Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 12, 1946.
Note:
John was noted, on a Japanese Radio Broadcast made on April 3, 1944, that he along with 2nd Lt. Baker and 2nd Lawyer were all three POW's. However they did not later show him as a POW in their records. They did, however, show Baker & Lawyer in those records.
It's assumed that since they found John's dog tags, and not John himself, that he actually died in the crash.
His remains have never been found.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
John served as a Flight Officer & Pilot on B-24D "Miss Carriage" #41-24207, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
B-24D #41-24207 took off from 5-Mile Drome (Ward Drome), National Capital District, Papua New Guinea on a mission over Wewak (Wewak Point), Wewak District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
After leaving the target they were attacked by a Japanese fighter that damaged and caused one of their engines to catch fire. The plane quickly made a descent and 7 parachutes were seen to leave the B-24 before it exploded and crashed near Wewak. Japanese fighters strafed the men in the parachutes while they were going down. It could not be determined by other B-24's if any of the men survived or not.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-000237
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-24207:
Baker, Frank P ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Bower, Mont O ~ S/Sgt, KS
Elliott, John D ~ 2nd Lt, AL
Harmon, Virgil R ~ S/Sgt, LA
Harmon, Wilson F ~ S/Sgt, TN
Hatcher, William R, Jr ~ T/Sgt, LA
Huff, Ernest R ~ S/Sgt, PA
Lawyer, Dale R ~ 2nd Lt, IL
Stiles, John L ~ FO, Pilot, PA
Tierney, Edward M ~ T/Sgt, RI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Note:
John was noted, on a Japanese Radio Broadcast made on April 3, 1944, that he along with 2nd Lt. Baker and 2nd Lawyer were all three POW's. However they did not later show him as a POW in their records. They did, however, show Baker & Lawyer in those records.
It's assumed that since they found John's dog tags, and not John himself, that he actually died in the crash.
His remains have never been found.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
John served as a Flight Officer & Pilot on B-24D "Miss Carriage" #41-24207, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
B-24D #41-24207 took off from 5-Mile Drome (Ward Drome), National Capital District, Papua New Guinea on a mission over Wewak (Wewak Point), Wewak District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
After leaving the target they were attacked by a Japanese fighter that damaged and caused one of their engines to catch fire. The plane quickly made a descent and 7 parachutes were seen to leave the B-24 before it exploded and crashed near Wewak. Japanese fighters strafed the men in the parachutes while they were going down. It could not be determined by other B-24's if any of the men survived or not.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-000237
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-24207:
Baker, Frank P ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Bower, Mont O ~ S/Sgt, KS
Elliott, John D ~ 2nd Lt, AL
Harmon, Virgil R ~ S/Sgt, LA
Harmon, Wilson F ~ S/Sgt, TN
Hatcher, William R, Jr ~ T/Sgt, LA
Huff, Ernest R ~ S/Sgt, PA
Lawyer, Dale R ~ 2nd Lt, IL
Stiles, John L ~ FO, Pilot, PA
Tierney, Edward M ~ T/Sgt, RI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 12, 1946.
Note:
John was noted, on a Japanese Radio Broadcast made on April 3, 1944, that he along with 2nd Lt. Baker and 2nd Lawyer were all three POW's. However they did not later show him as a POW in their records. They did, however, show Baker & Lawyer in those records.
It's assumed that since they found John's dog tags, and not John himself, that he actually died in the crash.
His remains have never been found.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
John served as a Flight Officer & Pilot on B-24D "Miss Carriage" #41-24207, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
B-24D #41-24207 took off from 5-Mile Drome (Ward Drome), National Capital District, Papua New Guinea on a mission over Wewak (Wewak Point), Wewak District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
After leaving the target they were attacked by a Japanese fighter that damaged and caused one of their engines to catch fire. The plane quickly made a descent and 7 parachutes were seen to leave the B-24 before it exploded and crashed near Wewak. Japanese fighters strafed the men in the parachutes while they were going down. It could not be determined by other B-24's if any of the men survived or not.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-000237
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-24207:
Baker, Frank P ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Bower, Mont O ~ S/Sgt, KS
Elliott, John D ~ 2nd Lt, AL
Harmon, Virgil R ~ S/Sgt, LA
Harmon, Wilson F ~ S/Sgt, TN
Hatcher, William R, Jr ~ T/Sgt, LA
Huff, Ernest R ~ S/Sgt, PA
Lawyer, Dale R ~ 2nd Lt, IL
Stiles, John L ~ FO, Pilot, PA
Tierney, Edward M ~ T/Sgt, RI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Note:
John was noted, on a Japanese Radio Broadcast made on April 3, 1944, that he along with 2nd Lt. Baker and 2nd Lawyer were all three POW's. However they did not later show him as a POW in their records. They did, however, show Baker & Lawyer in those records.
It's assumed that since they found John's dog tags, and not John himself, that he actually died in the crash.
His remains have never been found.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
John served as a Flight Officer & Pilot on B-24D "Miss Carriage" #41-24207, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
B-24D #41-24207 took off from 5-Mile Drome (Ward Drome), National Capital District, Papua New Guinea on a mission over Wewak (Wewak Point), Wewak District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
After leaving the target they were attacked by a Japanese fighter that damaged and caused one of their engines to catch fire. The plane quickly made a descent and 7 parachutes were seen to leave the B-24 before it exploded and crashed near Wewak. Japanese fighters strafed the men in the parachutes while they were going down. It could not be determined by other B-24's if any of the men survived or not.
John was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-000237
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-24207:
Baker, Frank P ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Bower, Mont O ~ S/Sgt, KS
Elliott, John D ~ 2nd Lt, AL
Harmon, Virgil R ~ S/Sgt, LA
Harmon, Wilson F ~ S/Sgt, TN
Hatcher, William R, Jr ~ T/Sgt, LA
Huff, Ernest R ~ S/Sgt, PA
Lawyer, Dale R ~ 2nd Lt, IL
Stiles, John L ~ FO, Pilot, PA
Tierney, Edward M ~ T/Sgt, RI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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