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B-24D #42-40519 Lt Corpening

B-24D # 42-40519 380th BG, 530th B Sq Lt Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field, Oahu, HI on 26 May 1943 for an intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean. It never reached Canton Island. The final destination was Amberly Field, Australia. The cause is unknown. The B-24 aircrafts 'Daisy Mae' and the 'Green Hornet' took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane. Subsequently, the B-24D #? 'Green Hornet' also ditched in the Pacific. The story of the 'Green Hornet' crew is told in the #1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis Zamperini's memoir 'Devil At My Heels'.

10 memorials

MSgt Richard Emile Boucher Veteran Flowers have been left.

14 Dec 1919 – 26 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

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TSgt Felipe Duran Chavez Veteran Flowers have been left.

5 Feb 1921 – 26 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

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1Lt Clarence Conrad Corpening Jr. Flowers have been left.

21 Nov 1919 – 26 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

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SSGT Raymond Jackson Jr. Veteran Flowers have been left.

8 Aug 1918 – 26 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

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SSGT Howard Alvin Morckel Veteran Flowers have been left.

21 May 1919 – 26 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

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TSgt Francis L Powell Veteran Flowers have been left.

25 Oct 1905 – 26 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

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2Lt Ralph S Powell Veteran Flowers have been left.

unknown – 26 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

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SSgt Anthony Joseph Schneider Veteran Flowers have been left.

1 Sep 1912 – 26 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot info: Courts of the Missing Court 7 USAAF WORLD WAR II

2LT Richard J. St. Denis Veteran Flowers have been left.

1921 – 26 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

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2LT Everette Daniel Stoner Veteran Flowers have been left.

22 Oct 1921 – 26 May 1943

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot info: Courts of The Missing, Court 5

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