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B-24E #42-7160 Lt Thornburg - FOUND!

B-24E #42-7160 34th BG* Lt Thornburg Crew - San Miguel Island CA - B-24E bomber crash on San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara Co, CA on 05 July 1943 - all 12 crew were killed - note all death records state 06 July 1943 as the date of death. Instructor Pilot Thornburg was aboard this plane after bailing out of B-24E #42-7119. This plane was on a search and rescue mission for the two (Dannhardt and Prosser) lost at sea on B24E #42-7011 'The Eddie Rickenbacker'.*Note - at the time of this accident, the 34th Bomb Group was a training group only. Later it was decided that the 34th Bomb Group would be deployed for active combat at Mendelsham UK.

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SSGT Henry L Bair Flowers have been left.

20 Nov 1914 – 6 Jul 1943

Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sgt Walter P. Eisenbarth Flowers have been left.

3 Jan 1917 – 6 Jul 1943

Hazelton, Emmons County, North Dakota, USA

Sgt Lyle Leslie Frost Flowers have been left.

6 Jun 1921 – 5 Jul 1943

Mountain, Oconto County, Wisconsin, USA

2LT Bose Gorman Jr. Flowers have been left.

25 Dec 1915 – 6 Jul 1943

Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas, USA

Lieut Floyd Purl Hart Flowers have been left.

19 Sep 1918 – 6 Jul 1943

Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA

Sgt Bernard Littman Flowers have been left.

13 Oct 1922 – 6 Jul 1943

Reserve Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: Section 5, Row 3, Lot 1

2LT Justin Mansfield “Mike” Marshall Flowers have been left.

27 Nov 1915 – 6 Jul 1943

Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, USA

Plot info: Section 9

FLT O Vernon Clark Stevens Veteran Flowers have been left.

23 Jun 1919 – 5 Jul 1943

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: Acacia, Lot 382, Spc #2

Lieut Noah Hoseah “Jinx” Yost Flowers have been left.

21 Feb 1915 – 5 Jul 1943

Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA

Plot info: 'Our Lady of Grace' Plot 13062 Grave C1

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