Sgt Crowley was killed when his B-24 collided with another B-24 on a bombing mission over Yap Island in the Pacific.
During a 15 July 1944 bombing raid over Yap Island, B-24J 44-40555 (Diederich plane) and B-24J 42-73119 (Sylor plane) collided in mid-air while being chased by Japanese planes. While the accounts of the details of the collision vary significantly, there is no evidence of survival of any of the 22 men. Both crews are buried where they fell.
Efforts to locate that wreckage and others have been made by Pat Ranfranz, who lost his uncle over Yap Island on 25 June 1944. He has tirelessly searched for the planes and 129 men still missing. Read more about his project at http://www.missingaircrew.com/.
(Information provided by Sharon Crowley Connor, daughter of SGT William E Crowley, armorer- gunner, Find A Grave Memorial# 56769956.)
Perhaps you'd like to pay a little visit to my hero dad on my tribute page for him on the American WWII Orphans Network (AWON) at http://www.awon.org/awcrow.html.
During a 15 July 1944 bombing raid over Yap Island, B-24J 44-40555 (Diederich plane) and B-24J 42-73119 (Sylor plane) collided in mid-air while being chased by Japanese planes. While the accounts of the details of the collision vary significantly, there is no evidence of survival of any of the 22 men. Both crews are buried where they fell.
Efforts to locate that wreckage and others have been made by Pat Ranfranz, who lost his uncle over Yap Island on 25 June 1944. He has tirelessly searched for the planes and 129 men still missing. Read more about his project at http://www.missingaircrew.com/.
(Information provided by Sharon Crowley Connor, daughter of SGT William E Crowley, armorer- gunner, Find A Grave Memorial# 56769956.)
Perhaps you'd like to pay a little visit to my hero dad on my tribute page for him on the American WWII Orphans Network (AWON) at http://www.awon.org/awcrow.html.
Sgt Crowley was killed when his B-24 collided with another B-24 on a bombing mission over Yap Island in the Pacific.
During a 15 July 1944 bombing raid over Yap Island, B-24J 44-40555 (Diederich plane) and B-24J 42-73119 (Sylor plane) collided in mid-air while being chased by Japanese planes. While the accounts of the details of the collision vary significantly, there is no evidence of survival of any of the 22 men. Both crews are buried where they fell.
Efforts to locate that wreckage and others have been made by Pat Ranfranz, who lost his uncle over Yap Island on 25 June 1944. He has tirelessly searched for the planes and 129 men still missing. Read more about his project at http://www.missingaircrew.com/.
(Information provided by Sharon Crowley Connor, daughter of SGT William E Crowley, armorer- gunner, Find A Grave Memorial# 56769956.)
Perhaps you'd like to pay a little visit to my hero dad on my tribute page for him on the American WWII Orphans Network (AWON) at http://www.awon.org/awcrow.html.
During a 15 July 1944 bombing raid over Yap Island, B-24J 44-40555 (Diederich plane) and B-24J 42-73119 (Sylor plane) collided in mid-air while being chased by Japanese planes. While the accounts of the details of the collision vary significantly, there is no evidence of survival of any of the 22 men. Both crews are buried where they fell.
Efforts to locate that wreckage and others have been made by Pat Ranfranz, who lost his uncle over Yap Island on 25 June 1944. He has tirelessly searched for the planes and 129 men still missing. Read more about his project at http://www.missingaircrew.com/.
(Information provided by Sharon Crowley Connor, daughter of SGT William E Crowley, armorer- gunner, Find A Grave Memorial# 56769956.)
Perhaps you'd like to pay a little visit to my hero dad on my tribute page for him on the American WWII Orphans Network (AWON) at http://www.awon.org/awcrow.html.
Gravesite Details
He is also among the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery at # 56769956.
