Co-Pilot on Navy flight R4D-5 #39090.
R4D-5 #39090 took off from Mareeba Airfield on a flight to Cairns Airfield then took off again on a flight bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. The plane never reached Momote Airfield and was declared missing during the war.
The aircraft was discovered in 1970 and had crashed into Mount Scratchley in the vicinity of Mount Victoria.
The crew members include:
LTJG Gross, John D, Pilot
ENS Linder, Maurice D, Co-Pilot
ARM2c Cloepfil, Alva L, Passenger
AMM1c Dodge, Frank H, Passenger
AMM1c Drake, Dale E, Passenger
AMM2c Edwards, Clyde C, Passenger
ACMM Eldridge, William H, Passenger
AMM1c Hamilton, Leroy R, Passenger
S1c Huddleston, Donald E, Passenger
AMM2c Keil, Robert E, Passenger
PHM2c Morris, Lee R, Passenger
MACH Murray, Ben W, Passenger
AMM2c Myers, Marlin R, Passenger
AMM2c Suire, Leo, Passenger
AMM1c Zaremba, Charles K, Passenger
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Service ID: O-306500.
Entered the service from Nebraska.
Status Recovered
★ Purple Heart
LINDER, Maurice D, ENSIGN, 306500, Commander Aircraft Seventh Fleet, Eastern New Guinea operations, July 23, 1944 (fg), (CasCode6222), dd February 4, 1946
R4D-5 #39090 took off from Mareeba Airfield on a flight to Cairns Airfield then took off again on a flight bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. The plane never reached Momote Airfield and was declared missing during the war.
The aircraft was discovered in 1970 and had crashed into Mount Scratchley in the vicinity of Mount Victoria.
The crew members include:
LTJG Gross, John D, Pilot
ENS Linder, Maurice D, Co-Pilot
ARM2c Cloepfil, Alva L, Passenger
AMM1c Dodge, Frank H, Passenger
AMM1c Drake, Dale E, Passenger
AMM2c Edwards, Clyde C, Passenger
ACMM Eldridge, William H, Passenger
AMM1c Hamilton, Leroy R, Passenger
S1c Huddleston, Donald E, Passenger
AMM2c Keil, Robert E, Passenger
PHM2c Morris, Lee R, Passenger
MACH Murray, Ben W, Passenger
AMM2c Myers, Marlin R, Passenger
AMM2c Suire, Leo, Passenger
AMM1c Zaremba, Charles K, Passenger
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Service ID: O-306500.
Entered the service from Nebraska.
Status Recovered
★ Purple Heart
LINDER, Maurice D, ENSIGN, 306500, Commander Aircraft Seventh Fleet, Eastern New Guinea operations, July 23, 1944 (fg), (CasCode6222), dd February 4, 1946
Co-Pilot on Navy flight R4D-5 #39090.
R4D-5 #39090 took off from Mareeba Airfield on a flight to Cairns Airfield then took off again on a flight bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. The plane never reached Momote Airfield and was declared missing during the war.
The aircraft was discovered in 1970 and had crashed into Mount Scratchley in the vicinity of Mount Victoria.
The crew members include:
LTJG Gross, John D, Pilot
ENS Linder, Maurice D, Co-Pilot
ARM2c Cloepfil, Alva L, Passenger
AMM1c Dodge, Frank H, Passenger
AMM1c Drake, Dale E, Passenger
AMM2c Edwards, Clyde C, Passenger
ACMM Eldridge, William H, Passenger
AMM1c Hamilton, Leroy R, Passenger
S1c Huddleston, Donald E, Passenger
AMM2c Keil, Robert E, Passenger
PHM2c Morris, Lee R, Passenger
MACH Murray, Ben W, Passenger
AMM2c Myers, Marlin R, Passenger
AMM2c Suire, Leo, Passenger
AMM1c Zaremba, Charles K, Passenger
~
Service ID: O-306500.
Entered the service from Nebraska.
Status Recovered
★ Purple Heart
LINDER, Maurice D, ENSIGN, 306500, Commander Aircraft Seventh Fleet, Eastern New Guinea operations, July 23, 1944 (fg), (CasCode6222), dd February 4, 1946
R4D-5 #39090 took off from Mareeba Airfield on a flight to Cairns Airfield then took off again on a flight bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. The plane never reached Momote Airfield and was declared missing during the war.
The aircraft was discovered in 1970 and had crashed into Mount Scratchley in the vicinity of Mount Victoria.
The crew members include:
LTJG Gross, John D, Pilot
ENS Linder, Maurice D, Co-Pilot
ARM2c Cloepfil, Alva L, Passenger
AMM1c Dodge, Frank H, Passenger
AMM1c Drake, Dale E, Passenger
AMM2c Edwards, Clyde C, Passenger
ACMM Eldridge, William H, Passenger
AMM1c Hamilton, Leroy R, Passenger
S1c Huddleston, Donald E, Passenger
AMM2c Keil, Robert E, Passenger
PHM2c Morris, Lee R, Passenger
MACH Murray, Ben W, Passenger
AMM2c Myers, Marlin R, Passenger
AMM2c Suire, Leo, Passenger
AMM1c Zaremba, Charles K, Passenger
~
Service ID: O-306500.
Entered the service from Nebraska.
Status Recovered
★ Purple Heart
LINDER, Maurice D, ENSIGN, 306500, Commander Aircraft Seventh Fleet, Eastern New Guinea operations, July 23, 1944 (fg), (CasCode6222), dd February 4, 1946
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