See all by B24CoPilotNiece
A Virtual Cemetery created by B24CoPilotNiece

B-24D #?X-XXXXX 'Green Hornet' Lt Phillips-Zamperini

B-24D #? 11th BG, 42nd B Sq 'Green Hornet' Lt Phillips-Zamperini Crew Lost At Sea - The tail no. is unknown for the B-24 D 'Green Hornet', which was lost at sea on 27 May 1943 in the Pacific. This aircraft was assigned to the 11th Bombardment Group, 42nd Bombardment Squadron. Three initially survived the crash; Pilot Phillips, Bombardier Zamperini, and Tail Gunner McNamara. McNamara died on day 33 at sea. Phillips and Zamperini floated on a raft for 47 days, only to later be taken as Japanese POWs until the end of the war. The amazing tale of survival is told in Zamperini's memoir 'Devil At My Heels', and in Laura Hillenbrand's #1 bestseller 'Unbroken'.

10 memorials
List Settings
Skip past search results

SGT Otto Anderson

6 Mar 1920 – 27 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot info: Courts of the Missing

1LT Charlton Hugh “Cup” Cupernell

28 Nov 1914 – 27 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot info: Courts of the Missing

PVT Leslie Albert Deane

29 Sep 1916 – 27 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot info: Courts of the Missing

SSGT Frank Glassman

25 Mar 1913 – 27 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot info: Courts of the Missing

SSGT Jay Solomon Hansen

5 May 1923 – 27 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot info: Courts of the Missing

SSGT Francis Pershing “Mac” McNamara

19 Feb 1920 – 30 Jun 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot info: Courts of the Missing

1LT Robert Hanson Mitchell

9 Oct 1915 – 27 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot info: Courts of the Missing

CPL Michael J Walsh

9 Oct 1911 – 27 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot info: Tablets of the Missing, Court 5, USAAF, WWII

Advertisement