Army Service No (ASN): 18176270
Durward resided in Morris County, Texas prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 22, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Durward served as a Staff Sergeant & Asst. Engineer / Gunner on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Durward was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 9, 1946. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Durward resided in Morris County, Texas prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 22, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Durward served as a Staff Sergeant & Asst. Engineer / Gunner on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Durward was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 9, 1946. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Army Service No (ASN): 18176270
Durward resided in Morris County, Texas prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 22, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Durward served as a Staff Sergeant & Asst. Engineer / Gunner on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Durward was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 9, 1946. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Durward resided in Morris County, Texas prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 22, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Durward served as a Staff Sergeant & Asst. Engineer / Gunner on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Durward was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 9, 1946. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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