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SSGT Troy Britton Hewett Jr.
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SSGT Troy Britton Hewett Jr. Veteran

Birth
Florida, USA
Death
8 Sep 1945 (aged 21)
Indonesia
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Wall's Of The Missing ~ with a "Rosette"
Memorial ID
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Troy's remains were recovered in 1999 and he is now interred in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

" Click Here " for that record.

A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.


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Troy served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-25H #43-4915, 718th Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force.

Troy was normally assigned to the 68th Airways and Communications Service Group but was assigned to this mission as a Radio Operator.

He resided in Dade County, Florida prior to World War II.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 9, 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock clerk and compiler and also as Single, without dependents.

B-25H #43-4915 took off, after World War II was over with a crew of 3 and 5 passengers, from Townsville, Queensland Australia on an administrative mission to Biak Island, Papua Province, Indonesia. They never reached their destination.

B-25H #43-4915 was not found until the mid 1990's and they had crashed near Timkua, Dutch New Guinea, Indonesia.

Troy was first declared "Missing" and his status was later changed to "Killed in the "Line Of Duty" once his remains were recovered.

Service # 14085851

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Airmen who perished on B-25H #43-4915:

Bosler, Charles M ~ Sgt, Passenger, MO
Buer, Finn ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Hewett, Troy B, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, FL
Miller, Philip E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OR
Neary, Matthew F ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, CA
Smith, Fred L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NC
Spredemann, Earl H ~ Sgt, Passenger, WI
Straney, Veachel F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, KY

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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Troy's remains were recovered in 1999 and he is now interred in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

" Click Here " for that record.

A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Troy served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-25H #43-4915, 718th Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force.

Troy was normally assigned to the 68th Airways and Communications Service Group but was assigned to this mission as a Radio Operator.

He resided in Dade County, Florida prior to World War II.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 9, 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock clerk and compiler and also as Single, without dependents.

B-25H #43-4915 took off, after World War II was over with a crew of 3 and 5 passengers, from Townsville, Queensland Australia on an administrative mission to Biak Island, Papua Province, Indonesia. They never reached their destination.

B-25H #43-4915 was not found until the mid 1990's and they had crashed near Timkua, Dutch New Guinea, Indonesia.

Troy was first declared "Missing" and his status was later changed to "Killed in the "Line Of Duty" once his remains were recovered.

Service # 14085851

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Airmen who perished on B-25H #43-4915:

Bosler, Charles M ~ Sgt, Passenger, MO
Buer, Finn ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Hewett, Troy B, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, FL
Miller, Philip E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OR
Neary, Matthew F ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, CA
Smith, Fred L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NC
Spredemann, Earl H ~ Sgt, Passenger, WI
Straney, Veachel F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, KY

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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  • Maintained by: ShaneO
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56776011/troy_britton-hewett: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Troy Britton Hewett Jr. (22 Jun 1924–8 Sep 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56776011, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).