Captain Joseph P. McLaughlin
ID: 0-396289
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Missoula County, MT
Status: FOD
Casualty Status FOD means Finding of Death.
He was first listed as Missing. Remains of an unidentified pilot were found at the crash site, interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) at plot P, grave 1035. After revisiting the site and the recovery of more artifacts the remains were exhumed and identified.
CAPT McLaughlin's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. The rosette beside his name indicates that his remains were recovered. On April 10, 2006 McLaughlin's remains were buried at the Arlington National Cemetery at section 60, grave 749
The family of Joseph P McLaughlin is indebted to the research and perseverance of Rick Hanning of Australia for the identification of his remains and the proper burial of Joseph at Arlington National Cemetery.
Please visit the Pacific Wrecks website and search for Joseph P McLaughlin for more detailed information and a timeline. There are 3 pages that give information and links on Joseph: A page for the P-40E Kittyhawk plane with many links, a page for Captain McLaughlin and a cemetery page.
Australia @ War - Crash of a P-40E Kittyhawk into a Mountain at Aberfeldy in Victoria on 10 March 1942 is an excellent timeline of events for the discovery of the crash site, the recovery of artifacts, the visit and revisit of the site precipitated by the perseverance of Rick Hanning to confirm the identity of Joe. There are also photos of his military burial at Arlington.
Missoulian "Missoula pilot's long goodbye: More than 60 years after Australia crash, Missoula man's remains identified" November 3, 2005
Article by Marcus Hill "The lost US airman of Aberfeldy" ABC OPEN website.
The Latrobe Valley Express article "In Pursuit of the Truth" by Emma Watson, Sep 2016.
There is a display of Capt McLaughlin's story and his plane at the Gippsland Armed Forces Museum, Lyon Crescent
West Sale Aerodrome, Sale, Victoria, Australia.
Please search the American Battle Monuments Commission website for Joseph P McLaughlin.
ID: 0-396289
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Missoula County, MT
Status: FOD
Casualty Status FOD means Finding of Death.
He was first listed as Missing. Remains of an unidentified pilot were found at the crash site, interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) at plot P, grave 1035. After revisiting the site and the recovery of more artifacts the remains were exhumed and identified.
CAPT McLaughlin's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. The rosette beside his name indicates that his remains were recovered. On April 10, 2006 McLaughlin's remains were buried at the Arlington National Cemetery at section 60, grave 749
The family of Joseph P McLaughlin is indebted to the research and perseverance of Rick Hanning of Australia for the identification of his remains and the proper burial of Joseph at Arlington National Cemetery.
Please visit the Pacific Wrecks website and search for Joseph P McLaughlin for more detailed information and a timeline. There are 3 pages that give information and links on Joseph: A page for the P-40E Kittyhawk plane with many links, a page for Captain McLaughlin and a cemetery page.
Australia @ War - Crash of a P-40E Kittyhawk into a Mountain at Aberfeldy in Victoria on 10 March 1942 is an excellent timeline of events for the discovery of the crash site, the recovery of artifacts, the visit and revisit of the site precipitated by the perseverance of Rick Hanning to confirm the identity of Joe. There are also photos of his military burial at Arlington.
Missoulian "Missoula pilot's long goodbye: More than 60 years after Australia crash, Missoula man's remains identified" November 3, 2005
Article by Marcus Hill "The lost US airman of Aberfeldy" ABC OPEN website.
The Latrobe Valley Express article "In Pursuit of the Truth" by Emma Watson, Sep 2016.
There is a display of Capt McLaughlin's story and his plane at the Gippsland Armed Forces Museum, Lyon Crescent
West Sale Aerodrome, Sale, Victoria, Australia.
Please search the American Battle Monuments Commission website for Joseph P McLaughlin.
Captain Joseph P. McLaughlin
ID: 0-396289
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Missoula County, MT
Status: FOD
Casualty Status FOD means Finding of Death.
He was first listed as Missing. Remains of an unidentified pilot were found at the crash site, interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) at plot P, grave 1035. After revisiting the site and the recovery of more artifacts the remains were exhumed and identified.
CAPT McLaughlin's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. The rosette beside his name indicates that his remains were recovered. On April 10, 2006 McLaughlin's remains were buried at the Arlington National Cemetery at section 60, grave 749
The family of Joseph P McLaughlin is indebted to the research and perseverance of Rick Hanning of Australia for the identification of his remains and the proper burial of Joseph at Arlington National Cemetery.
Please visit the Pacific Wrecks website and search for Joseph P McLaughlin for more detailed information and a timeline. There are 3 pages that give information and links on Joseph: A page for the P-40E Kittyhawk plane with many links, a page for Captain McLaughlin and a cemetery page.
Australia @ War - Crash of a P-40E Kittyhawk into a Mountain at Aberfeldy in Victoria on 10 March 1942 is an excellent timeline of events for the discovery of the crash site, the recovery of artifacts, the visit and revisit of the site precipitated by the perseverance of Rick Hanning to confirm the identity of Joe. There are also photos of his military burial at Arlington.
Missoulian "Missoula pilot's long goodbye: More than 60 years after Australia crash, Missoula man's remains identified" November 3, 2005
Article by Marcus Hill "The lost US airman of Aberfeldy" ABC OPEN website.
The Latrobe Valley Express article "In Pursuit of the Truth" by Emma Watson, Sep 2016.
There is a display of Capt McLaughlin's story and his plane at the Gippsland Armed Forces Museum, Lyon Crescent
West Sale Aerodrome, Sale, Victoria, Australia.
Please search the American Battle Monuments Commission website for Joseph P McLaughlin.
ID: 0-396289
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Missoula County, MT
Status: FOD
Casualty Status FOD means Finding of Death.
He was first listed as Missing. Remains of an unidentified pilot were found at the crash site, interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) at plot P, grave 1035. After revisiting the site and the recovery of more artifacts the remains were exhumed and identified.
CAPT McLaughlin's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. The rosette beside his name indicates that his remains were recovered. On April 10, 2006 McLaughlin's remains were buried at the Arlington National Cemetery at section 60, grave 749
The family of Joseph P McLaughlin is indebted to the research and perseverance of Rick Hanning of Australia for the identification of his remains and the proper burial of Joseph at Arlington National Cemetery.
Please visit the Pacific Wrecks website and search for Joseph P McLaughlin for more detailed information and a timeline. There are 3 pages that give information and links on Joseph: A page for the P-40E Kittyhawk plane with many links, a page for Captain McLaughlin and a cemetery page.
Australia @ War - Crash of a P-40E Kittyhawk into a Mountain at Aberfeldy in Victoria on 10 March 1942 is an excellent timeline of events for the discovery of the crash site, the recovery of artifacts, the visit and revisit of the site precipitated by the perseverance of Rick Hanning to confirm the identity of Joe. There are also photos of his military burial at Arlington.
Missoulian "Missoula pilot's long goodbye: More than 60 years after Australia crash, Missoula man's remains identified" November 3, 2005
Article by Marcus Hill "The lost US airman of Aberfeldy" ABC OPEN website.
The Latrobe Valley Express article "In Pursuit of the Truth" by Emma Watson, Sep 2016.
There is a display of Capt McLaughlin's story and his plane at the Gippsland Armed Forces Museum, Lyon Crescent
West Sale Aerodrome, Sale, Victoria, Australia.
Please search the American Battle Monuments Commission website for Joseph P McLaughlin.
Inscription
JOSEPH P
McLaughlin
CPT
USAAF
WORLD WAR II
OCT 26 1916
MAR 10 1942
Gravesite Details
CPT US ARMY; WORLD WAR II
