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MACR 1488

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MACR 1488 for a C-46 (number 41-12406) flight of India China Wing ATC, which was tragically lost on 20 December 1943 on a flight from India to China in the CBI,  during WWII.

The crew:

Pilot: 2nd Lt. Harold E. Greenberg, 0-796686
C/P: 2nd Lt. William R. White, 0-796253
R/O: Pvt. Russell E. Stanley, 32404305
A/E: Pfc. George C. Osborn, 34396150

Sgt Richard Dille “Dick” Arbogast, killed along with the rest of the B-24 crew during crash 28 May 1944, in China. (Photo courtesy of Vindicator I.) See background of crash here. Sgt. Arbogast was 23 years old. His family received a last letter from him dated April 10, 1944. See more of his personal story at USAAF Memoriam.
GIs pose with mess gear in front of tents in the CBI during WWII: Fay Barns, Archie Shiun, Joe Pruit, Ray Michell.
American flyers at Yangkai make poses for the camera, including with a senior officer. During WWII. Middle image: Lt Col Richard D. Day (Cmdr, 491st), Lt Col Donald L. Clark (former C.O. of 491st), unknown, Capt Joe T. Callaway (former C.O. of 491st), Col James W. Newsome (341st Bm Grp C.O.) (Info courtesy Tony Strotman.)
In left image a Chinese officer and Eugene Wozniak pose together; in the right image two Chinese officers pose together. In Yunnan, China, during WWII.