Sergeant lost at sea in the crash of U.S. Army Air Forces A-20C Havoc #41-19199, into the
Gulf of Mexico, about 35 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, during World War II.
The aircraft departed Lake Charles Army Airfield and had a rendezvous with a towed target over the gulf for aerial gunnery practice. The training was concluded when the airplanes entered instrument flying conditions and began to return to base. The A-20 was not seen again after entering heavy cloud cover. The following day, sections of the aircraft washed ashore.
Missing were:
2nd Lt. Roger V L Crowe, Pilot
Sgt. William D Cannon, Gunner
Sgt. James L Gunter, Jr, Gunner
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Entered the service from Texas; ASN 20817202.
Enlisted at San Antonio, TX, December 14, 1941.
Gulf of Mexico, about 35 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, during World War II.
The aircraft departed Lake Charles Army Airfield and had a rendezvous with a towed target over the gulf for aerial gunnery practice. The training was concluded when the airplanes entered instrument flying conditions and began to return to base. The A-20 was not seen again after entering heavy cloud cover. The following day, sections of the aircraft washed ashore.
Missing were:
2nd Lt. Roger V L Crowe, Pilot
Sgt. William D Cannon, Gunner
Sgt. James L Gunter, Jr, Gunner
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Entered the service from Texas; ASN 20817202.
Enlisted at San Antonio, TX, December 14, 1941.
Sergeant lost at sea in the crash of U.S. Army Air Forces A-20C Havoc #41-19199, into the
Gulf of Mexico, about 35 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, during World War II.
The aircraft departed Lake Charles Army Airfield and had a rendezvous with a towed target over the gulf for aerial gunnery practice. The training was concluded when the airplanes entered instrument flying conditions and began to return to base. The A-20 was not seen again after entering heavy cloud cover. The following day, sections of the aircraft washed ashore.
Missing were:
2nd Lt. Roger V L Crowe, Pilot
Sgt. William D Cannon, Gunner
Sgt. James L Gunter, Jr, Gunner
~
Entered the service from Texas; ASN 20817202.
Enlisted at San Antonio, TX, December 14, 1941.
Gulf of Mexico, about 35 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, during World War II.
The aircraft departed Lake Charles Army Airfield and had a rendezvous with a towed target over the gulf for aerial gunnery practice. The training was concluded when the airplanes entered instrument flying conditions and began to return to base. The A-20 was not seen again after entering heavy cloud cover. The following day, sections of the aircraft washed ashore.
Missing were:
2nd Lt. Roger V L Crowe, Pilot
Sgt. William D Cannon, Gunner
Sgt. James L Gunter, Jr, Gunner
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Entered the service from Texas; ASN 20817202.
Enlisted at San Antonio, TX, December 14, 1941.
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