On August 16, 1944, B-25D Mitchell #41-29753 with nine Army personnel departed Attu Island, Alaska, on an administrative flight destined for Adak Island, Alaska. The twin-motored medium bomber, assigned to the 6th Radar Calibration Detachment, was witnessed by personnel aboard USS Charleston (PG-51), anchored in Tanaga Bay, attempt to land at the Adak airfield. Obstructed by light rain and shifting fog, the pilots missed on the first two tries. On a third attempt, the plane was seen to dive out of the sky in a near vertical fall and plunge into the bay. The Charleston immediately raced to the scene but found no trace of the bomber or anyone who was aboard.
The seven crewmembers and two passengers were declared missing in action when they were lost in the waters of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Missing Air Crew Report № 7861.
The personnel killed and missing were:
1LT Thomas W Wood Jr, Pilot, O-674658, Chambers County, Alabama
CAPT Jack M Baker, O-441903, Kanawha County, West Virginia
2LT Edward Czerwiec, O-555454, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
FLT O Robert Carl Noble, T-061439, Carroll County, Ohio
MSGT John H Carden, 14047968, Giles County, Tennessee
SGT Joseph F Irwin, 33014546, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
SGT Arthur Johnston Jr, 32752292, New Castle County, Delaware
SSGT James O Langley, 32670977, Niagara County, New York
SSGT James E Mitchell, 18127959, Dallas County, Texas
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Arthur served as a Sergeant in the 6th Radar Calibration Detachment, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in New Castle County, Delaware prior to the war.
He was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 32752292
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
On August 16, 1944, B-25D Mitchell #41-29753 with nine Army personnel departed Attu Island, Alaska, on an administrative flight destined for Adak Island, Alaska. The twin-motored medium bomber, assigned to the 6th Radar Calibration Detachment, was witnessed by personnel aboard USS Charleston (PG-51), anchored in Tanaga Bay, attempt to land at the Adak airfield. Obstructed by light rain and shifting fog, the pilots missed on the first two tries. On a third attempt, the plane was seen to dive out of the sky in a near vertical fall and plunge into the bay. The Charleston immediately raced to the scene but found no trace of the bomber or anyone who was aboard.
The seven crewmembers and two passengers were declared missing in action when they were lost in the waters of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Missing Air Crew Report № 7861.
The personnel killed and missing were:
1LT Thomas W Wood Jr, Pilot, O-674658, Chambers County, Alabama
CAPT Jack M Baker, O-441903, Kanawha County, West Virginia
2LT Edward Czerwiec, O-555454, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
FLT O Robert Carl Noble, T-061439, Carroll County, Ohio
MSGT John H Carden, 14047968, Giles County, Tennessee
SGT Joseph F Irwin, 33014546, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
SGT Arthur Johnston Jr, 32752292, New Castle County, Delaware
SSGT James O Langley, 32670977, Niagara County, New York
SSGT James E Mitchell, 18127959, Dallas County, Texas
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Arthur served as a Sergeant in the 6th Radar Calibration Detachment, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in New Castle County, Delaware prior to the war.
He was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 32752292
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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