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2Lt Omer Edward Huntington
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2Lt Omer Edward Huntington Veteran

Birth
Glencoe, McLeod County, Minnesota, USA
Death
19 Jul 1943 (aged 26)
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Tablets of the Missing
Memorial ID
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He was the son of Edward Frederick Huntington and Lucia Celestine (Mayer) Huntington.

Huntington was the pilot of C-87 #41-11907, assigned to the 22nd Transport Group 77th Transport Squadron. They took off from Jorhat India carrying cargo to Kunming China. The plane never arrived and the crew was never seen again.

Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
He was the son of Edward Frederick Huntington and Lucia Celestine (Mayer) Huntington.

Huntington was the pilot of C-87 #41-11907, assigned to the 22nd Transport Group 77th Transport Squadron. They took off from Jorhat India carrying cargo to Kunming China. The plane never arrived and the crew was never seen again.

Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Minnesota.



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  • Maintained by: dfr
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56779409/omer_edward-huntington: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt Omer Edward Huntington (5 Jun 1917–19 Jul 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56779409, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by dfr (contributor 47109209).