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A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.
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Troy served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-25H #43-4915, 718th Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force.
Troy was normally assigned to the 68th Airways and Communications Service Group but was assigned to this mission as a Radio Operator.
He resided in Dade County, Florida prior to World War II.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 9, 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock clerk and compiler and also as Single, without dependents.
B-25H #43-4915 took off, after World War II was over with a crew of 3 and 5 passengers, from Townsville, Queensland Australia on an administrative mission to Biak Island, Papua Province, Indonesia. They never reached their destination.
B-25H #43-4915 was not found until the mid 1990's and they had crashed near Timkua, Dutch New Guinea, Indonesia.
Troy was first declared "Missing" and his status was later changed to "Killed in the "Line Of Duty" once his remains were recovered.
Service # 14085851
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Airmen who perished on B-25H #43-4915:
Bosler, Charles M ~ Sgt, Passenger, MO
Buer, Finn ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Hewett, Troy B, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, FL
Miller, Philip E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OR
Neary, Matthew F ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, CA
Smith, Fred L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NC
Spredemann, Earl H ~ Sgt, Passenger, WI
Straney, Veachel F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, KY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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" Click Here " for that record.
A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.
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Troy served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-25H #43-4915, 718th Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force.
Troy was normally assigned to the 68th Airways and Communications Service Group but was assigned to this mission as a Radio Operator.
He resided in Dade County, Florida prior to World War II.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 9, 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock clerk and compiler and also as Single, without dependents.
B-25H #43-4915 took off, after World War II was over with a crew of 3 and 5 passengers, from Townsville, Queensland Australia on an administrative mission to Biak Island, Papua Province, Indonesia. They never reached their destination.
B-25H #43-4915 was not found until the mid 1990's and they had crashed near Timkua, Dutch New Guinea, Indonesia.
Troy was first declared "Missing" and his status was later changed to "Killed in the "Line Of Duty" once his remains were recovered.
Service # 14085851
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Airmen who perished on B-25H #43-4915:
Bosler, Charles M ~ Sgt, Passenger, MO
Buer, Finn ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Hewett, Troy B, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, FL
Miller, Philip E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OR
Neary, Matthew F ~ T/Sgt, Crew Chief, CA
Smith, Fred L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NC
Spredemann, Earl H ~ Sgt, Passenger, WI
Straney, Veachel F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, KY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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