U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-777903
John M. Meisner is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 2920 Manhattan Avenue, Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California. Contact persons listed as Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Meisner, 22 Hillside Avenue, Wollaston, Massachusetts. Place of birth listed as Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts as of 05/30/1920. Employed as aircraft mechanic at Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California as of 07/01/1941 registration date.
Information below gleaned from: https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-40505.html
B-24D-65-CO Liberator "Mr. Five By Five" Serial Number #42-40505
Pilot 2nd Lt. Hugh L. Johnson, Jr., O-828444 (MIA / KIA) Montgomery, AL
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Byron L. Stenen, O-776106 (MIA / KIA) Northridge, CA
Navigator 2nd Lt. John F. Green, O-20544568 (MIA / KIA) Watertown, NY
Bombardier 2nd Lt. John M. Meisner, O-777903 (MIA / KIA) Pembroke, MA
Engineer Cpl Michael J. Pushkar, 3387420 (MIA / KIA) Mahanoy City, PA
Gunner S/Sgt Walter Knudsen, 17029283 (MIA / KIA) Sioux City, IA
Asst Radio Cpl John A. De Carlo, 12206062 (MIA / KIA) Newark, NJ
Radio Cpl Robert E. Raney, 35147448 (MIA / KIA) Monon, IN
Gunner Cpl William G. Mohr, 33874202 (MIA / KIA) Mt. Wolf, PA
Missing Air Crew Report 10020
Mission History
On October 9, 1944 took off at 6:46am from Nadzab Airfield (No. 1) on a local training flight bound for Port Moresby. The weather was overcast at 10,000' with low scattered clouds at 2,500'. This B-24 encountered a thunderstorm and went missing in the Nadzab area.
Wreckage
During early 2002, the crash site was discovered by two New Guinea villagers, eleven miles southwest of Lae at an elevation of 7,500' near Buang village and Bugiau village. They located remains and recovered two dog tags in the wreckage and brought them to the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby.
Recovery of Remains
Later during 2002, US Army CILHI interviewed the villagers who turned over the dog tags and made a survey visit to the crash site.
During January 2003 to February 2003 a US Army CILHI team led by Captain Tipton excavated the crash site and recovered the remains of nine crew men. The remains were transported to the CILHI laboratory in Hawaii and identified using mDNA and other forensic tools.
On June 27, 2006 DPMO officially announced the crew had been identified in a news release.
Memorials
The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission and all were memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.
After the recovery of remains, nine of the crew are buried in a group burial at Arlington National Cemetery including DeCarlo, Johnson, Meisner, Pushkar, Green, Knudsen, Mohr, Raney, and Stenen at section 60 site 8334 on 06/27/2006.
***I would like to thank Elizabeth Reed Find A Grave ID 46561848 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Hope Find A Grave ID 46790939 for adding their gravesite photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Blair Whynacht Find A Grave ID 50088381 for linking his parents to this memorial***
John M. Meisner is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 2920 Manhattan Avenue, Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California. Contact persons listed as Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Meisner, 22 Hillside Avenue, Wollaston, Massachusetts. Place of birth listed as Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts as of 05/30/1920. Employed as aircraft mechanic at Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California as of 07/01/1941 registration date.
Information below gleaned from: https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-40505.html
B-24D-65-CO Liberator "Mr. Five By Five" Serial Number #42-40505
Pilot 2nd Lt. Hugh L. Johnson, Jr., O-828444 (MIA / KIA) Montgomery, AL
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Byron L. Stenen, O-776106 (MIA / KIA) Northridge, CA
Navigator 2nd Lt. John F. Green, O-20544568 (MIA / KIA) Watertown, NY
Bombardier 2nd Lt. John M. Meisner, O-777903 (MIA / KIA) Pembroke, MA
Engineer Cpl Michael J. Pushkar, 3387420 (MIA / KIA) Mahanoy City, PA
Gunner S/Sgt Walter Knudsen, 17029283 (MIA / KIA) Sioux City, IA
Asst Radio Cpl John A. De Carlo, 12206062 (MIA / KIA) Newark, NJ
Radio Cpl Robert E. Raney, 35147448 (MIA / KIA) Monon, IN
Gunner Cpl William G. Mohr, 33874202 (MIA / KIA) Mt. Wolf, PA
Missing Air Crew Report 10020
Mission History
On October 9, 1944 took off at 6:46am from Nadzab Airfield (No. 1) on a local training flight bound for Port Moresby. The weather was overcast at 10,000' with low scattered clouds at 2,500'. This B-24 encountered a thunderstorm and went missing in the Nadzab area.
Wreckage
During early 2002, the crash site was discovered by two New Guinea villagers, eleven miles southwest of Lae at an elevation of 7,500' near Buang village and Bugiau village. They located remains and recovered two dog tags in the wreckage and brought them to the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby.
Recovery of Remains
Later during 2002, US Army CILHI interviewed the villagers who turned over the dog tags and made a survey visit to the crash site.
During January 2003 to February 2003 a US Army CILHI team led by Captain Tipton excavated the crash site and recovered the remains of nine crew men. The remains were transported to the CILHI laboratory in Hawaii and identified using mDNA and other forensic tools.
On June 27, 2006 DPMO officially announced the crew had been identified in a news release.
Memorials
The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission and all were memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.
After the recovery of remains, nine of the crew are buried in a group burial at Arlington National Cemetery including DeCarlo, Johnson, Meisner, Pushkar, Green, Knudsen, Mohr, Raney, and Stenen at section 60 site 8334 on 06/27/2006.
***I would like to thank Elizabeth Reed Find A Grave ID 46561848 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Hope Find A Grave ID 46790939 for adding their gravesite photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Blair Whynacht Find A Grave ID 50088381 for linking his parents to this memorial***
U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-777903
John M. Meisner is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 2920 Manhattan Avenue, Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California. Contact persons listed as Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Meisner, 22 Hillside Avenue, Wollaston, Massachusetts. Place of birth listed as Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts as of 05/30/1920. Employed as aircraft mechanic at Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California as of 07/01/1941 registration date.
Information below gleaned from: https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-40505.html
B-24D-65-CO Liberator "Mr. Five By Five" Serial Number #42-40505
Pilot 2nd Lt. Hugh L. Johnson, Jr., O-828444 (MIA / KIA) Montgomery, AL
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Byron L. Stenen, O-776106 (MIA / KIA) Northridge, CA
Navigator 2nd Lt. John F. Green, O-20544568 (MIA / KIA) Watertown, NY
Bombardier 2nd Lt. John M. Meisner, O-777903 (MIA / KIA) Pembroke, MA
Engineer Cpl Michael J. Pushkar, 3387420 (MIA / KIA) Mahanoy City, PA
Gunner S/Sgt Walter Knudsen, 17029283 (MIA / KIA) Sioux City, IA
Asst Radio Cpl John A. De Carlo, 12206062 (MIA / KIA) Newark, NJ
Radio Cpl Robert E. Raney, 35147448 (MIA / KIA) Monon, IN
Gunner Cpl William G. Mohr, 33874202 (MIA / KIA) Mt. Wolf, PA
Missing Air Crew Report 10020
Mission History
On October 9, 1944 took off at 6:46am from Nadzab Airfield (No. 1) on a local training flight bound for Port Moresby. The weather was overcast at 10,000' with low scattered clouds at 2,500'. This B-24 encountered a thunderstorm and went missing in the Nadzab area.
Wreckage
During early 2002, the crash site was discovered by two New Guinea villagers, eleven miles southwest of Lae at an elevation of 7,500' near Buang village and Bugiau village. They located remains and recovered two dog tags in the wreckage and brought them to the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby.
Recovery of Remains
Later during 2002, US Army CILHI interviewed the villagers who turned over the dog tags and made a survey visit to the crash site.
During January 2003 to February 2003 a US Army CILHI team led by Captain Tipton excavated the crash site and recovered the remains of nine crew men. The remains were transported to the CILHI laboratory in Hawaii and identified using mDNA and other forensic tools.
On June 27, 2006 DPMO officially announced the crew had been identified in a news release.
Memorials
The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission and all were memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.
After the recovery of remains, nine of the crew are buried in a group burial at Arlington National Cemetery including DeCarlo, Johnson, Meisner, Pushkar, Green, Knudsen, Mohr, Raney, and Stenen at section 60 site 8334 on 06/27/2006.
***I would like to thank Elizabeth Reed Find A Grave ID 46561848 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Hope Find A Grave ID 46790939 for adding their gravesite photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Blair Whynacht Find A Grave ID 50088381 for linking his parents to this memorial***
John M. Meisner is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 2920 Manhattan Avenue, Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California. Contact persons listed as Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Meisner, 22 Hillside Avenue, Wollaston, Massachusetts. Place of birth listed as Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts as of 05/30/1920. Employed as aircraft mechanic at Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California as of 07/01/1941 registration date.
Information below gleaned from: https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-40505.html
B-24D-65-CO Liberator "Mr. Five By Five" Serial Number #42-40505
Pilot 2nd Lt. Hugh L. Johnson, Jr., O-828444 (MIA / KIA) Montgomery, AL
Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Byron L. Stenen, O-776106 (MIA / KIA) Northridge, CA
Navigator 2nd Lt. John F. Green, O-20544568 (MIA / KIA) Watertown, NY
Bombardier 2nd Lt. John M. Meisner, O-777903 (MIA / KIA) Pembroke, MA
Engineer Cpl Michael J. Pushkar, 3387420 (MIA / KIA) Mahanoy City, PA
Gunner S/Sgt Walter Knudsen, 17029283 (MIA / KIA) Sioux City, IA
Asst Radio Cpl John A. De Carlo, 12206062 (MIA / KIA) Newark, NJ
Radio Cpl Robert E. Raney, 35147448 (MIA / KIA) Monon, IN
Gunner Cpl William G. Mohr, 33874202 (MIA / KIA) Mt. Wolf, PA
Missing Air Crew Report 10020
Mission History
On October 9, 1944 took off at 6:46am from Nadzab Airfield (No. 1) on a local training flight bound for Port Moresby. The weather was overcast at 10,000' with low scattered clouds at 2,500'. This B-24 encountered a thunderstorm and went missing in the Nadzab area.
Wreckage
During early 2002, the crash site was discovered by two New Guinea villagers, eleven miles southwest of Lae at an elevation of 7,500' near Buang village and Bugiau village. They located remains and recovered two dog tags in the wreckage and brought them to the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby.
Recovery of Remains
Later during 2002, US Army CILHI interviewed the villagers who turned over the dog tags and made a survey visit to the crash site.
During January 2003 to February 2003 a US Army CILHI team led by Captain Tipton excavated the crash site and recovered the remains of nine crew men. The remains were transported to the CILHI laboratory in Hawaii and identified using mDNA and other forensic tools.
On June 27, 2006 DPMO officially announced the crew had been identified in a news release.
Memorials
The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission and all were memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.
After the recovery of remains, nine of the crew are buried in a group burial at Arlington National Cemetery including DeCarlo, Johnson, Meisner, Pushkar, Green, Knudsen, Mohr, Raney, and Stenen at section 60 site 8334 on 06/27/2006.
***I would like to thank Elizabeth Reed Find A Grave ID 46561848 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Hope Find A Grave ID 46790939 for adding their gravesite photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Blair Whynacht Find A Grave ID 50088381 for linking his parents to this memorial***
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