Dan A.
529th
Bombardier
Ondes (26)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return.
Pilot: Jones (36). [42-41236]Ennis, John D.
529th
Bombardier
Jennings (33)Several miles from the mouth of the Sepik River, east of Wewak, Dutch New Guinea
03/08/1944
Aircraft fell to enemy fire and exploded.
Pilot: Jennings. [SUNSHINE]Feltman, Richard H.
529th
Co-Pilot
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Ferguson, Lee E.
529th
Gunner
Ondes (26)
Jones (36)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return.
Pilot: Jones. [42-41236]Fike, Monte L.
529th
Flt. Engineer
Ondes (26)
Jones (36)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return.
Pilot: Jones. [42-41236]Gill, Author H., Jr.
529th
Weather Observer
Thornton (19)Ceram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram; he survived the crash, was captured, and eventually died of malnutrition before V-J Day.
Pilot: Thornton. [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Gross, Howard W.
529th
Gunner
Toepperwein (17)
Jennings (33)Several miles from the mouth of the Sepik River, east of Wewak, Dutch New Guinea
03/08/1944
Aircraft fell to enemy fire and exploded.
Pilot: Jennings. [SUNSHINE]Hawthorne, J.D.
529th
Gunner
Wells (37)
Thornton (19)Ceram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram.
Pilot: Thornton. [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Head, Douglas W.
529th
Navigator
Jennings (33)Several miles from the mouth of the Sepik River, east of Wewak, Dutch New Guinea
03/08/1944
Aircraft fell to enemy fire and exploded.
Pilot: Jennings. [SUNSHINE]Helfrich, Harold H.
529th
Bombardier
Robertson (27)Huon Gulf, off shores of Lae, Papua New Guinea (Los Negros)
03/05/1944
Aircraft crashed after experiencing propeller problem after takeoff from Nadzab; he did not survive the crash
Pilot: Robertson. [GYPSY]Heller, Robert F.
529th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Heller (12)Near Rabaul, New Britain
05/21/1943
Died aboard one of two 43rd BG B-17E aircraft shot down attempting to bomb airfields around Rabaul.
Pilot: Heller.Herres, Francis E.
529th
Co-Pilot
Hinze (20)Near Moa Island, east of Timor
10/26/1943
Aircraft damaged by fighters near Pomelaa but made it to Timor before encountering more when it was shot to pieces.
Pilot: Hinze. [GOLDEN GATOR]Hinze, Frederick S., Jr.
529th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Hinze (20)Near Moa Island, east of Timor
10/26/1943
Aircraft damaged by fighters near Pomelaa but made it to Timor before encountering more when it was shot to pieces. Hinze was able to ditch it before dying of his own wounds.
Pilot: Hinze. [GOLDEN GATOR]Jennings, Leo Malcolm
529th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Jennings (33)Several miles from the mouth of the Sepik River, east of Wewak, Dutch New Guinea
03/08/1944
Aircraft fell to enemy fire and exploded.
Pilot: Jennings. [SUNSHINE]Jett, Samuel E.
529th
Gunner
Robertson (27)Huon Gulf, off shores of Lae, Papua New Guinea (Los Negros)
03/05/1944
Aircraft crashed after experiencing propeller problem after takeoff from Nadzab; he did not survive the crash
Pilot: Robertson. [GYPSY]Jette, Harold B., Jr.
529th
Bombardier
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Jones, Thomas M.
529th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Soderburg (13)
Jones (36)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return.
Pilot: Jones. [42-41236]Karbach, William C., Jr.
529th
Co-Pilot
Thornton (19)Ceram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram.
Pilot: Thornton. [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Kelly, Hugh S., Jr.
529th
Navigator
Ondes (26)
Jones (36)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return.
Pilot: Jones. [42-41236]Koscuiszek, Peter P.
529th
Gunner
Wells (37)
Thornton (19)Ceram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram.
Pilot: Thornton. [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Krist, John J.
529th
Gunner
Ondes (26)
Jones (36)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return.
Pilot: Jones. [42-41236]Langer, Burton R.
529th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Lansing, Robert R.
529th
Asst Flt Eng/Gunner
Jennings (33)Several miles from the mouth of the Sepik River, east of Wewak, Dutch New Guinea
03/08/1944
Aircraft fell to enemy fire and exploded.
Pilot: Jennings. [SUNSHINE]Laster, John D.
529th
Flt. Engineer
Jennings (33)Several miles from the mouth of the Sepik River, east of Wewak, Dutch New Guinea
03/08/1944
Aircraft fell to enemy fire and exploded.
Pilot: Jennings. [SUNSHINE]Leavey, Joseph J.
529th
Tail Turret Gunner
See (40)Shinshoshi Airdrome, Formosa
04/15/1945
Aircraft went down after being hit by bomb load from the lead 531st plane above them; he died when fire destroyed his chute.
Pilot: See. [SQUAW PEAK]Lesch, Joseph F.
529th
Radio Operator
See (40)Shinshoshi Airdrome, Formosa
04/15/1945
Aircraft went down after being hit by bomb load from the lead 531st plane above them; he died when fire destroyed his chute.
Pilot: See. [SQUAW PEAK]Leyerle, Raymond A.
529th
Radio Operator
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Long, Harry F.
529th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Rollings (31)
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]Longfield, Bennett H.
529th
Radio Operator
Ondes (26)
Jones (36)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return.
Pilot: Jones. [42-41236]Lugin, John
529th
Top Turret Gunner
Rollings (31)
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]Lyons, Benjamin H.
529th
Gunner
Robertson (27)Huon Gulf, off shores of Lae, Papua New Guinea (Los Negros)
03/05/1944
Aircraft crashed after experiencing propeller problem after takeoff from Nadzab; he did not survive the crash
Pilot: Robertson. [GYPSY]Martin, Edward A., Jr.
529th
Flt Engr./Gunner
Rollings (31)
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]McMillin, Douglas G.
529th
Navigator
Wells (37)
Thornton (19)Ceram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram.
Pilot: Thornton. [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Mercier, Phillip L.
529th
Radio Operator
Jennings (33)Several miles from the mouth of the Sepik River, east of Wewak, Dutch New Guinea
03/08/1944
Aircraft fell to enemy fire and exploded.
Pilot: Jennings. [SUNSHINE]Mitchell, Mark A.
529th
Asst. Radio Opr/Nose Turret Gunner
Heller (12)
Hinze (20)Near Moa Island, east of Timor
10/26/1943
Aircraft damaged by fighters near Pomelaa but made it to Timor before encountering more when it was shot to pieces.
Pilot: Hinze. [GOLDEN GATOR]Murphy, Charles W.
529th
Gunner
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Nicks, Allen W.
529th
Waist Gunner
Rollings (31)
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he bailed out, was captured, and then beheaded after five days of interrogation.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]O'Donnell, Thomas J.
529th
Tunnel Gunner
VanWormer (45)120 miles south of Ambon
01/19/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea following prolonged battle with fighters from Ambon. He survived the crash, but was killed when the wreckage was strafed by enemy aircraft.
Pilot: VanWormer. [PAPER DOLL]Oswald, Robert K.
529th
Navigator
Lively (41)
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]Peterson, Robert F.
529th
Asst Radio Opr./Gunner
Ondes (26)
Jones (36)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return. He survived the crash, badly burned, but died shortly thereafter.
Pilot: Jones. [42-41236]Pfister, Albert A.
529th
Flt. Engineer
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Potter, Walton S.
529th
Gunner, Photographer
Various Crews
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Reed, Harry H., Jr.
529th
Radio Operator
Wells (37)
Thornton (19)Ceram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram.
Pilot: Thornton. [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Rubin, Max
529th
Bombardier
Wells (37)
Thornton (19)Ceram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram.
Pilot: Thornton. [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Schade, Harold C., Jr.
529th
Co-Pilot
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]Schaefer, Marvin
529th
Flt. Engineer
Trimble (26)35 miles off the coast of Mindoro
05/22/1945
Aircraft received flak damage to the #1 engine, causing the propeller to runaway and overheat the motor so that it caught fire; he escaped, but drowned before rescue.
Pilot: Trimble. [44-49487]Schow, Richard W.
529th
Photographer
Various Crews
See (40)Shinshoshi Airdrome, Formosa
04/15/1945
Aircraft went down after being hit by bomb load from the lead 531st plane above them.
Pilot: See. [SQUAW PEAK]Sobieski, John F.
529th
Radio Operator
Steil (NL)
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]Stach, Joseph H.
529th
Gunner
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Thames, William J., Jr.
529th
Tunnel Gunner
Nelson (43)
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]Thoen, Kenneth R.
529th
Gunner/ Photographer
Various CrewsCeram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram.
Pilot: Thornton (19). [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Thornton, Harold A.
529th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Kershner (12)
Wells (27)
Thornton (19)Ceram Island
07/05/1944
Aircraft slammed into a cloud covered mountain while on a weather recce to Ceram. He was the only Sergeant Pilot in the 380th; promoted to F/O and given own crew; promoted to 2/Lt on day of crash.
Pilot: Thornton. [BIG CHIEF COCKEYE]Tinkham, William E.
529th
Gunner
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Tosch, Robert W.
529th
Asst Ops. Ofr./Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Kershner (12)
Tosch (35)Somewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]Vetter, Robert L.
529th
Bombardier
Long (NL)40 miles NNW of Saigon, French Indo-China
06/12/1945
Aircraft downed by flak over railroad marshalling yards at Saigon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Long. [44-42329]Wagensteen, Lars N.
529th
Gunner
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Walls, Robert
529th
Co-Pilot
Jennings (33)Several miles from the mouth of the Sepik River, east of Wewak, Dutch New Guinea
03/08/1944
Aircraft fell to enemy fire and exploded.
Pilot: Jennings. [SUNSHINE]Walsh, Ralph J.
529th
Bombardier
Trimble (26)
Day (NL)35 miles off the coast of Mindoro
05/22/1945
Aircraft received flak damage to the #1 engine, causing the propeller to runaway and overheat the motor so that it caught fire; he escaped, but drowned before rescue.
Pilot: Trimble. [44-49487]Welch, Robert W.
529th
Gunner
Ondes (26)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
01/17/1944
Aircraft developed engine problems after takeoff, crashed on return.
Pilot: Jones. [42-41236]Wescott, Franklin S.
529th
Navigator
Langer (52)Murtha Field, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Aircraft gear retracted too soon , skidded on runway, and blew up.
Pilot: Langer. [LUCKY DON]Wine, John F.
529th
Asst. Flt. Eng./Top Turret Gunner
Heller (12)
Hinze (20)Near Moa Island, east of Timor
10/26/1943
Aircraft damaged by fighters near Pomelaa but made it to Timor before encountering more when it was shot to pieces.
Pilot: Hinze. [GOLDEN GATOR]Wolf, Robert R.
529th
Tail Turret Gunner
Hinze (20)Near Moa Island, east of Timor
10/26/1943
Aircraft damaged by fighters near Pomelaa but made it to Timor before encountering more when it was shot to pieces.
Pilot: Hinze. [GOLDEN GATOR]530th Squadron
Anstey, Frederick W.
530th
Radio Operator
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Avery, George L., Jr.
530th
Navigator
Riehle (53)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/22/1945
Aircraft was destroyed in a crash trying to return to base with a runaway propeller.
Pilot: Riehle. [ON DE-FENSE]Barber, William R.
530th
Bombardier
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Bird, Walter J.
530th
Aerial Gunner
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Blakely, Bobby V.
530th
Tail Turret Gunner
Beach (62) /
Colenbaugh (NL)30 miles west of Mindoro
06/30/1945
Misunderstood interphone message, alerting the crew to the possibility of a bailout, caused this gunner to jump but he was not spotted during his descent or by Air-Sea Rescue units over the next two days; possibility that his parachute did not deploy.
Pilot: Colenbaugh. ["LUCKY STRIKE"}Burris, Wilton E.
530th
Asst. Eng./Gunner
Doornbos (26)Rigo Bay, SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft damaged after being rammed by another 380th aircraft, ditched in Rigo Bay; he was caught in bomb bay at time of impact.
Pilot: Doornbos. [DAUNTLESS DABBIE]Canning, David S.
530th
Gunner
Lippincott (22)Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott. [THE RED ASS]Chapman, Robert M.
530th
Asst. Flt. Eng./Gunner
Lippincott (22)Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott. [THE RED ASS]Chavez, Felipe D.
530th
Radio Opr.
Corpening (27)Somewhere between Hawaii and Christmas Island
05/26/1943
Aircraft disappeared while en route to Australia; it is speculated that the bomber exploded from fuel leakage problems.
Pilot: Corpening. [42-40519]Clarke, Edward K.
530th
Gunner
Kimlau (67)Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
03/05/1944
Aircraft lost total aileron control and had engine trouble, turned back to base, but rolled and impacted during landing.
Pilot: Kimlau. [42-41124]Cook, James E.
530th
Aerial Gunner
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Corpening, Clarence C.
530th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Corpening (27)Somewhere between Hawaii and Christmas Island
05/26/1943
Aircraft disappeared while en route to Australia; it is speculated that the bomber exploded from fuel leakage problems.
Pilot: Corpening. [42-40519]Cropley, Alan A.
530th
Navigator
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Darlington, Urban V.W., Jr.
530th
Flt. Engineer
Parris (27)Near Fenton Field, Northern Territory
09/21/1943
Aircraft damaged and crashed.
Pilot: Parris. [NOTHING SACRED]Davidson, Stuart H.
530th
Co-Pilot
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Dewey, Vernon E.
530th
Gunner
Hagler (68)Balikpapan, Borneo
01/12/1944
Aircraft attacked by night fighter and did not return
Pilot: Hagler (First Mission). [B.T.O.]Edwards, Andrew B., Jr.
530th
Navigator
Parris (27)Near Fenton Field, Northern Territory
09/21/1943
Aircraft damaged and crashed.
Pilot: Parris. [NOTHING SACRED]Ezell, Johnnie D., Jr.
530th
Tunnel Gunner
Riehle (53)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/22/1945
Aircraft was destroyed in a crash trying to return to base with a runaway propeller.
Pilot: Riehle. [ON DE-FENSE]Fleming, James H.
530th
Gunner
Kimlau (67)Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
03/05/1944
Aircraft lost total aileron control and had engine trouble, turned back to base, but rolled and impacted during landing.
Pilot: Kimlau. [42-41124]Fleming, Russell P.
530th
Co-Pilot
Mulhollen (59)Wowoni Island, just east of Celebes
01/08/1944
Aircraft hit by fighters; both engines on right wing were hit and lost power, causing fatal impact on hill on Wowoni.
Pilot: Mulhollen. [42-73115]Gad, Howard E.
530th
Navigator
Hagler (68)Balikpapan, Borneo
01/12/1944
Aircraft attacked by night fighter and did not return
Pilot: Hagler (First Mission). [B.T.O.]Ganaway, Jack D.
530th
Bombardier
Riehle (53)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/22/1945
Aircraft was destroyed in a crash trying to return to base with a runaway propeller.
Pilot: Riehle. [ON DE-FENSE]Gardner, James
530th
Bombardier
Hagler (68)Balikpapan, Borneo
01/12/1944
Aircraft attacked by night fighter and did not return
Pilot: Hagler (First Mission). [B.T.O.]Gordon, Allen W.
530th
Flt. Engineer
Kimlau (67)Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
03/05/1944
Aircraft lost total aileron control and had engine trouble, turned back to base, but rolled and impacted during landing.
Pilot: Kimlau. [42-41124]Grace, Hal I.
530th
Bombardier
Lippincott (22)Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott. [THE RED ASS]Greene, Leonard R.
530th
Radio Operator
Parris (27)Near Fenton Field, Northern Territory
09/21/1943
Aircraft damaged and crashed.
Pilot: Parris. [NOTHING SACRED]Hagler, Curtis W.
530th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Hagler (68)Balikpapan, Borneo
01/12/1944
Aircraft attacked by night fighter and did not return
Pilot: Hagler (First Mission). [B.T.O.]Hallam, Elmer T.
530th
Radio Operator
Lippincott (22)Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott. [THE RED ASS]Halner, Stephen F.
530th
Nose Turret Gunner
Riehle (53)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/22/1945
Aircraft was destroyed in a crash trying to return to base with a runaway propeller.
Pilot: Riehle. [ON DE-FENSE]Harrison, Alan L.
530th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Honisko, Jack C.
530th
Radio Operator
Hagler (68)Balikpapan, Borneo
01/12/1944
Aircraft attacked by night fighter and did not return
Pilot: Hagler (First Mission). [B.T.O.]Jackson, Raymond, Jr.
530th
Asst Flt Eng./Gunner
Corpening (27)Somewhere between Hawaii and Christmas Island
05/26/1943
Aircraft disappeared while en route to Australia; it is speculated that the bomber exploded from fuel leakage problems.
Pilot: Corpening. [42-40519]Jamieson, Stuart H.
530th
Flt. Engineer
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Jerge, Clarence F.
530th
Navigator
Mulhollen (59)Wowoni Island, just east of Celebes
01/08/1944
Aircraft hit by fighters; both engines on right wing were hit and lost power, causing fatal impact on hill on Wowoni.
Pilot: Mulhollen. [42-73115]Johnson, Wallace R.
530th
Flt. Engineer
Doornbos (26)Rigo Bay, SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft damaged after being rammed by another 380th aircraft, ditched in Rigo Bay; he was caught in bomb bay at time of impact.
Pilot: Doornbos. [DAUNTLESS DABBIE]Kilcheski, Eugene A.
530th
Co-Pilot
Quinn (57)
McDaniel (56)Bioela, Queensland, Australia
02/26/1945
Aircraft disappeared while on food/drink run to Brisbane and Adelaide; wreckage found in late July 1994, in coastal forest range WNW of Brisbane.
Pilot: McDaniel. [BEAUTIFUL BETSY]Killen, K. Leonard J.
530th
Gunnery Leader/Aerial Gunner
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Kimlau, Benjamin R.
530th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Kimlau (67)Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
03/05/1944
Aircraft lost total aileron control and had engine trouble, turned back to base, but rolled and impacted during landing.
Pilot: Kimlau. [42-41124]King, Leon S.
530th
Navigator
Lippincott's Overseas (22)Near Rabaul, New Britain
05/21/1943
Died aboard one of two 43rd BG B-17E aircraft shot down attempting to bomb airfields around Rabaul.
Pilot: Heller (12) (with 529th)Latrielle, Roger
530th
AIF
Harrison (UNK)Somewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Lemons, Harold J., Jr.
530th
Radio Operator
Beach (62)
McDaniel (56)Bioela, Queensland, Australia
02/26/1945
Aircraft disappeared while on food/drink run to Brisbane and Adelaide; wreckage found in late July 1994, in coastal forest range WNW of Brisbane.
Pilot: McDaniel. [BEAUTIFUL BETSY]Lippincott, David
530th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Lippincott (22)Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott. [THE RED ASS]Marshall, Howard K.
530th
Co-Pilot
Hagler (68)Balikpapan, Borneo
01/12/1944
Aircraft attacked by night fighter and did not return
Pilot: Hagler (First Mission). [B.T.O.]McDaniel, William E.
530th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
McDaniel (56)Bioela, Queensland, Australia
02/26/1945
Aircraft disappeared while on food/drink run to Brisbane and Adelaide; wreckage found in late July 1994, in coastal forest range WNW of Brisbane.
Pilot: McDaniel. [BEAUTIFUL BETSY]Miller, William E.
530th
Gunner
Mulhollen (59)Wowoni Island, just east of Celebes
01/08/1944
Aircraft hit by fighters; both engines on right wing were hit and lost power, causing fatal impact on hill on Wowoni.
Pilot: Mulhollen. [42-73115]Miller, William O.
530th
Gunner
Parris (27)Near Fenton Field, Northern Territory
09/21/1943
Aircraft damaged and crashed.
Pilot: Parris. [NOTHING SACRED]Mills, Archibald S., Jr.
530th
Co-Pilot
Parris (27)Near Fenton Field, Northern Territory
09/21/1943
Aircraft damaged and crashed.
Pilot: Parris. [NOTHING SACRED]Mirachi, Albert J.
530th
Gunner
Parris (27)Near Fenton Field, Northern Territory
09/21/1943
Aircraft damaged and crashed.
Pilot: Parris. [NOTHING SACRED]Moore, Wayne H.
530th
Navigator
Lippincott (22)Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott. [THE RED ASS]Morckel, Howard A.
530th
Gunner
Corpening (27)Somewhere between Hawaii and Christmas Island
05/26/1943
Aircraft disappeared while en route to Australia; it is speculated that the bomber exploded from fuel leakage problems.
Pilot: Corpening. [42-40519]Morgan, Val W.
530th
Navigator
Kimlau (67)Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
03/05/1944
Aircraft lost total aileron control and had engine trouble, turned back to base, but rolled and impacted during landing.
Pilot: Kimlau. [42-41124]Mulhollen, Harold S.
530th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Doornbos (26)
Mulhollen (59)Wowoni Island, just east of Celebes
01/08/1944
Aircraft hit by fighters; both engines on right wing were hit and lost power, causing fatal impact on hill on Wowoni.
Pilot: Mulhollen. [42-73115]Newbold, Ralph T.
530th
Gunner
Parris (27)Near Fenton Field, Northern Territory
09/21/1943
Aircraft damaged and crashed.
Pilot: Parris. [NOTHING SACRED]O'Dea, Donald J.
530th
Navigator
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Odom, Dossie J.
530th
Gunner
Parris (27)Near Fenton Field, Northern Territory
09/21/1943
Aircraft damaged and crashed.
Pilot: Parris. [NOTHING SACRED]Olson, Wallace M.
530th
Radio Operator
Cullen (54)
McHale (54)Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
10/11/1944
Aircraft stalled on takeoff, crashed, and burned while going out on an armed recce; he was pinned by the #3 propeller which came through the fuselage and unable to escape the ensuing fire.
Pilot: McHale. [GUS'S BUS II]Owen, Jack W.
530th
Bombardier
Bevers (52)Bioela, Queensland, Australia
02/26/1945
Aircraft disappeared while on food/drink run to Brisbane and Adelaide; wreckage found in late July 1994, in coastal forest range WNW of Brisbane.
Pilot: McDaniel (56). [BEAUTIFUL BETSY]Pafahl, Harold C.
530th
Asst.Radio Opr./Gunner
Hagler (68)Balikpapan, Borneo
01/12/1944
Aircraft attacked by night fighter and did not return
Pilot: Hagler (First Mission). [B.T.O.]Page, Wilson E.
530th
Gunner
Lippincott (22)Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott. [THE RED ASS]Parris, Hugh B., Jr.
530th
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Parris (27)Near Fenton Field, Northern Territory
09/21/1943
Aircraft damaged and crashed.
Pilot: Parris. [NOTHING SACRED]Parsons, Laverne F.
530th
Bombardier
Parris (27)Near Fenton Field, Northern Territory
09/21/1943
Aircraft damaged and crashed.
Pilot: Parris. [NOTHING SACRED]Patterson, Leonard G.
530th
Radio Opr.
Mulhollen (59)Wowoni Island, just east of Celebes
01/08/1944
Aircraft hit by fighters; both engines on right wing were hit and lost power, causing fatal impact on hill on Wowoni.
Pilot: Mulhollen. [42-73115]Powell, Francis L.
530th
Flt. Engineer
Corpening (27)Somewhere between Hawaii and Christmas Island
05/26/1943
Aircraft disappeared while en route to Australia; it is speculated that the bomber exploded from fuel leakage problems.
Pilot: Corpening. [42-40519]Powell, Richard J.
530th
Navigator
Corpening (27)Somewhere between Hawaii and Christmas Island
05/26/1943
Aircraft disappeared while en route to Australia; it is speculated that the bomber exploded from fuel leakage problems.
Pilot: Corpening. [42-40519]Pratscher, William J.
530th
Flt. Engineer
Lippincott (22)Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott. [THE RED ASS]Quirk, William F.
530th
Bombardier
Kimlau (67)Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
03/05/1944
Aircraft lost total aileron control and had engine trouble, turned back to base, but rolled and impacted during landing.
Pilot: Kimlau. [42-41124]Ramsdell, Keith K.
530th
Bombardier
Baker (26)
Cesario (19)
Mulhollen (59)Wowoni Island, just east of Celebes
01/08/1944
Aircraft hit by fighters; both engines on right wing were hit and lost power, causing fatal impact on hill on Wowoni.
Pilot: Mulhollen. [42-73115]Rattigan, Leonard J.
530th
Co-Pilot
Kimlau (67)Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
03/05/1944
Aircraft lost total aileron control and had engine trouble, turned back to base, but rolled and impacted during landing; he survived the crash but died later that day of internal injuries.
Pilot: Kimlau. [42-41124]Rex, Stewart
530th
Asst. Flt. Eng./Gunner
Mulhollen (59)Wowoni Island, just east of Celebes
01/08/1944
Aircraft hit by fighters; both engines on right wing were hit and lost power, causing fatal impact on hill on Wowoni.
Pilot: Mulhollen. [42-73115]Rhoades, Richard R.
530th
Gunner
Hagler (68)Balikpapan, Borneo
01/12/1944
Aircraft attacked by night fighter and did not return
Pilot: Hagler (First Mission). [B.T.O.]Rogers, Cecil A.
530th
Gunner
Kimlau (67)Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
03/05/1944
Aircraft lost total aileron control and had engine trouble, turned back to base, but rolled and impacted during landing.
Pilot: Kimlau. [42-41124]Routt, Hilary E.
530th
Navigator
Udall (63)
McDaniel (56)Bioela, Queensland, Australia
02/26/1945
Aircraft disappeared while on food/drink run to Brisbane and Adelaide; wreckage found in late July 1994, in coastal forest range WNW of Brisbane.
Pilot: McDaniel. [BEAUTIFUL BETSY]Schell, Eugene O.
530th
Gunner
Mulhollen (59)Wowoni Island, just east of Celebes
01/08/1944
Aircraft hit by fighters; both engines on right wing were hit and lost power, causing fatal impact on hill on Wowoni.
Pilot: Mulhollen. [42-73115]Schippers, Gerald M.
530th
Radio Operator
Riehle (53)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/22/1945
Aircraft was destroyed in a crash trying to return to base with a runaway propeller.
Pilot: Riehle. [ON DE-FENSE]Schneider, Anthony J.
530th
Gunner
Corpening (27)Somewhere between Hawaii and Christmas Island
05/26/1943
Aircraft disappeared while en route to Australia; it is speculated that the bomber exploded from fuel leakage problems.
Pilot: Corpening. [42-40519]Scull, Curtis P.
530th
Co-Pilot
Cunningham (20)Near Dobodura, Papua New Guinea
05/15/1943
Accidental drowning.
Simaika, Farid
530th
S-2 Intelligence Officer
Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott (22). [THE RED ASS]Siple, Raymond E., Jr.
530th
Bombardier
Various CrewsFenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
08/25/1943
Aircraft destroyed in night landing accident at Fenton.
Pilot: Bill Miller (Gp Staff Crew). [ALLEY OOP]Skuzinski, Edward P.
530th
Navigator
Morris (24)Near Langgoer Airdrome, Kai Islands
09/21/1943
Aircraft shot down and crash landed; rest of crew were captured (POW) and survived.
Pilot: Morris. [LITTLE JOE]Spungin, Benjamin
530th
Radio Operator
Kimlau (67)Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
03/05/1944
Aircraft lost total aileron control and had engine trouble, turned back to base, but rolled and impacted during landing.
Pilot: Kimlau. [42-41124]St. Denis, Richard J.
530th
Co-Pilot
Corpening (27)Somewhere between Hawaii and Christmas Island
05/26/1943
Aircraft disappeared while en route to Australia; it is speculated that the bomber exploded from fuel leakage problems.
Pilot: Corpening. [42-40519]Stauffer, Gaylord N.
530th
Flt. Engineer
Hagler (68)Balikpapan, Borneo
01/12/1944
Aircraft attacked by night fighter and did not return
Pilot: Hagler (First Mission). [B.T.O.]Stevenson, John C.
530th
Gunner
Mullhollen (59)Wowoni Island, just east of Celebes
01/08/1944
Aircraft hit by fighters; both engines on right wing were hit and lost power, causing fatal impact on hill on Wowoni.
Pilot: Mulhollen. [42-73115]Stone, Clark D.
530th
Asst. Flt. Eng./Gunner
Kimlau (67)Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
03/05/1944
Aircraft lost total aileron control and had engine trouble, turned back to base, but rolled and impacted during landing.
Pilot: Kimlau. [42-41124]Stoner, Everett D.
530th
Bombardier
Corpening (27)Somewhere between Hawaii and Christmas Island
05/26/1943
Aircraft disappeared while en route to Australia; it is speculated that the bomber exploded from fuel leakage problems.
Pilot: Corpening. [42-40519]Swan, Loyd E.
530th
Co-Pilot
Bratton (21)
Lippincott (22)Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott. [THE RED ASS]Tucker, Raymond L.
530th
Flt. Engineer
Hamrick (58)
McDaniel (56)Bioela, Queensland, Australia
02/26/1945
Aircraft disappeared while on food/drink run to Brisbane and Adelaide; wreckage found in late July 1994, in coastal forest range WNW of Brisbane.
Pilot: McDaniel. [BEAUTIFUL BETSY]Wertzler, George L.
530th
Asst. Flt. Engr./Gunner
Hagler (68)Balikpapan, Borneo
01/12/1944
Aircraft attacked by night fighter and did not return
Pilot: Hagler (First Mission). [B.T.O.]Whitacre, William G.
530th
Flt. Engineer
Mulhollen (59)Wowoni Island, just east of Celebes
01/08/1944
Aircraft hit by fighters; both engines on right wing were hit and lost power, causing fatal impact on hill on Wowoni.
Pilot: Mulhollen. [42-73115]Wilken, Charles L.
530th
Gunner
Harrison (UNK) -RAAFSomewhere north of Timor
10/28/1944
Aircraft disappeared soon after its crew radioed Darwin with fuel transfer problems north of Timor; plane and crew were never found. This was the only Aussie crew lost while the 380th trained and incorporated them into their operations.
Pilot: Harrison (RAAF). [SLEEPY TIME GAL]Witt, David J.
530th
Gunner
Lippincott (22)Macassar, Celebes
09/11/1943
Aircraft crashed after being engulfed in an explosion.
Pilot: Lippincott. [THE RED ASS]Woodrick, Milton M.
530th
Waist Gunner
Riehle (53)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/22/1945
Aircraft was destroyed in a crash trying to return to base with a runaway propeller.
Pilot: Riehle. [ON DE-FENSE]531st Squadron
Abbott, Smith M.
531st
Flt. Engineer
Connaughton (95)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived.
Pilot: Connaughton. [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Ackerman, Alanson S.
531st
Gunner
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]Adams, George P.
531st
Gunner
Connaughton (95)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived.
Pilot: Connaughton. [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Albert, Lonnie L.
531st
Gunner
Connaughton (95)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived.
Pilot: Connaughton. [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Allen, Eugene H.
531st
Gunner
McDowell (10)Near Kaimana, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down; wreckage and remains recovered in 1972 near Kaimana.
Pilot: McDowell. [MISS MARY]Altig, Gerald H.
531st
Radio Operator
Connaughton (95)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived.
Pilot: Connaughton. [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Aylward, Joseph C.
531st
Gunner
Dreier (28)Near Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]Bain, Henry F., Jr.
531st
Gunner
Connaughton (95)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived.
Pilot: Connaughton. [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Barb, Joseph C.
531st
Gunner
Connaughton (95)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived.
Pilot: Connaughton. [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Barone, Robert L.
531st
Gunner
Trafton (108)Taichu, Formosa
05/18/1945
Aircraft took direct hit from large caliber flak shell, flipped over, and crashed to the ground.
Pilot: Trafton. [44-42352]Barrow, John J.
531st
Waist Gunner
O'Brien (104)Somewhere west of Palawan
04/20/1945
Aircraft developed engine trouble on 380th's first mission to Saigon and aborted mission; later crew asked for heading to Palawan and then sent S.O.S. before going missing.
Pilot: O'Brien. [PATCHES]Bates, Arthur A., Jr.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Bates (89)Crocker Island
02/05/1944
Aircraft destroyed in crash landing; he survived the crash, but died the next day of multiple injuries.
Pilot: Bates. [FOIL PROOF MARY]Beenken, Alvin W.
531st
Gunner
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]Benshoff, William G.
531st
Waist Gunner
Paul (50)
With Smith (94) (as extra gunner)Serua Island
01/19/1944
Aircraft ditched after being shot up severely over the Halong seaplane base on Ambon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Gorman Smith (94). [DOODLEBUG]Benson, Robert J.
531st
Gunner
Trafton (108)Taichu, Formosa
05/18/1945
Aircraft took direct hit from large caliber flak shell, flipped over, and crashed to the ground.
Pilot: Trafton. [44-42352]Biespel, Harold
531st
Navigator
Lurty (77)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
03/16/1944
Aircraft stalled on night takeoff and crashed; ensuing fire killed this crew member.
Pilot: Lurty. [42-73332]Bingham, Kile
531st
Waist Gunner
O'Brien (104)Somewhere west of Palawan
04/20/1945
Aircraft developed engine trouble on 380th's first mission to Saigon and aborted mission; later crew asked for heading to Palawan and then sent S.O.S. before going missing.
Pilot: O'Brien. [PATCHES]Bogan, Edward J.
531st
Gunner
Trafton (108)Taichu, Formosa
05/18/1945
Aircraft took direct hit from large caliber flak shell, flipped over, and crashed to the ground.
Pilot: Trafton. [44-42352]Boucher, Leo A.
531st
Asst. Flt. Engr./Gunner
Lurty (77)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
03/16/1944
Aircraft stalled on night takeoff and crashed; ensuing fire killed this crew member.
Pilot: Lurty. [42-73332]Branney, John W.
531st
Bombardier
Trafton (108)Taichu, Formosa
05/18/1945
Aircraft took direct hit from large caliber flak shell, flipped over, and crashed to the ground.
Pilot: Trafton. [44-42352]Brown, Donald E.
531st
Gunner
Parker (31)About 100 miles SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft destroyed in mid-air collision when returning from night raid on Rabaul.
Pilot: Parker. [KATHY]Brown, Max E.
531st
Tail Turret Gunner
O'Brien (104)Somewhere west of Palawan
04/20/1945
Aircraft developed engine trouble on 380th's first mission to Saigon and aborted mission; later crew asked for heading to Palawan and then sent S.O.S. before going missing.
Pilot: O'Brien. [PATCHES]Brueggeman, William L.
531st
Bombardier
O'Brien (104)Somewhere west of Palawan
04/20/1945
Aircraft developed engine trouble on 380th's first mission to Saigon and aborted mission; later crew asked for heading to Palawan and then sent S.O.S. before going missing.
Pilot: O'Brien. [PATCHES]Burton, Jack R.
531st
Gunner
Paul (50)Babo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel. [ESMERALDA II]Caballero, Francisco
531st
Flt. Engineer
Neal (UNK)Charles Point Beach, Near Darwin, N.T.
01/17/1945
Aircraft destroyed in buzzing accident, while returning from practice bombing mission to the Quail Island Range.
Pilot: Neal. [MILADY]Cantrill, Rufus H.
531st
Gunner
Paul (50)Babo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel (with Paul Crew (50)). [ESMERALDA II]Cater, Clifford D.
531st
Flt. Engineer
Group Staff CrewFenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
08/25/1943
Aircraft destroyed in night landing accident at Fenton.
Pilot: Bill Miller (Gp Staff Crew). [ALLEY OOP]Chapman, Charles B.
531st
Navigator
Hegvold (NL)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/22/1945
Aircraft was destroyed in a crash trying to return to base with a runaway propeller. Pilot: Riehle (53). [ON DE-FENSE]
He panicked at seeing the oncoming bomber and ran through his own plane's propellers trying to escape the crash.Cohan, Joseph M.
531st
Radio Operator
Paul (50)Babo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel (with Paul Crew (50)). [ESMERALDA II]Connaughton, Joseph B., Jr.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Connaughton (95)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived.
Pilot: Connaughton. [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Corey, Jack E.
531st
Bombardier
Parker (31)About 100 miles SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft destroyed in mid-air collision when returning from night raid on Rabaul.
Pilot: Parker. [KATHY]Crislip, Edgar K.
531st
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Dreier (28)Near Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]
LISTED IN HORTON'S BSW AS KFA, BUT NOT IN OUR ROSTERCross, Charles R.
531st
Radio Operator
McDowell (10)Near Kaimana, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down; wreckage and remains recovered in 1972 near Kaimana.
Pilot: McDowell. [ [MISS MARY]Cross, Charles W.
531st
Flt. Engineer
Lurty (77)
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine. Prior to this, he was involved in the Lurty crash on 03/16/1944.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]Dardis, Ronald A.
531st
Flt. Engineer
McDowell (10)Near Kaimana, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down; wreckage and remains recovered in 1972 near Kaimana.
Pilot: McDowell. [ [MISS MARY]DeLauter, William L.
531st
Gunner
Parker (31)About 100 miles SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft destroyed in mid-air collision when returning from night raid on Rabaul.
Pilot: Parker. [KATHY]Delp, Gary D.
531st
Radio Operator
Dreier (28)Near Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]Dienelt, James H.
531st
Sqdn Cmdr/Acft Cmdr/Pilot
No Regular Crew20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]Donovan, Joseph A.
531st
Bombardier
Payne (33)20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]Dreier, Theron A.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Dreier (28)Near Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]Dufficy, Robert E.
531st
Waist Gunner
Bates (89)Crocker Island
02/05/1944
Aircraft destroyed in crash landing, necessitated when this gunner and two others refused to jump from dying plane; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Bates. [FOIL PROOF MARY]Eng, Shew H.
531st
Gunner
Lurty (77)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
03/16/1944
Aircraft stalled on night takeoff and crashed; ensuing fire killed this crew member.
Pilot: Lurty. [42-73332]Falltrick, Thomas G.
531st
Asst. Flt. Engr./Gunner
Dreier (28)Near Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]Farrington, John A.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Farrington (48)Near Kabena Island, just off the coast of Celebes
10/26/1943
Aircraft shot down soon after bombing Pomelaa; death occurred during the fighter attacks, not during bailout.
Pilot: Farrington. [FYRTLE MYRTLE]]Field, Herbert W.
531st
Navigator
Parker (31)About 100 miles SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft destroyed in mid-air collision when returning from night raid on Rabaul.
Pilot: Parker. [KATHY]Friedlander, Marcus I.
531st
Navigator
MccDowell (10)Near Kaimana, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down; wreckage and remains recovered in 1972 near Kaimana.
Pilot: McDowell. [ [MISS MARY]Fritschy, Joseph A.
531st
Radio Operator
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]Garland, John J.
531st
Navigator
Trafton (108)Taichu, Formosa
05/18/1945
Aircraft took direct hit from large caliber flak shell, flipped over, and crashed to the ground.
Pilot: Trafton. [44-42352]Glendon, Daniel R.
531st
Waist Gunner
Farrington (48)Near Kabena Island, just off the coast of Celebes
10/26/1943
Aircraft shot down soon after bombing Pomelaa; death occurred during the fighter attacks, not during bailout.
Pilot: Farrington. [FYRTLE MYRTLE]Gould, Harry R.
531st
Navigator
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]Graham, Robert T.
531st
Navigator
O'Brien (104)Somewhere west of Palawan
04/20/1945
Aircraft developed engine trouble on 380th's first mission to Saigon and aborted mission; later crew asked for heading to Palawan and then sent S.O.S. before going missing.
Pilot: O'Brien. [PATCHES]Greenfield, Bernard
531st
Gunner
Payne (33)20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]Gutwald, Robert R.
531st
Gunner
Paul (50)Babo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel. [ESMERALDA II]Hanish, Joseph J.
531st
Nose Turret Gunner
O'Brien (104)Somewhere west of Palawan
04/20/1945
Aircraft developed engine trouble on 380th's first mission to Saigon and aborted mission; later crew asked for heading to Palawan and then sent S.O.S. before going missing.
Pilot: O'Brien. [PATCHES]Hartman, Clarence V.
531st
Bombardier
Dreier (28)Near Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]Helyer, Sydney J.
531st
Gunner
Paul (50)Babo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel (with Paul Crew (50)). [ESMERALDA II]Herbert, Donald N.
531st
RCM Operator
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]Holohan, Joseph
531st
RCM Operator
Payne (33) - RAAF20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard. First RAAF man to die while flying with 380th.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]Hudson, Herman C.
531st
Weather Observer
Various CrewsLong Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
03/16/1944
Aircraft stalled on night takeoff and crashed; ensuing fire killed this crew member.
Pilot: Lurty (77). [42-73332]Hyman, Raymond B.
531st
Flt. Engineer
Paul (50)Babo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel. [ESMERALDA II]Iannone, Frank F.
531st
Parachute Rigger
Near San Jose, Mindoro
04/07/1945
Jeep/truck collision.
Jeanson, Earl A.
531st
Flt. Engineer
Parker (31)About 100 miles SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft destroyed in mid-air collision when returning from night raid on Rabaul.
Pilot: Parker. [KATHY]Jenkins, Junius D.
531st
Radio Operator
O'Brien (104)Somewhere west of Palawan
04/20/1945
Aircraft developed engine trouble on 380th's first mission to Saigon and aborted mission; later crew asked for heading to Palawan and then sent S.O.S. before going missing.
Pilot: O'Brien. [PATCHES]Kahn, William F.
531st
Bombardier
McDowell (10)Near Kaimana, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down; wreckage and remains recovered in 1972 near Kaimana.
Pilot: McDowell. [ [MISS MARY]Kallstrom, Clyde E.
531st
Gunner
McDowell (10)Near Kaimana, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down; wreckage and remains recovered in 1972 near Kaimana.
Pilot: McDowell. [ [MISS MARY]Kay, John W.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Kay (113)Somewhere between Luzon and Okinawa
09/08/1945
Aircraft disappeared in severe weather while trying to return from a POW ferrying flight to Clark Field. Nothing was ever found from this airplane or crew.
Pilot: Kay. [44-50459]Kelley, William J.
531st
Gunner
Payne (33)20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]Kilduff, Earl C.
531st
Gunner
Dreier (28)Near Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]Kohl, George C., Jr.
531st
Bombardier
Paul (50)Babo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel (with Paul Crew (50)). [ESMERALDA II]Kral, William E.
531st
Gunner
Trafton (108)Taichu, Formosa
05/18/1945
Aircraft took direct hit from large caliber flak shell, flipped over, and crashed to the ground.
Pilot: Trafton. [44-42352]Kuehnel, Guenther F.
531st
Co-Pilot
Trafton (108)Taichu, Formosa
05/18/1945
Aircraft took direct hit from large caliber flak shell, flipped over, and crashed to the ground.
Pilot: Trafton. [44-42352]Kutch, Leo D.
531st
Navigator
Mincks (115)Somewhere between Luzon and Okinawa
09/08/1945
Aircraft disappeared in severe weather while trying to return from a POW ferrying flight to Clark Field. Nothing was ever found from this airplane or crew.
Pilot: Kay (113). [44-50459]Lakin, Alfred A.
531st
Mechanic
Warwick Farms Station, Near Sydney, Australia
05/27/1943
Train accident while returning from pass to Sydney.
Larson, John H.
531st
Navigator
Dreier (28)Near Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]Leigh, Wallace E.
531st
Gunner/ Photographer
Paul (50)Babo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel (with Paul Crew (50)). [ESMERALDA II]Letchas, Harry S.
531st
Co-Pilot
O'Brien (104)Somewhere west of Palawan
04/20/1945
Aircraft developed engine trouble on 380th's first mission to Saigon and aborted mission; later crew asked for heading to Palawan and then sent S.O.S. before going missing.
Pilot: O'Brien. [PATCHES]Lewallen, Boyd H.
531st
Flt. Engineer
Smith (94)Serua Island
01/19/1944
Aircraft ditched after being shot up severely over the Halong seaplane base on Ambon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Gorman Smith (94). [DOODLEBUG]Marion, Howard E.
531st
Co-Pilot
Paul (50)Babo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel (with Paul Crew (50)). [ESMERALDA II]Massin, Morris
531st
Gunner
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]Matthews, John E., IV
531st
Flt. Engineer
Trafton (108)Taichu, Formosa
05/18/1945
Aircraft took direct hit from large caliber flak shell, flipped over, and crashed to the ground.
Pilot: Trafton. [44-42352]McClay, Newell W.
531st
Flt. Engineer/Top
O'Brien (104)Somewhere west of Palawan
04/20/1945
Aircraft developed engine trouble on 380th's first mission to Saigon and aborted mission; later crew asked for heading to Palawan and then sent S.O.S. before going missing.
Pilot: O'Brien. [PATCHES]McDowell, Francis G.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
McDowell (10)Near Kaimana, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down; wreckage and remains recovered in 1972 near Kaimana.
Pilot: McDowell. [ [MISS MARY]Merkel, Howard W.
531st
Pilot/Sqn C.O.
No Crew AssignedBabo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel (with Paul's Crew (50)). [ESMERALDA II]. He was also with 528th Squadron.Miller, Daniel C.
531st
Tail Turret Gunner
Bates (89)Crocker Island
02/05/1944
Aircraft destroyed in crash landing, necessitated when this gunner and two others refused to jump from dying plane; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Bates. [FOIL PROOF MARY]Moeller, Warren H.
531st
Co-Pilot
Mincks (115)Somewhere between Luzon and Okinawa
09/08/1945
Aircraft disappeared in severe weather while trying to return from a POW ferrying flight to Clark Field. Nothing was ever found from this airplane or crew.
Pilot: Kay (113). [44-50459]Murphy, Daniel S.
531st
Gunner
McDowell (10)Near Kaimana, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down; wreckage and remains recovered in 1972 near Kaimana.
Pilot: McDowell. [ [MISS MARY]Neal, Bobby T.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Neal (UNK)Charles Point Beach, Near Darwin, N.T.
01/17/1945
Aircraft destroyed in buzzing accident, while returning from practice bombing mission to the Quail Island Range.
Pilot: Neal. [MILADY]Nevill, Clarence E.
531st
Flt. Engineer
Payne (33)20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]O'Brien, James F.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
O'Brien (104)Somewhere west of Palawan
04/20/1945
Aircraft developed engine trouble on 380th's first mission to Saigon and aborted mission; later crew asked for heading to Palawan and then sent S.O.S. before going missing.
Pilot: O'Brien. [PATCHES]Ochala, Carl A.
531st
Gunner
Payne (33)20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]O'Hern, Frank D.
531st
Radio Operator
Lurty (77)Long Strip, Northern Territory, Australia
03/16/1944
Aircraft stalled on night takeoff and crashed; ensuing fire killed this crew member.
Pilot: Lurty. [42-73332]O'Loughlin, John T., Jr.
531st
Bombardier
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]O'Neill, John T.
531st
Co-Pilot
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]Orton, Ronald L.
531st
Co-Pilot
Dreier (28)Near Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]Ostapowski, Henry L.
531st
Bombardier
Kilbury (98)
Connaughton (95)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived.
Pilot: Connaughton. [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Owen, Charles R.
531st
Waist Gunner
Smith (94)Serua Island
01/19/1944
Aircraft ditched after being shot up severely over the Halong seaplane base on Ambon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Gorman Smith (94). [DOODLEBUG]Owens, Laurel J.
531st
Navigator
Brennan (34)
Paul (50)Babo, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down.
Pilot: Merkel (with Paul's Crew (50)). [ESMERALDA II].Palmer, John A.
531st
Navigator
Payne (33)20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]Parker, Benjamin D.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Parker (31)About 100 miles SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft destroyed in mid-air collision when returning from night raid on Rabaul.
Pilot: Parker. [KATHY]Parks, J.T.
531st
Tail Turret Gunner
Smith (94)Serua Island
01/19/1944
Aircraft ditched after being shot up severely over the Halong seaplane base on Ambon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Gorman Smith (94). [DOODLEBUG]Payne, John B., Jr.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Payne (33)20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]Perry, John L.
531st
Bombardier
Farrington (48)Near Kabena Island, just off the coast of Celebes
10/26/1943
Aircraft shot down soon after bombing Pomelaa; death occurred during the fighter attacks, not during bailout.
Pilot: Farrington. [FYRTLE MYRTLE]Pitkin, Philip A.
531st
Co-Pilot
Kilbury (28)Manila, Luzon
06/28/1945
Died as result of drinking bad, distilled liquor while on R&R in Manila.
Plotkin, Edward I.
531st
Navigator
Connaughton (95)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived.
Pilot: Connaughton. [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Prest, Robert F.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]Rahija, William P.
531st
Cryptographic Clerk
On the Bataan Peninsula
06/06/1945
Truck rollover accident.
Riley, Charles T., Jr.
531st
Radio Operator
Mincks (115)Somewhere between Luzon and Okinawa
09/08/1945
Aircraft disappeared in severe weather while trying to return from a POW ferrying flight to Clark Field. Nothing was ever found from this airplane or crew.
Pilot: Kay (113). [44-50459]Rohrbach, Charles G.
531st
Flt. Engineer
Smith (93)
Mincks (115)Somewhere between Luzon and Okinawa
09/08/1945
Aircraft disappeared in severe weather while trying to return from a POW ferrying flight to Clark Field. Nothing was ever found from this airplane or crew.
Pilot: Kay (113). [44-50459]Rollings, Harry D.
531st
Photographer
Neal (UNK)
Various CrewsMurtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived. This was his first mission as photographer since cross training after he lost his original crew (Neal's (UNK)).
Pilot: Connaughton (95). [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Ronk, John H., Jr.
531st
Radio Operator
Trafton (108)Taichu, Formosa
05/18/1945
Aircraft took direct hit from large caliber flak shell, flipped over, and crashed to the ground.
Pilot: Trafton. [44-42352]Rumburg, Stanley C.
531st
Gunner
Parker (31)About 100 miles SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft destroyed in mid-air collision when returning from night raid on Rabaul.
Pilot: Parker. [KATHY]Russell, Donald D.
531st
Gunner
Payne (33)20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]Sacre, Gerald D.
531st
Radio Operator
Neal (UNK)Charles Point Beach, Near Darwin, N.T.
01/17/1945
Aircraft destroyed in buzzing accident, while returning from practice bombing mission to the Quail Island Range. Pilot: Neal. [MILADY]
Scanlon, Walter E., Jr.
531st
Co-Pilot
Neal (UNK)Charles Point Beach, Near Darwin, N.T.
01/17/1945
Aircraft destroyed in buzzing accident, while returning from practice bombing mission to the Quail Island Range. Pilot: Neal. [MILADY]
Schulte, Alvin J.
531st
Radio Operator
Payne (33)20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]Shelly, Gilman F.
531st
Co-Pilot
McDowell (10)Near Kaimana, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down; wreckage and remains recovered in 1972 near Kaimana.
Pilot: McDowell. [ [MISS MARY]Smith, Paul G.
531st
Sqn Ops Officer/Acft Cmdr
No Regular CrewNear Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]Soletz, Nicholas A.
531st
Waist Gunner
Bates (89)Crocker Island
02/05/1944
Aircraft destroyed in crash landing, necessitated when this gunner and two others refused to jump from dying plane; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Bates. [FOIL PROOF MARY]Soloway, Daniel
531st
Radio Operator
Parker (31)About 100 miles SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft destroyed in mid-air collision when returning from night raid on Rabaul.
Pilot: Parker. [KATHY]Swan, Jay W.
531st
Co-Pilot
Connaughton (95)Murtha Field, Mindoro
06/18/1945
Aircraft failed to get airborne and exploded at end of runway; no one survived.
Pilot: Connaughton. [DRUNKARD'S DREAM]Templeton, Billie R.
531st
Nose Turret Gunner
Smith (94)Serua Island
01/19/1944
Aircraft ditched after being shot up severely over the Halong seaplane base on Ambon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Gorman Smith (94). [DOODLEBUG]Trafton, Sherman W.
531st
Acft Cmdr/Pilot
Trafton (108)Taichu, Formosa
05/18/1945
Aircraft took direct hit from large caliber flak shell, flipped over, and crashed to the ground.
Pilot: Trafton. [44-42352]Vanek, Emil F.
531st
Gunner
Payne (33)20 miles south of Koepang, Timor
06/11/1943
Aircraft was shot down, exploded, killing all aboard.
Pilot: Dienelt (with Payne's Crew (33)). [CARELESS]Walsh, Richard W.
531st
Bombardier
Neal (UNK)Charles Point Beach, Near Darwin, N.T.
01/17/1945
Aircraft destroyed in buzzing accident, while returning from practice bombing mission to the Quail Island Range. Pilot: Neal. [MILADY]
Ward, William G., Jr.
531st
Navigator
Neal (UNK)Charles Point Beach, Near Darwin, N.T.
01/17/1945
Aircraft destroyed in buzzing accident, while returning from practice bombing mission to the Quail Island Range. Pilot: Neal. [MILADY]
Welter, Leo H.
531st
Co-Pilot
Parker (31)About 100 miles SSE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06/15/1943
Aircraft destroyed in mid-air collision when returning from night raid on Rabaul.
Pilot: Parker. [KATHY]Wherley, Dale J.
531st
Bombardier
Fowler (96)Manila, Luzon
06/28/1945
Died as result of drinking bad, distilled liquor while on R&R in Manila.
Williams, Lloyd E.
531st
Gunner
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]Wozniak, Leonard J.
531st
Asst Radio Opr./Gunner
McDowell (10)Near Kaimana, Dutch New Guinea
07/10/1943
Aircraft shot down; wreckage and remains recovered in 1972 near Kaimana.
Pilot: McDowell. [ [MISS MARY]Wright, Bernard L.
531st
Radio Opr.
Dreier (28)Near Gasmata, New Britain
06/11/1943
Aircraft failed to return from night bombing mission to Rabaul; possibly the victim of a night fighter.
Pilot: Paul Smith (with Dreier Crew (28)). [LELIA BELLE]Zelby, Samuel
531st
Radio Operator
Smith (94)Serua Island
01/19/1944
Aircraft ditched after being shot up severely over the Halong seaplane base on Ambon; he did not survive the crash.
Pilot: Gorman Smith (94). [DOODLEBUG]Group Headquarters
Geddes, John W.
Gp
Tech Inspector / Observer
Co-Pilot, Staff ExtraNear Rabaul, New Britain
05/21/1943
Died aboard one of two 43rd BG B-17E aircraft shot down attempting to bomb airfields around Rabaul.
Pilot: Heller (Co-Pilot, Staff Extra Crew)Poor, Samuel S.
Gp
Air Adjutant
Group Staff CrewFenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
08/25/1943
Aircraft destroyed in night landing accident at Fenton.
Pilot: Bill Miller (Gp Staff Crew). [ALLEY OOP]Cave, Fred C.
Gp
531stPhotographer
Prest (77)Koepang, Timor
10/09/1944
Aircraft crashed into sea after a large caliber flak shell exploded between the fuselage and #2 engine.
Pilot: Prest. [PATTY'S PIG]
Other Personnel Killed in 380th Aircraft or with 380th Pilots in W.W. II
Name
Affiliation
Assignment/Role
Place
Date of Death
Notes
Cannon, Roy A.A.
RAF
Passenger-Spitfire Pilot
Bioela, Queensland, Australia
02/26/1945
Aircraft disappeared while on food/drink run to Brisbane and Adelaide; wreckage found in late July 1994, in coastal forest range WNW of Brisbane. He was hitching ride to Brisbane to get married.
Pilot: McDaniel (56) (with 530th). [BEAUTIFUL BETSY]Chandley, M.C., Jr.
RAAF Trainee
Passenger
Somewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]Cook, T. John D.
RAF
Passenger-Spitfire Pilot
Bioela, Queensland, Australia
02/26/1945
Aircraft disappeared while on food/drink run to Brisbane and Adelaide; wreckage found in late July 1994, in coastal forest range WNW of Brisbane. He was hitching ride to Brisbane to be best man in Cannon's wedding ceremony.
Pilot: McDaniel (56) (with 530th). [BEAUTIFUL BETSY]Farrar, Alfred G.
RAAF Trainee
Passenger
Somewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]Harris, John E.
RAAF Trainee
Passenger
Somewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]Henry, William H.
RAAF Trainee
Radio Operator
Crew UnknownSomewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; not listed in our roster - possible he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]Landre, Francis D.
RAAF Trainee
Co-Pilot
Crew UnknownSomewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; not listed in our roster - possible he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]LaSance, Robert S.
RAAF Trainee
Passenger
Somewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]Millikin, Samuel T.
RAAF Trainee
Passenger
Somewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]Sellers, Neil E.
RAAF Trainee
Passenger
Somewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]Shepherd, Edward F.
5th AF
Passenger
Fenton Field, Northern Territory, Australia
08/25/1943
Aircraft destroyed in night landing accident at Fenton.
Pilot: Bill Miller (Gp Staff Crew). [ALLEY OOP]Smith, William H.
RAAF Trainee
Passenger
Somewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]Struck, Charles R.
RAAF Trainee
Navigator
Crew UnknownSomewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; not listed in our roster - possible he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]Williamson, Jack T.
RAAF Trainee
Flt. Engineer
Crew UnknownSomewhere between Port Moresby and Nadzab, Papua New Guinea
07/19/1944
Aircraft disappeared on routine flight over the Owen Stanley mountains between Port Moresby and Nadzab; not listed in our roster - possible he was an Aussie trainee being ferried to Nadzab. Plane from V Bomber Command Replacement Center.
Pilot: Tosch (35). [42-40814]
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