Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 16, 1946.
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Son of Mrs. Beatrice I. Cook who resided in Howell, Michigan.
Wayne served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on SB-24D #42-73446, 868th Bomber Squadron, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Livingston County, Michigan prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 2, 1942 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
SB-24D #42-73446 took off from Bougainville Island (APO 706), Papua New Guinea with a crew of 10 and 1 Passenger, on a strike mission over Truk Lagoon, Papua New Guinea. After a successful mission and while on the way back to APO 706 they went missing. Their last radio transmission noted that they were on the way back to base. It is unknown if they suffered battle damage, were attacked by enemy aircraft, or had problems with SB-24D itself. Everyone on board was lost on this mission.
Wayne was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-736006
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Those who perished on SB-24D #42-73446:
Arthur, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NC
Bangart, Carl E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Beaty, Charles E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MS
Cline, Joseph L ~ AerM2, Passenger, Navy, MI
Hess, Quinn A, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Mallette, Ray A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Myers, Benjamin A ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, VA
Plummer, Wayne K ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MI
Ryan, Bruce E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MD
Scavarda, Louis ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Westberg, Roy W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Beatrice I. Cook who resided in Howell, Michigan.
Wayne served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on SB-24D #42-73446, 868th Bomber Squadron, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Livingston County, Michigan prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 2, 1942 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
SB-24D #42-73446 took off from Bougainville Island (APO 706), Papua New Guinea with a crew of 10 and 1 Passenger, on a strike mission over Truk Lagoon, Papua New Guinea. After a successful mission and while on the way back to APO 706 they went missing. Their last radio transmission noted that they were on the way back to base. It is unknown if they suffered battle damage, were attacked by enemy aircraft, or had problems with SB-24D itself. Everyone on board was lost on this mission.
Wayne was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-736006
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on SB-24D #42-73446:
Arthur, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NC
Bangart, Carl E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Beaty, Charles E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MS
Cline, Joseph L ~ AerM2, Passenger, Navy, MI
Hess, Quinn A, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Mallette, Ray A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Myers, Benjamin A ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, VA
Plummer, Wayne K ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MI
Ryan, Bruce E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MD
Scavarda, Louis ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Westberg, Roy W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 16, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Mrs. Beatrice I. Cook who resided in Howell, Michigan.
Wayne served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on SB-24D #42-73446, 868th Bomber Squadron, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Livingston County, Michigan prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 2, 1942 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
SB-24D #42-73446 took off from Bougainville Island (APO 706), Papua New Guinea with a crew of 10 and 1 Passenger, on a strike mission over Truk Lagoon, Papua New Guinea. After a successful mission and while on the way back to APO 706 they went missing. Their last radio transmission noted that they were on the way back to base. It is unknown if they suffered battle damage, were attacked by enemy aircraft, or had problems with SB-24D itself. Everyone on board was lost on this mission.
Wayne was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-736006
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on SB-24D #42-73446:
Arthur, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NC
Bangart, Carl E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Beaty, Charles E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MS
Cline, Joseph L ~ AerM2, Passenger, Navy, MI
Hess, Quinn A, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Mallette, Ray A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Myers, Benjamin A ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, VA
Plummer, Wayne K ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MI
Ryan, Bruce E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MD
Scavarda, Louis ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Westberg, Roy W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Mrs. Beatrice I. Cook who resided in Howell, Michigan.
Wayne served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on SB-24D #42-73446, 868th Bomber Squadron, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Livingston County, Michigan prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 2, 1942 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
SB-24D #42-73446 took off from Bougainville Island (APO 706), Papua New Guinea with a crew of 10 and 1 Passenger, on a strike mission over Truk Lagoon, Papua New Guinea. After a successful mission and while on the way back to APO 706 they went missing. Their last radio transmission noted that they were on the way back to base. It is unknown if they suffered battle damage, were attacked by enemy aircraft, or had problems with SB-24D itself. Everyone on board was lost on this mission.
Wayne was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-736006
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on SB-24D #42-73446:
Arthur, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NC
Bangart, Carl E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Beaty, Charles E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MS
Cline, Joseph L ~ AerM2, Passenger, Navy, MI
Hess, Quinn A, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Mallette, Ray A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Myers, Benjamin A ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, VA
Plummer, Wayne K ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MI
Ryan, Bruce E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MD
Scavarda, Louis ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Westberg, Roy W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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