Johnnie's remains were recovered in 1962. He was interred in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.
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Husband of Rubie G. Ward who resided in Craigsville, West Virginia.
Johnnie served as a Private First Class, 3rd Engineer Special Brigade, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Nicholas County, West Virginia prior to the war.
He was a passenger on C-47B #43-16230 that was assigned to the 21st Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
C-47B #43-16230 took off, with a crew of 4 & 3 passengers, from Merauke Airfield, Merauke Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia on a cargo mission to Biak Island, Papua New Guinea. After takeoff they were not seen nor heard from again.
Johnnie was first declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this mission during the war.
On March 2, 1962 the wreckage of this C-47 was discovered by New Zealander explorer Philip Temple on a mountain peak at 12,000' in Irian Jaya. Afterwards, he reported the discovery to the US authorities. A U.S. Army team visited the crash site and recovered the remains of the crew and sent them to Hawaii for identification.
It was determined that C-47B #43-16230 had crashed due to extremely bad weather in the area.
After recovery of his remains Johnnie's status was changed to "Killed In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" during the war.
Service # 35433298
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Airmen who perished on C-47B #43-16230:
Lair, Thelbert V ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Ludwig, Christian J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MD
Richardson, Cecil F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, VA
Skodis, John P ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Waldrop, William O ~ Sgt, Engineer, SC
Ward, Johnnie M ~ Pfc, Passenger, WV
Wummer, Edwin F ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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" Click Here " for that record.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Husband of Rubie G. Ward who resided in Craigsville, West Virginia.
Johnnie served as a Private First Class, 3rd Engineer Special Brigade, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Nicholas County, West Virginia prior to the war.
He was a passenger on C-47B #43-16230 that was assigned to the 21st Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
C-47B #43-16230 took off, with a crew of 4 & 3 passengers, from Merauke Airfield, Merauke Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia on a cargo mission to Biak Island, Papua New Guinea. After takeoff they were not seen nor heard from again.
Johnnie was first declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this mission during the war.
On March 2, 1962 the wreckage of this C-47 was discovered by New Zealander explorer Philip Temple on a mountain peak at 12,000' in Irian Jaya. Afterwards, he reported the discovery to the US authorities. A U.S. Army team visited the crash site and recovered the remains of the crew and sent them to Hawaii for identification.
It was determined that C-47B #43-16230 had crashed due to extremely bad weather in the area.
After recovery of his remains Johnnie's status was changed to "Killed In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" during the war.
Service # 35433298
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47B #43-16230:
Lair, Thelbert V ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Ludwig, Christian J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MD
Richardson, Cecil F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, VA
Skodis, John P ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Waldrop, William O ~ Sgt, Engineer, SC
Ward, Johnnie M ~ Pfc, Passenger, WV
Wummer, Edwin F ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Johnnie's remains were recovered in 1962. He was interred in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
" Click Here " for that record.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Husband of Rubie G. Ward who resided in Craigsville, West Virginia.
Johnnie served as a Private First Class, 3rd Engineer Special Brigade, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Nicholas County, West Virginia prior to the war.
He was a passenger on C-47B #43-16230 that was assigned to the 21st Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
C-47B #43-16230 took off, with a crew of 4 & 3 passengers, from Merauke Airfield, Merauke Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia on a cargo mission to Biak Island, Papua New Guinea. After takeoff they were not seen nor heard from again.
Johnnie was first declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this mission during the war.
On March 2, 1962 the wreckage of this C-47 was discovered by New Zealander explorer Philip Temple on a mountain peak at 12,000' in Irian Jaya. Afterwards, he reported the discovery to the US authorities. A U.S. Army team visited the crash site and recovered the remains of the crew and sent them to Hawaii for identification.
It was determined that C-47B #43-16230 had crashed due to extremely bad weather in the area.
After recovery of his remains Johnnie's status was changed to "Killed In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" during the war.
Service # 35433298
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47B #43-16230:
Lair, Thelbert V ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Ludwig, Christian J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MD
Richardson, Cecil F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, VA
Skodis, John P ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Waldrop, William O ~ Sgt, Engineer, SC
Ward, Johnnie M ~ Pfc, Passenger, WV
Wummer, Edwin F ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" Click Here " for that record.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Husband of Rubie G. Ward who resided in Craigsville, West Virginia.
Johnnie served as a Private First Class, 3rd Engineer Special Brigade, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Nicholas County, West Virginia prior to the war.
He was a passenger on C-47B #43-16230 that was assigned to the 21st Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
C-47B #43-16230 took off, with a crew of 4 & 3 passengers, from Merauke Airfield, Merauke Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia on a cargo mission to Biak Island, Papua New Guinea. After takeoff they were not seen nor heard from again.
Johnnie was first declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this mission during the war.
On March 2, 1962 the wreckage of this C-47 was discovered by New Zealander explorer Philip Temple on a mountain peak at 12,000' in Irian Jaya. Afterwards, he reported the discovery to the US authorities. A U.S. Army team visited the crash site and recovered the remains of the crew and sent them to Hawaii for identification.
It was determined that C-47B #43-16230 had crashed due to extremely bad weather in the area.
After recovery of his remains Johnnie's status was changed to "Killed In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" during the war.
Service # 35433298
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on C-47B #43-16230:
Lair, Thelbert V ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Ludwig, Christian J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MD
Richardson, Cecil F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, VA
Skodis, John P ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Waldrop, William O ~ Sgt, Engineer, SC
Ward, Johnnie M ~ Pfc, Passenger, WV
Wummer, Edwin F ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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