This aircraft, along with evidence of human remains, was located December 2010 by Clayton Kuhles. Remains have not as yet (2018) been recovered and/or identified.
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Earl served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-100184, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Camden County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 8, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Married.
B-24J #42-100184 took off, with a crew of 7 and 3 passengers, from Yangkai, China on a ferrying mission to Chabua, India. The last heard from them was a radio transmission noting they were 30 minutes east of Chabua.
They crashed, for an unknown reason near Cheppe, Arunachal Pradesh, India during the war.
Earl was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal.
Service # 32362075
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-100184:
Bernstein, Eugene L ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Bridge, Raymond J ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Byron, John B ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Clare, Thomas H ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
King, Robert M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, KS
Pickup, Merle L ~ Corp, Passenger, UT
Reed, Garland J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
Regan, John J ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Riley, Robert R ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
Smith, Earl L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Earl served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-100184, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Camden County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 8, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Married.
B-24J #42-100184 took off, with a crew of 7 and 3 passengers, from Yangkai, China on a ferrying mission to Chabua, India. The last heard from them was a radio transmission noting they were 30 minutes east of Chabua.
They crashed, for an unknown reason near Cheppe, Arunachal Pradesh, India during the war.
Earl was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal.
Service # 32362075
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-100184:
Bernstein, Eugene L ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Bridge, Raymond J ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Byron, John B ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Clare, Thomas H ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
King, Robert M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, KS
Pickup, Merle L ~ Corp, Passenger, UT
Reed, Garland J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
Regan, John J ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Riley, Robert R ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
Smith, Earl L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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This aircraft, along with evidence of human remains, was located December 2010 by Clayton Kuhles. Remains have not as yet (2018) been recovered and/or identified.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Earl served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-100184, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Camden County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 8, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Married.
B-24J #42-100184 took off, with a crew of 7 and 3 passengers, from Yangkai, China on a ferrying mission to Chabua, India. The last heard from them was a radio transmission noting they were 30 minutes east of Chabua.
They crashed, for an unknown reason near Cheppe, Arunachal Pradesh, India during the war.
Earl was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal.
Service # 32362075
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-100184:
Bernstein, Eugene L ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Bridge, Raymond J ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Byron, John B ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Clare, Thomas H ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
King, Robert M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, KS
Pickup, Merle L ~ Corp, Passenger, UT
Reed, Garland J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
Regan, John J ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Riley, Robert R ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
Smith, Earl L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Earl served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-100184, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Camden County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 8, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Married.
B-24J #42-100184 took off, with a crew of 7 and 3 passengers, from Yangkai, China on a ferrying mission to Chabua, India. The last heard from them was a radio transmission noting they were 30 minutes east of Chabua.
They crashed, for an unknown reason near Cheppe, Arunachal Pradesh, India during the war.
Earl was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal.
Service # 32362075
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-100184:
Bernstein, Eugene L ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Bridge, Raymond J ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Byron, John B ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Clare, Thomas H ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
King, Robert M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, KS
Pickup, Merle L ~ Corp, Passenger, UT
Reed, Garland J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
Regan, John J ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Riley, Robert R ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
Smith, Earl L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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