Lt. James Robert Wilson An AAF Bomber Pilot was shot
down over Bouganville, South Pacific 11/03/1943
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41155:
Cutway, Willis M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Eagan, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Esposito, Francesco ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
McMillan, Meredith M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Sullivan, Donald E ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Wilson, James R ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, FL
2nd Lt. Robert M. Pandzic (Navigator), 2nd Lt. Anthony Kuhn (Bombardier), T/Sgt. Gerald Millar (Engineer), and S/Sgt. Robert B. Carpenter (Gunner) all survived the crash and were later picked up and returned to base.
2nd Lt. Anthony Kuhn (Bombardier) just a month later was serving as the Bombardier on B-24D #41-24186. This B-24 was shot down and he became a POW of the Japanese Army. He was held at the Rabaul Pow Camp, Rabaul, New Britain 4-152. He was "Executed" in what became known as the "Tunnel Hill Massacre" on March 5, 1944.
down over Bouganville, South Pacific 11/03/1943
~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41155:
Cutway, Willis M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Eagan, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Esposito, Francesco ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
McMillan, Meredith M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Sullivan, Donald E ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Wilson, James R ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, FL
2nd Lt. Robert M. Pandzic (Navigator), 2nd Lt. Anthony Kuhn (Bombardier), T/Sgt. Gerald Millar (Engineer), and S/Sgt. Robert B. Carpenter (Gunner) all survived the crash and were later picked up and returned to base.
2nd Lt. Anthony Kuhn (Bombardier) just a month later was serving as the Bombardier on B-24D #41-24186. This B-24 was shot down and he became a POW of the Japanese Army. He was held at the Rabaul Pow Camp, Rabaul, New Britain 4-152. He was "Executed" in what became known as the "Tunnel Hill Massacre" on March 5, 1944.
Lt. James Robert Wilson An AAF Bomber Pilot was shot
down over Bouganville, South Pacific 11/03/1943
~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41155:
Cutway, Willis M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Eagan, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Esposito, Francesco ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
McMillan, Meredith M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Sullivan, Donald E ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Wilson, James R ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, FL
2nd Lt. Robert M. Pandzic (Navigator), 2nd Lt. Anthony Kuhn (Bombardier), T/Sgt. Gerald Millar (Engineer), and S/Sgt. Robert B. Carpenter (Gunner) all survived the crash and were later picked up and returned to base.
2nd Lt. Anthony Kuhn (Bombardier) just a month later was serving as the Bombardier on B-24D #41-24186. This B-24 was shot down and he became a POW of the Japanese Army. He was held at the Rabaul Pow Camp, Rabaul, New Britain 4-152. He was "Executed" in what became known as the "Tunnel Hill Massacre" on March 5, 1944.
down over Bouganville, South Pacific 11/03/1943
~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41155:
Cutway, Willis M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Eagan, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Esposito, Francesco ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
McMillan, Meredith M ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Sullivan, Donald E ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Wilson, James R ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, FL
2nd Lt. Robert M. Pandzic (Navigator), 2nd Lt. Anthony Kuhn (Bombardier), T/Sgt. Gerald Millar (Engineer), and S/Sgt. Robert B. Carpenter (Gunner) all survived the crash and were later picked up and returned to base.
2nd Lt. Anthony Kuhn (Bombardier) just a month later was serving as the Bombardier on B-24D #41-24186. This B-24 was shot down and he became a POW of the Japanese Army. He was held at the Rabaul Pow Camp, Rabaul, New Britain 4-152. He was "Executed" in what became known as the "Tunnel Hill Massacre" on March 5, 1944.
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