Declared "missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 27, 1946.
Son of Mrs. Edith C. Skelly who resided in Cleveland, Ohio. He resided in Cuyahoga County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 10, 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Office Clerk and also as single, without dependents. Warren served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator/Gunner on B-24J #42-110136, 31st Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. B-24J #42-110136 took off, with a formation of other B-24's, from Momote Airdrome (APO #324), Manus Province, Papua New Guinea on a combat mission over Edet Island and the Truk Atoll. Just before reaching the target B-24J #42-110136, and the rest of the formation, was attacked by Japanese zeros. A zero shot out their #2 engine and and shortly after another Zero attacked them and they fell through the clouds and were not seen again. The entire crew was lost and believed to have crashed into the sea. Warren was declared missing in action in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 15085286
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110136:
Ashworth, John E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AL
Bachand, Alexis C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Belair, Arthur J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
Curry, Warren R ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Evans, Leo H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OK
Ginn, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
Medialdea, John L ~ Cpl, Photographer, CA
Olsen, Harold J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WI
Parsons, Howard G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OK
Price, James R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
White, Clayton A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Edith C. Skelly who resided in Cleveland, Ohio. He resided in Cuyahoga County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 10, 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Office Clerk and also as single, without dependents. Warren served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator/Gunner on B-24J #42-110136, 31st Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. B-24J #42-110136 took off, with a formation of other B-24's, from Momote Airdrome (APO #324), Manus Province, Papua New Guinea on a combat mission over Edet Island and the Truk Atoll. Just before reaching the target B-24J #42-110136, and the rest of the formation, was attacked by Japanese zeros. A zero shot out their #2 engine and and shortly after another Zero attacked them and they fell through the clouds and were not seen again. The entire crew was lost and believed to have crashed into the sea. Warren was declared missing in action in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 15085286
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110136:
Ashworth, John E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AL
Bachand, Alexis C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Belair, Arthur J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
Curry, Warren R ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Evans, Leo H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OK
Ginn, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
Medialdea, John L ~ Cpl, Photographer, CA
Olsen, Harold J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WI
Parsons, Howard G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OK
Price, James R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
White, Clayton A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Declared "missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 27, 1946.
Son of Mrs. Edith C. Skelly who resided in Cleveland, Ohio. He resided in Cuyahoga County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 10, 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Office Clerk and also as single, without dependents. Warren served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator/Gunner on B-24J #42-110136, 31st Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. B-24J #42-110136 took off, with a formation of other B-24's, from Momote Airdrome (APO #324), Manus Province, Papua New Guinea on a combat mission over Edet Island and the Truk Atoll. Just before reaching the target B-24J #42-110136, and the rest of the formation, was attacked by Japanese zeros. A zero shot out their #2 engine and and shortly after another Zero attacked them and they fell through the clouds and were not seen again. The entire crew was lost and believed to have crashed into the sea. Warren was declared missing in action in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 15085286
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110136:
Ashworth, John E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AL
Bachand, Alexis C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Belair, Arthur J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
Curry, Warren R ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Evans, Leo H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OK
Ginn, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
Medialdea, John L ~ Cpl, Photographer, CA
Olsen, Harold J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WI
Parsons, Howard G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OK
Price, James R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
White, Clayton A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Son of Mrs. Edith C. Skelly who resided in Cleveland, Ohio. He resided in Cuyahoga County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 10, 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Office Clerk and also as single, without dependents. Warren served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator/Gunner on B-24J #42-110136, 31st Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. B-24J #42-110136 took off, with a formation of other B-24's, from Momote Airdrome (APO #324), Manus Province, Papua New Guinea on a combat mission over Edet Island and the Truk Atoll. Just before reaching the target B-24J #42-110136, and the rest of the formation, was attacked by Japanese zeros. A zero shot out their #2 engine and and shortly after another Zero attacked them and they fell through the clouds and were not seen again. The entire crew was lost and believed to have crashed into the sea. Warren was declared missing in action in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 15085286
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110136:
Ashworth, John E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AL
Bachand, Alexis C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Belair, Arthur J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
Curry, Warren R ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Evans, Leo H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OK
Ginn, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
Medialdea, John L ~ Cpl, Photographer, CA
Olsen, Harold J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WI
Parsons, Howard G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OK
Price, James R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, CA
White, Clayton A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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