MSGT USAAF WWII
S/N 19011686
380th BG, 529th B Sq
MSGT Boucher rode along on this plane as a passenger with the 530th B Sq Corpening crew. He was part of the 380th BG, 529th B Sq. He was lost at sea.
B-24D # 42-40519 380th BG, 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field, Oahu, HI on 26 May 1943 for an intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean. It never reached Canton Island. The final destination was Amberly Field, Australia. The cause is unknown. The B-24 aircrafts 'Daisy Mae' and the 'Green Hornet' took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane. Subsequently, the B-24D #? 'Green Hornet' also ditched in the Pacific. The story of the 'Green Hornet' crew is told in the #1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis Zamperini's memoir 'Devil At My Heels'.
The crew members lost were~
1stLT Clarence C Corpening of FL
S/N O-659358, Pilot
2ndLT Richard J StDenis of MA
S/N O-796218, Co-Pilot
2ndLT Everette D Stoner of WI
S/N O-734847, Bombardier
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of VA
S/N O-796592, Navigator
SSGT Raymond Jackson, Jr of OH
S/N 15018396, Asst Engineer
SSGT Howard A Morckel of OH
S/N 35312304, Armorer-Gunner
SSGT Anthony J Schneider of CT
S/N 31120906, Asst Radio Operator
TSGT Felipe D Chavez of NM
S/N 38122208, Radio Operator
TSGT Francis L Powell of CA
S/N 39021970, Engineer
MSgt Richard E Boucher of UT
S/N 19011686, Passenger
S/N 19011686
380th BG, 529th B Sq
MSGT Boucher rode along on this plane as a passenger with the 530th B Sq Corpening crew. He was part of the 380th BG, 529th B Sq. He was lost at sea.
B-24D # 42-40519 380th BG, 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field, Oahu, HI on 26 May 1943 for an intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean. It never reached Canton Island. The final destination was Amberly Field, Australia. The cause is unknown. The B-24 aircrafts 'Daisy Mae' and the 'Green Hornet' took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane. Subsequently, the B-24D #? 'Green Hornet' also ditched in the Pacific. The story of the 'Green Hornet' crew is told in the #1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis Zamperini's memoir 'Devil At My Heels'.
The crew members lost were~
1stLT Clarence C Corpening of FL
S/N O-659358, Pilot
2ndLT Richard J StDenis of MA
S/N O-796218, Co-Pilot
2ndLT Everette D Stoner of WI
S/N O-734847, Bombardier
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of VA
S/N O-796592, Navigator
SSGT Raymond Jackson, Jr of OH
S/N 15018396, Asst Engineer
SSGT Howard A Morckel of OH
S/N 35312304, Armorer-Gunner
SSGT Anthony J Schneider of CT
S/N 31120906, Asst Radio Operator
TSGT Felipe D Chavez of NM
S/N 38122208, Radio Operator
TSGT Francis L Powell of CA
S/N 39021970, Engineer
MSgt Richard E Boucher of UT
S/N 19011686, Passenger
MSGT USAAF WWII
S/N 19011686
380th BG, 529th B Sq
MSGT Boucher rode along on this plane as a passenger with the 530th B Sq Corpening crew. He was part of the 380th BG, 529th B Sq. He was lost at sea.
B-24D # 42-40519 380th BG, 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field, Oahu, HI on 26 May 1943 for an intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean. It never reached Canton Island. The final destination was Amberly Field, Australia. The cause is unknown. The B-24 aircrafts 'Daisy Mae' and the 'Green Hornet' took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane. Subsequently, the B-24D #? 'Green Hornet' also ditched in the Pacific. The story of the 'Green Hornet' crew is told in the #1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis Zamperini's memoir 'Devil At My Heels'.
The crew members lost were~
1stLT Clarence C Corpening of FL
S/N O-659358, Pilot
2ndLT Richard J StDenis of MA
S/N O-796218, Co-Pilot
2ndLT Everette D Stoner of WI
S/N O-734847, Bombardier
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of VA
S/N O-796592, Navigator
SSGT Raymond Jackson, Jr of OH
S/N 15018396, Asst Engineer
SSGT Howard A Morckel of OH
S/N 35312304, Armorer-Gunner
SSGT Anthony J Schneider of CT
S/N 31120906, Asst Radio Operator
TSGT Felipe D Chavez of NM
S/N 38122208, Radio Operator
TSGT Francis L Powell of CA
S/N 39021970, Engineer
MSgt Richard E Boucher of UT
S/N 19011686, Passenger
S/N 19011686
380th BG, 529th B Sq
MSGT Boucher rode along on this plane as a passenger with the 530th B Sq Corpening crew. He was part of the 380th BG, 529th B Sq. He was lost at sea.
B-24D # 42-40519 380th BG, 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field, Oahu, HI on 26 May 1943 for an intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean. It never reached Canton Island. The final destination was Amberly Field, Australia. The cause is unknown. The B-24 aircrafts 'Daisy Mae' and the 'Green Hornet' took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane. Subsequently, the B-24D #? 'Green Hornet' also ditched in the Pacific. The story of the 'Green Hornet' crew is told in the #1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis Zamperini's memoir 'Devil At My Heels'.
The crew members lost were~
1stLT Clarence C Corpening of FL
S/N O-659358, Pilot
2ndLT Richard J StDenis of MA
S/N O-796218, Co-Pilot
2ndLT Everette D Stoner of WI
S/N O-734847, Bombardier
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of VA
S/N O-796592, Navigator
SSGT Raymond Jackson, Jr of OH
S/N 15018396, Asst Engineer
SSGT Howard A Morckel of OH
S/N 35312304, Armorer-Gunner
SSGT Anthony J Schneider of CT
S/N 31120906, Asst Radio Operator
TSGT Felipe D Chavez of NM
S/N 38122208, Radio Operator
TSGT Francis L Powell of CA
S/N 39021970, Engineer
MSgt Richard E Boucher of UT
S/N 19011686, Passenger
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Utah.
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