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
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Inscription
ENS, US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Flight crew of Navy R4D-5 (BUNO: 39090) en route to Momote (Los Negros-Manus) from Cairns (Mareeba) Australia. Ensign Linder was from Nebraska and his service number was issued as: 306500. This is a common gravesite with 4-other Sailors.
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