Owen Andrew Hawver was killed in a plane accident near Townsville Australia. He was the pilot of a B25 stationed at Port Moresby, New Guinea. They were sent to Townsville to have larger guns installed on their planes. While this work was being done, Owen and his navigator thought they would spend a few hours in Sidney Australia. Owen, with 35 other boys, had boarded the plane, but Ross his navigator had to drop to the ground to keep from getting hurt. The plane just cleared the land then fell on the coral reef off the eastern edge of Australia. Ross saw the plane fall. He went and got the rest of the boys of their crew and some of the boys did the rescue work. They found and identified Owens body and he was buried with the other 35 pilots and crewmembers. It was later proved a saboteur who cut the wires. Later many of the boys were taken up and reinterred at a special cemetery at Ipswick near Sydney. After the war, Owen was brought to Stafford. During a terrible snow storm the body had to be taken off the train at the Main Street crossing. A special veteran accompanied his body and other veterans and friends were also there. A little after 4 years after his death he was buried in the Stafford Cemetery.
Owen Andrew Hawver was killed in a plane accident near Townsville Australia. He was the pilot of a B25 stationed at Port Moresby, New Guinea. They were sent to Townsville to have larger guns installed on their planes. While this work was being done, Owen and his navigator thought they would spend a few hours in Sidney Australia. Owen, with 35 other boys, had boarded the plane, but Ross his navigator had to drop to the ground to keep from getting hurt. The plane just cleared the land then fell on the coral reef off the eastern edge of Australia. Ross saw the plane fall. He went and got the rest of the boys of their crew and some of the boys did the rescue work. They found and identified Owens body and he was buried with the other 35 pilots and crewmembers. It was later proved a saboteur who cut the wires. Later many of the boys were taken up and reinterred at a special cemetery at Ipswick near Sydney. After the war, Owen was brought to Stafford. During a terrible snow storm the body had to be taken off the train at the Main Street crossing. A special veteran accompanied his body and other veterans and friends were also there. A little after 4 years after his death he was buried in the Stafford Cemetery.
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