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CPL Harlin S Darby

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CPL Harlin S Darby

Birth
Ardmore, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA
Death
18 Mar 1944 (aged 28)
Pima County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington, USA
Plot
Section 6, Block 229, Grave 6
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Corporal Darby served with 604th Bomb Squadron, 399th Bomb Group from Hamilton Field in California.

During a flight in Arizona, B-24H Liberator #41-28874 struck a peak in the Santa Catalina Mountain Range, 25 miles northeast of Tucson.

All ten airmen aboard perished.

The other airmen killed were:

2nd Lt. Judson T Holmes, O-807732, CT, Pilot
2nd Lt. Randolph H Aspinwall, O-759159, CA, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Merle O Norlie, O-695442, CA, Navigator
2nd Lt. James P Smith, O-696039, CA, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Lloyd G Kadel, 17123128, IA, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. William A Scully, 11066518, CT, Radio Operator
Sgt. Howard W Binne, 15125703, OH, Gunner
Sgt. Charles W Bishop, 17097467, IA, Gunner
Sgt. Ignatius Rybinsky, unknown, NY, Asst. Engineer
Cpl. Harlin S. Darby, unknown, WA, Gunner

Son of Walter and Sylvia (Roberts) Darby.

Usual residence: La Conner, Washington.
Corporal Darby served with 604th Bomb Squadron, 399th Bomb Group from Hamilton Field in California.

During a flight in Arizona, B-24H Liberator #41-28874 struck a peak in the Santa Catalina Mountain Range, 25 miles northeast of Tucson.

All ten airmen aboard perished.

The other airmen killed were:

2nd Lt. Judson T Holmes, O-807732, CT, Pilot
2nd Lt. Randolph H Aspinwall, O-759159, CA, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Merle O Norlie, O-695442, CA, Navigator
2nd Lt. James P Smith, O-696039, CA, Bombardier
S/Sgt. Lloyd G Kadel, 17123128, IA, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. William A Scully, 11066518, CT, Radio Operator
Sgt. Howard W Binne, 15125703, OH, Gunner
Sgt. Charles W Bishop, 17097467, IA, Gunner
Sgt. Ignatius Rybinsky, unknown, NY, Asst. Engineer
Cpl. Harlin S. Darby, unknown, WA, Gunner

Son of Walter and Sylvia (Roberts) Darby.

Usual residence: La Conner, Washington.

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GAVE HIS LIFE IN SERVICE.
MEMBER OF US ARMY FLYING FORCES

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  • Created by: Tim Cook
  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126739215/harlin_s-darby: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Harlin S Darby (10 Mar 1916–18 Mar 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126739215, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Tim Cook (contributor 46481904).