U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II. Son of James Thomas, Lorena Ransom Sargent and Sumner Sargent. On April 16, 1944, Tech. Sgt. Sargent was part of the crew of a B-24 Liberator, the "Here Tis", and was returning to the aerodrome at Nadzab, New Guinea after bombing enemy targets near Hollandia. The airplane altered course due to bad weather and never returned.
In 2001 the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command was notified by the U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea that the wreckage of a WW II bomber had been found. Early in 2002, a JPAC team found the wreckage of the plane and the remains of the Airmen aboard.
Survivors include a brother, Donald J. Sargent (Joyce) and several nieces and nephews.
Tech. Sgt. Sargent was buried with full military honors the day before what would have been his 87th birthday.
Sargent's name is listed on the Tablets of the Missing - now marked with a gold star - at the Manila American (ABMC) Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
He also shares a common grave with his crewmates in Arlington National Cemetery.
In 2001 the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command was notified by the U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea that the wreckage of a WW II bomber had been found. Early in 2002, a JPAC team found the wreckage of the plane and the remains of the Airmen aboard.
Survivors include a brother, Donald J. Sargent (Joyce) and several nieces and nephews.
Tech. Sgt. Sargent was buried with full military honors the day before what would have been his 87th birthday.
Sargent's name is listed on the Tablets of the Missing - now marked with a gold star - at the Manila American (ABMC) Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
He also shares a common grave with his crewmates in Arlington National Cemetery.
U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II. Son of James Thomas, Lorena Ransom Sargent and Sumner Sargent. On April 16, 1944, Tech. Sgt. Sargent was part of the crew of a B-24 Liberator, the "Here Tis", and was returning to the aerodrome at Nadzab, New Guinea after bombing enemy targets near Hollandia. The airplane altered course due to bad weather and never returned.
In 2001 the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command was notified by the U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea that the wreckage of a WW II bomber had been found. Early in 2002, a JPAC team found the wreckage of the plane and the remains of the Airmen aboard.
Survivors include a brother, Donald J. Sargent (Joyce) and several nieces and nephews.
Tech. Sgt. Sargent was buried with full military honors the day before what would have been his 87th birthday.
Sargent's name is listed on the Tablets of the Missing - now marked with a gold star - at the Manila American (ABMC) Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
He also shares a common grave with his crewmates in Arlington National Cemetery.
In 2001 the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command was notified by the U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea that the wreckage of a WW II bomber had been found. Early in 2002, a JPAC team found the wreckage of the plane and the remains of the Airmen aboard.
Survivors include a brother, Donald J. Sargent (Joyce) and several nieces and nephews.
Tech. Sgt. Sargent was buried with full military honors the day before what would have been his 87th birthday.
Sargent's name is listed on the Tablets of the Missing - now marked with a gold star - at the Manila American (ABMC) Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
He also shares a common grave with his crewmates in Arlington National Cemetery.
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TSGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
