Sgt. Woodrow W. Cole Lost
Hometown: Oklahoma
Squadron: 54th Fighter Squadron, 343rd Fighter Group
Service# 6296490
Awards:
Pilot 1st/Lt. Jack Jones Lost
MACR #
Target:Ferry Mission
Mission Date: 5-Jul-42
Serial Number: #
Aircraft Model C-53
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
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Cause:
Deployed to Alaska in mid-1942 and engaged the Japanese during the Aleutian Campaign during World War II. Engaged in combat in the Aleutians, 1942-1943 with long-range P-38 Lightnings. Remained in Alaska after the removal of Japanese forces, flying long range escorts for B-24 Liberator bombing attacks of northern Japanese Kurile Islands, inactivated in 1946.
13 died in Cold Bay Alaska when this plane was lost with all aboard. Appear as 9MIA/KIA 4 appear to have been recovered and identified subsequently buried in US graves.
Crew and Passengers with Jack Jones on a C-53 flight to the USA.
Eugene R. Christensen Lost
Eugene R. Christensen
Woodrow W. Cole Lost
Robert W. Foss Lost
Mark E. Greer DIS
Harlin E. Helgesen Lost
Jack Jones Lost
Donald F. Mahoney DIS
Robert N. Neal DIS
James H. Sharkey Lost
Samuel E. Thomas Lost
William D. Thompson Lost
Mathis V. Unger DIS
Edward J. Wiedenbenner Lost
Sgt. Woodrow W. Cole Lost
Hometown: Oklahoma
Squadron: 54th Fighter Squadron, 343rd Fighter Group
Service# 6296490
Awards:
Pilot 1st/Lt. Jack Jones Lost
MACR #
Target:Ferry Mission
Mission Date: 5-Jul-42
Serial Number: #
Aircraft Model C-53
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location:
Cause:
Deployed to Alaska in mid-1942 and engaged the Japanese during the Aleutian Campaign during World War II. Engaged in combat in the Aleutians, 1942-1943 with long-range P-38 Lightnings. Remained in Alaska after the removal of Japanese forces, flying long range escorts for B-24 Liberator bombing attacks of northern Japanese Kurile Islands, inactivated in 1946.
13 died in Cold Bay Alaska when this plane was lost with all aboard. Appear as 9MIA/KIA 4 appear to have been recovered and identified subsequently buried in US graves.
Crew and Passengers with Jack Jones on a C-53 flight to the USA.
Eugene R. Christensen Lost
Eugene R. Christensen
Woodrow W. Cole Lost
Robert W. Foss Lost
Mark E. Greer DIS
Harlin E. Helgesen Lost
Jack Jones Lost
Donald F. Mahoney DIS
Robert N. Neal DIS
James H. Sharkey Lost
Samuel E. Thomas Lost
William D. Thompson Lost
Mathis V. Unger DIS
Edward J. Wiedenbenner Lost
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Oklahoma.
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