Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 7, 1946.
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Randall served as a First Lieutenant on B-17F #41-24546, 403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Grayson County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 10, 1941, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Industry Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Randall was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 failed to return from a mission to shadow a Japanese convoy of four destroyers in the Vitiaz Strait which is between New Guinea & New Britain during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726194
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #41-24546:
Asher, Jay C ~ Corp, Wyoming
Benson, Omar B ~ Sgt, Texas
Charles, Thomas N ~ Maj, Observer, Florida
Cotton, Randall O ~ 1st Lt, Texas
Davis, Harry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pennsylvania
Evans, Richard J ~ Corp, Nebraska
Futhey, Alvin D ~ Sgt, Oklahoma
Goldsmith, Charles ~ Sgt, Pennsylvania
Hartburg, Merle L ~ S/Sgt, New York
Ozanne, James R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Illinois
Titus, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~∼Death: 07 JAN 1946 in NEW GUINEA 3 4
Burial: Lost at sea 3
Military Service His plane, a B17, was lost at sea out of New Guinea, during WWII: Pilot of a B-17 WWII
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Randall served as a First Lieutenant on B-17F #41-24546, 403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Grayson County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 10, 1941, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Industry Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Randall was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 failed to return from a mission to shadow a Japanese convoy of four destroyers in the Vitiaz Strait which is between New Guinea & New Britain during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726194
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #41-24546:
Asher, Jay C ~ Corp, Wyoming
Benson, Omar B ~ Sgt, Texas
Charles, Thomas N ~ Maj, Observer, Florida
Cotton, Randall O ~ 1st Lt, Texas
Davis, Harry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pennsylvania
Evans, Richard J ~ Corp, Nebraska
Futhey, Alvin D ~ Sgt, Oklahoma
Goldsmith, Charles ~ Sgt, Pennsylvania
Hartburg, Merle L ~ S/Sgt, New York
Ozanne, James R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Illinois
Titus, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~∼Death: 07 JAN 1946 in NEW GUINEA 3 4
Burial: Lost at sea 3
Military Service His plane, a B17, was lost at sea out of New Guinea, during WWII: Pilot of a B-17 WWII
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 7, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Randall served as a First Lieutenant on B-17F #41-24546, 403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Grayson County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 10, 1941, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Industry Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Randall was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 failed to return from a mission to shadow a Japanese convoy of four destroyers in the Vitiaz Strait which is between New Guinea & New Britain during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726194
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #41-24546:
Asher, Jay C ~ Corp, Wyoming
Benson, Omar B ~ Sgt, Texas
Charles, Thomas N ~ Maj, Observer, Florida
Cotton, Randall O ~ 1st Lt, Texas
Davis, Harry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pennsylvania
Evans, Richard J ~ Corp, Nebraska
Futhey, Alvin D ~ Sgt, Oklahoma
Goldsmith, Charles ~ Sgt, Pennsylvania
Hartburg, Merle L ~ S/Sgt, New York
Ozanne, James R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Illinois
Titus, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~∼Death: 07 JAN 1946 in NEW GUINEA 3 4
Burial: Lost at sea 3
Military Service His plane, a B17, was lost at sea out of New Guinea, during WWII: Pilot of a B-17 WWII
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Randall served as a First Lieutenant on B-17F #41-24546, 403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Grayson County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 10, 1941, prior to the war, in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Industry Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Randall was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 failed to return from a mission to shadow a Japanese convoy of four destroyers in the Vitiaz Strait which is between New Guinea & New Britain during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-726194
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #41-24546:
Asher, Jay C ~ Corp, Wyoming
Benson, Omar B ~ Sgt, Texas
Charles, Thomas N ~ Maj, Observer, Florida
Cotton, Randall O ~ 1st Lt, Texas
Davis, Harry O, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pennsylvania
Evans, Richard J ~ Corp, Nebraska
Futhey, Alvin D ~ Sgt, Oklahoma
Goldsmith, Charles ~ Sgt, Pennsylvania
Hartburg, Merle L ~ S/Sgt, New York
Ozanne, James R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Illinois
Titus, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~∼Death: 07 JAN 1946 in NEW GUINEA 3 4
Burial: Lost at sea 3
Military Service His plane, a B17, was lost at sea out of New Guinea, during WWII: Pilot of a B-17 WWII
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