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2Lt Jesus P Badia
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2Lt Jesus P Badia Veteran

Birth
Death
28 Jan 1944 (aged 24–25)
At Sea
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Son of Miguel Badia who resided in Santruce, Puerto Rico.

Jesus served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-25G #42-64881, 823rd Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He noted, when he enlisted, that he resided in Pickens County, South Carolina at that time. He was born in Puerto Rico.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942 at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.

B-25G #42-64881 took off from Garbutt Field near Townsville, Queensland, Australia on a ferrying flight, with a crew of 5 and 6 passengers, bound for 17 Mile Drome (Durand) near Port Moresby, Central Province Papua New Guinea. The passengers were from the 823rd Bombardment Squadron and other U. S. Army units.

There was a strong weather front reported between New Guinea and Australia on that day. It is assumed, since they never arrived at their destination, that they crashed somewhere near the Coral sea during the war. Everyone on board was lost.

Jesus was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.

Service # O-678139

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Those who perished on B-25G #42-64881:

Bachman, Justus W ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Badia, Jesus P ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, SC
Chretien, Wilford H, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, RI
Coleman, James F ~Capt, Passenger, NC
D'Elia, William ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Narten, Calhoun P ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, OH
Nelson, Norman L ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, NE
Plageman, Charles D ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, VA
Renshaw, Donald T ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Thomas, Jack E ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, IN
Youngblood, John L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, GA

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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Son of Miguel Badia who resided in Santruce, Puerto Rico.

Jesus served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-25G #42-64881, 823rd Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He noted, when he enlisted, that he resided in Pickens County, South Carolina at that time. He was born in Puerto Rico.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942 at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.

B-25G #42-64881 took off from Garbutt Field near Townsville, Queensland, Australia on a ferrying flight, with a crew of 5 and 6 passengers, bound for 17 Mile Drome (Durand) near Port Moresby, Central Province Papua New Guinea. The passengers were from the 823rd Bombardment Squadron and other U. S. Army units.

There was a strong weather front reported between New Guinea and Australia on that day. It is assumed, since they never arrived at their destination, that they crashed somewhere near the Coral sea during the war. Everyone on board was lost.

Jesus was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.

Service # O-678139

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Those who perished on B-25G #42-64881:

Bachman, Justus W ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Badia, Jesus P ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, SC
Chretien, Wilford H, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, RI
Coleman, James F ~Capt, Passenger, NC
D'Elia, William ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Narten, Calhoun P ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, OH
Nelson, Norman L ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, NE
Plageman, Charles D ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, VA
Renshaw, Donald T ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Thomas, Jack E ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, IN
Youngblood, John L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, GA

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56780966/jesus_p-badia: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt Jesus P Badia (1919–28 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56780966, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).