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TSgt Lucian Irvin Oliver Jr.
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TSgt Lucian Irvin Oliver Jr. Veteran

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
20 Nov 1943 (aged 23)
Papua New Guinea
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Wall's Of The Missing ~ with a "Rosette"
Memorial ID
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Lucian's remains were recovered and identified in 2009. He is now interred in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

" 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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Lucian served as a Technical Sergeant & Radar Operator / Gunner on B-24D #42-40886, 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Shelby County, Tennessee prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 30, 1941 in Jackson, Mississippi. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Shipping and receiving clerk and also as Single, without dependents.

B-24D #42-40886 took off, with a crew of 11, from 7 Mile Drome, Central Province, Papua New Guinea on a night radar mission looking for Japanese shipping in the Bismarck Sea off of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

They were last contacted by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.

In 1982 this B-24 was found. They had crashed near Mount Eiyawaiy and Engati in Morobe Province during the war.

Lucian was first declared "Missing In Action" and his status was changed to "Killed In Action" when his remains were recovered.

He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 14070201

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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40886:

Bode, Charles A ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MD
French, Edward R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, PA
Heuss, Richard T ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
Kirkpatrick, Ivan O ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Miller, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Moore, James B ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MA
Moran, James T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Musgrave, William K ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Oliver, Lucian I, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Radar Operator, TN
Streckenbach, Robert R, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
Surabian, Roy ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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Lucian's remains were recovered and identified in 2009. He is now interred in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

" Click Here " for that record.

A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name here at Manila to signify that his remains were recovered.


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Lucian served as a Technical Sergeant & Radar Operator / Gunner on B-24D #42-40886, 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Shelby County, Tennessee prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 30, 1941 in Jackson, Mississippi. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Shipping and receiving clerk and also as Single, without dependents.

B-24D #42-40886 took off, with a crew of 11, from 7 Mile Drome, Central Province, Papua New Guinea on a night radar mission looking for Japanese shipping in the Bismarck Sea off of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

They were last contacted by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.

In 1982 this B-24 was found. They had crashed near Mount Eiyawaiy and Engati in Morobe Province during the war.

Lucian was first declared "Missing In Action" and his status was changed to "Killed In Action" when his remains were recovered.

He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 14070201

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40886:

Bode, Charles A ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, MD
French, Edward R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, PA
Heuss, Richard T ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
Kirkpatrick, Ivan O ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Miller, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Moore, James B ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MA
Moran, James T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Musgrave, William K ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, IL
Oliver, Lucian I, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Radar Operator, TN
Streckenbach, Robert R, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
Surabian, Roy ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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  • Maintained by: Linda Wayman
  • 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/56784576/lucian_irvin-oliver: accessed ), memorial page for TSgt Lucian Irvin Oliver Jr. (28 Aug 1920–20 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56784576, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by Linda Wayman (contributor 47152231).