Cenotaph. Name is also listed on the Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
*****
The following information was kindly provided by B24CoPilotNiece
308th BG, 425th B Sq
MIA 25 January 1944
This plane, B-24J #42-73308, and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron. It was nicknamed 'Hot As Hell' with a seated woman on the right side of the nose. This B-24 flew more than 14 combat missions and claimed four fighters. The aircraft took off from Kunming Airfield in China on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. The wreckage was located on December 7, 2006 by Clayton Kuhles of miarecoveries.org in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
-Pilot 1st Lt. William A. Swanson, ASN O-728935 (MIA / KIA) from Proctor, VT
-Co-Pilot F/O Sheldon L. Chambers, ASN T-000291 (MIA / KIA) from Altoona, PA
-Navigator 1st Lt. Irwin Zaetz, ASN O-791661 (MIA / KIA) from Burlington, VT
-Bombardier 1st Lt. Robert E. Oxford, ASN O-663308 (MIA / KIA) from Concord, GA
-Engineer SSgt Charles D. Ginn, ASN 15084114 (MIA / KIA) from Crete, IL
-Radio SSgt Harry B. Queen, ASN 11021096 (MIA / KIA) from Onset, MA
-Gunner Sgt James A. Hinson, ASN 14188472 (MIA / KIA) from Greensboro, NC
-Gunner Sgt Alfred H. Gerrans, Jr., ASN 34315848 (MIA / KIA) from Kinston, NC
*****
The following information was kindly provided by B24CoPilotNiece
308th BG, 425th B Sq
MIA 25 January 1944
This plane, B-24J #42-73308, and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron. It was nicknamed 'Hot As Hell' with a seated woman on the right side of the nose. This B-24 flew more than 14 combat missions and claimed four fighters. The aircraft took off from Kunming Airfield in China on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. The wreckage was located on December 7, 2006 by Clayton Kuhles of miarecoveries.org in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
-Pilot 1st Lt. William A. Swanson, ASN O-728935 (MIA / KIA) from Proctor, VT
-Co-Pilot F/O Sheldon L. Chambers, ASN T-000291 (MIA / KIA) from Altoona, PA
-Navigator 1st Lt. Irwin Zaetz, ASN O-791661 (MIA / KIA) from Burlington, VT
-Bombardier 1st Lt. Robert E. Oxford, ASN O-663308 (MIA / KIA) from Concord, GA
-Engineer SSgt Charles D. Ginn, ASN 15084114 (MIA / KIA) from Crete, IL
-Radio SSgt Harry B. Queen, ASN 11021096 (MIA / KIA) from Onset, MA
-Gunner Sgt James A. Hinson, ASN 14188472 (MIA / KIA) from Greensboro, NC
-Gunner Sgt Alfred H. Gerrans, Jr., ASN 34315848 (MIA / KIA) from Kinston, NC
Cenotaph. Name is also listed on the Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
*****
The following information was kindly provided by B24CoPilotNiece
308th BG, 425th B Sq
MIA 25 January 1944
This plane, B-24J #42-73308, and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron. It was nicknamed 'Hot As Hell' with a seated woman on the right side of the nose. This B-24 flew more than 14 combat missions and claimed four fighters. The aircraft took off from Kunming Airfield in China on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. The wreckage was located on December 7, 2006 by Clayton Kuhles of miarecoveries.org in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
-Pilot 1st Lt. William A. Swanson, ASN O-728935 (MIA / KIA) from Proctor, VT
-Co-Pilot F/O Sheldon L. Chambers, ASN T-000291 (MIA / KIA) from Altoona, PA
-Navigator 1st Lt. Irwin Zaetz, ASN O-791661 (MIA / KIA) from Burlington, VT
-Bombardier 1st Lt. Robert E. Oxford, ASN O-663308 (MIA / KIA) from Concord, GA
-Engineer SSgt Charles D. Ginn, ASN 15084114 (MIA / KIA) from Crete, IL
-Radio SSgt Harry B. Queen, ASN 11021096 (MIA / KIA) from Onset, MA
-Gunner Sgt James A. Hinson, ASN 14188472 (MIA / KIA) from Greensboro, NC
-Gunner Sgt Alfred H. Gerrans, Jr., ASN 34315848 (MIA / KIA) from Kinston, NC
*****
The following information was kindly provided by B24CoPilotNiece
308th BG, 425th B Sq
MIA 25 January 1944
This plane, B-24J #42-73308, and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron. It was nicknamed 'Hot As Hell' with a seated woman on the right side of the nose. This B-24 flew more than 14 combat missions and claimed four fighters. The aircraft took off from Kunming Airfield in China on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. The wreckage was located on December 7, 2006 by Clayton Kuhles of miarecoveries.org in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
-Pilot 1st Lt. William A. Swanson, ASN O-728935 (MIA / KIA) from Proctor, VT
-Co-Pilot F/O Sheldon L. Chambers, ASN T-000291 (MIA / KIA) from Altoona, PA
-Navigator 1st Lt. Irwin Zaetz, ASN O-791661 (MIA / KIA) from Burlington, VT
-Bombardier 1st Lt. Robert E. Oxford, ASN O-663308 (MIA / KIA) from Concord, GA
-Engineer SSgt Charles D. Ginn, ASN 15084114 (MIA / KIA) from Crete, IL
-Radio SSgt Harry B. Queen, ASN 11021096 (MIA / KIA) from Onset, MA
-Gunner Sgt James A. Hinson, ASN 14188472 (MIA / KIA) from Greensboro, NC
-Gunner Sgt Alfred H. Gerrans, Jr., ASN 34315848 (MIA / KIA) from Kinston, NC
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