Joseph A. Siana S/Sgt Joseph A. Siana (armorer), 491st Bomb Squadron, was killed during operations on January 19, 1945, when his B-25H crashed following an attack on the Do Len bridge in French-Indo China. Click here to see him in a crew group photo, which includes Cpl. Glen A. Sneyd (engineer), T/Sgt Ashley F. Neary (radio), who were lost on...

T/Sgt Irving H. Pelkey, MIA, on March 5, 1944. On March 5, 1944, three B-25s of the 491st Bombardment Squadron (341st Bombardment Group) were supported by five B-25s of the 22nd Bomb Squadron. The formation was led by Captain George Williams (491st) in an attack on Chiang Mai, Airdrome, Thailand. One aircraft dropped bombs on the barracks area northeast of...

T/Sgt Ashley F. Neary (radio), 491st Bomb Squadron, was killed during operations on January 19, 1945, when his B-25H crashed following an attack on the Do Len bridge in French-Indo China. Click here to see him in a crew group photo, which includes S/Sgt Joseph A Sian (armorer), Cpl. Glen A. Sneyd (engineer), who were lost on the same flight.

1st Lt. Van Nelson Moad, Jr. in a group image of American flyers in Karachi, August, 1944. Born March 6, 1922, from Nampa, Idaho. He was a member of 8th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Fighter Group, CACS, and disappeared on a fighter sweep mission from Laohekou to Hankou flying P-51C #42-106971,"Big Blue Eyes," dated January 14, 1945. Declared dead January 15...

S/Sgt John H. McGee, 491st Bomb Squadron, was killed during operations in the CBI. Click here to see him in a crew group photo. John H. Mc Gee ID: 38220684 Entered the Service From: Texas Rank: Staff Sergeant Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 491st Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, Medium Died: Monday, April 02, 1945 Buried at: Honolulu Memorial Location...

Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) #5346 describes his loss. He flew over with the B-24 bomber airplane itself and was an early member of crew, from Pottsville, PA. Newspaper reports at the time said this was his first mission in China on coming from India (although other personal accounts make it his third mission.) Only two short letters from him...

L B Kriner was a gunner on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on take off on August 14, 1944 from a Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. He was the son of Walter R...

1st Lt John R. Herdic (2nd from right) in front of a B-25 at Yangkai (Yangjie) airbase. 1st Lt John R. Herdic was born in 1921 in Williamsport, PA, where he grew up. He was attending college when WWII broke out and signed up for the Army Air Force in early 1942. He was sent to navigator school in Texas...