George A. Mowad
Cpl, 5th Army Air Force, 43rd Bombardment Group, 64th Bombardment Squadron.
Killed in action at 7 Mile Drome, Central Province, Papua New Guinea on Monday, 12 April 1943 in the crash of the B-17E bomber, "Blues in the Night", Serial #41-9209.
Mission History
While taking off on a bombing mission from 7-Mile Drome at 1:48am, the tire and rim came off this B-17 on take off which might have punctured the bomber's hydraulic system. The aircraft cleared the runway but at about 200 yards after take off it caught on fire and crashed. The three 500 lb bombs aboard exploded and all on board were instantly killed. A dead wallaby was later found on the runway, but it is not known if this was the cause of the crash.
Crew Members killed in the crash.
Pilot Major Kenneth D. McCullar, O-393172 (KIA) Batesville, MS, Find A Grave #14665614
Crew 2nd Lt Byron G. Andrews, O-665265 (KIA) Washington, DC, Find A Grave #56114124
Crew 2nd Lt Blaine McCord Jr., O-733445 (KIA), Find A Grave #3607159
Crew 2nd Lt John W. Schultz Jr., O-662304 (KIA), Find A Grave #38732184
Crew T/Sgt Elmer R. Hansen, 16028554 (KIA) WI, Find A Grave #80382389
Crew S/Sgt Philip A. Zumwalt, 16019084 (KIA), Find A Grave #78835605
Crew Sgt Bert F. Bredemeier, 17038221 (KIA), Find A Grave #26588920
Crew Cpl George A. Mowad, 18089283 (KIA) TX, Find A Grave #3786288
Crew Pvt David W. Stuckey, 14068148 (KIA), Find A Grave #79212367
Crew S/Sgt Pierre R. O'Grady, 6146594 (KIA), Find A Grave #108567381
Crew S/Sgt Michael J. Paz Jr., 7021462 (KIA) NJ, Find A Grave #66059130
Crashed April 12, 1943 at 01:48
Information from PacificWrecks.Com.
Cpl, 5th Army Air Force, 43rd Bombardment Group, 64th Bombardment Squadron.
Killed in action at 7 Mile Drome, Central Province, Papua New Guinea on Monday, 12 April 1943 in the crash of the B-17E bomber, "Blues in the Night", Serial #41-9209.
Mission History
While taking off on a bombing mission from 7-Mile Drome at 1:48am, the tire and rim came off this B-17 on take off which might have punctured the bomber's hydraulic system. The aircraft cleared the runway but at about 200 yards after take off it caught on fire and crashed. The three 500 lb bombs aboard exploded and all on board were instantly killed. A dead wallaby was later found on the runway, but it is not known if this was the cause of the crash.
Crew Members killed in the crash.
Pilot Major Kenneth D. McCullar, O-393172 (KIA) Batesville, MS, Find A Grave #14665614
Crew 2nd Lt Byron G. Andrews, O-665265 (KIA) Washington, DC, Find A Grave #56114124
Crew 2nd Lt Blaine McCord Jr., O-733445 (KIA), Find A Grave #3607159
Crew 2nd Lt John W. Schultz Jr., O-662304 (KIA), Find A Grave #38732184
Crew T/Sgt Elmer R. Hansen, 16028554 (KIA) WI, Find A Grave #80382389
Crew S/Sgt Philip A. Zumwalt, 16019084 (KIA), Find A Grave #78835605
Crew Sgt Bert F. Bredemeier, 17038221 (KIA), Find A Grave #26588920
Crew Cpl George A. Mowad, 18089283 (KIA) TX, Find A Grave #3786288
Crew Pvt David W. Stuckey, 14068148 (KIA), Find A Grave #79212367
Crew S/Sgt Pierre R. O'Grady, 6146594 (KIA), Find A Grave #108567381
Crew S/Sgt Michael J. Paz Jr., 7021462 (KIA) NJ, Find A Grave #66059130
Crashed April 12, 1943 at 01:48
Information from PacificWrecks.Com.
George A. Mowad
Cpl, 5th Army Air Force, 43rd Bombardment Group, 64th Bombardment Squadron.
Killed in action at 7 Mile Drome, Central Province, Papua New Guinea on Monday, 12 April 1943 in the crash of the B-17E bomber, "Blues in the Night", Serial #41-9209.
Mission History
While taking off on a bombing mission from 7-Mile Drome at 1:48am, the tire and rim came off this B-17 on take off which might have punctured the bomber's hydraulic system. The aircraft cleared the runway but at about 200 yards after take off it caught on fire and crashed. The three 500 lb bombs aboard exploded and all on board were instantly killed. A dead wallaby was later found on the runway, but it is not known if this was the cause of the crash.
Crew Members killed in the crash.
Pilot Major Kenneth D. McCullar, O-393172 (KIA) Batesville, MS, Find A Grave #14665614
Crew 2nd Lt Byron G. Andrews, O-665265 (KIA) Washington, DC, Find A Grave #56114124
Crew 2nd Lt Blaine McCord Jr., O-733445 (KIA), Find A Grave #3607159
Crew 2nd Lt John W. Schultz Jr., O-662304 (KIA), Find A Grave #38732184
Crew T/Sgt Elmer R. Hansen, 16028554 (KIA) WI, Find A Grave #80382389
Crew S/Sgt Philip A. Zumwalt, 16019084 (KIA), Find A Grave #78835605
Crew Sgt Bert F. Bredemeier, 17038221 (KIA), Find A Grave #26588920
Crew Cpl George A. Mowad, 18089283 (KIA) TX, Find A Grave #3786288
Crew Pvt David W. Stuckey, 14068148 (KIA), Find A Grave #79212367
Crew S/Sgt Pierre R. O'Grady, 6146594 (KIA), Find A Grave #108567381
Crew S/Sgt Michael J. Paz Jr., 7021462 (KIA) NJ, Find A Grave #66059130
Crashed April 12, 1943 at 01:48
Information from PacificWrecks.Com.
Cpl, 5th Army Air Force, 43rd Bombardment Group, 64th Bombardment Squadron.
Killed in action at 7 Mile Drome, Central Province, Papua New Guinea on Monday, 12 April 1943 in the crash of the B-17E bomber, "Blues in the Night", Serial #41-9209.
Mission History
While taking off on a bombing mission from 7-Mile Drome at 1:48am, the tire and rim came off this B-17 on take off which might have punctured the bomber's hydraulic system. The aircraft cleared the runway but at about 200 yards after take off it caught on fire and crashed. The three 500 lb bombs aboard exploded and all on board were instantly killed. A dead wallaby was later found on the runway, but it is not known if this was the cause of the crash.
Crew Members killed in the crash.
Pilot Major Kenneth D. McCullar, O-393172 (KIA) Batesville, MS, Find A Grave #14665614
Crew 2nd Lt Byron G. Andrews, O-665265 (KIA) Washington, DC, Find A Grave #56114124
Crew 2nd Lt Blaine McCord Jr., O-733445 (KIA), Find A Grave #3607159
Crew 2nd Lt John W. Schultz Jr., O-662304 (KIA), Find A Grave #38732184
Crew T/Sgt Elmer R. Hansen, 16028554 (KIA) WI, Find A Grave #80382389
Crew S/Sgt Philip A. Zumwalt, 16019084 (KIA), Find A Grave #78835605
Crew Sgt Bert F. Bredemeier, 17038221 (KIA), Find A Grave #26588920
Crew Cpl George A. Mowad, 18089283 (KIA) TX, Find A Grave #3786288
Crew Pvt David W. Stuckey, 14068148 (KIA), Find A Grave #79212367
Crew S/Sgt Pierre R. O'Grady, 6146594 (KIA), Find A Grave #108567381
Crew S/Sgt Michael J. Paz Jr., 7021462 (KIA) NJ, Find A Grave #66059130
Crashed April 12, 1943 at 01:48
Information from PacificWrecks.Com.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Texas. Received the Air Medal and Purple Heart Award for his service. Remains were removed from the Ipswich USAF Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia and reinterred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on 3/ 21/1949.
Family Members
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Records on Ancestry
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1930 United States Federal Census
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1940 United States Federal Census
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U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
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U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), 1941-2011
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