Cornelius D. Cregin, MIA-KIA from the CBI.
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Information from National WWII Memorial:
BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Army Air Forces
HOMETOWN
Brooklyn, NY
HONORED BY
Ms. Carol W. & Jack R. Ostmark, Niece
ID: 0-675559
Entered the Service From: New York
Rank: First Lieutenant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
Died: Thursday, May 25, 1944
Memorialized at: Manila American Cemetery
Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines
Awards: Air Medal
Apparently some of Mr. Cregin\'s materials are at the Lafeyette Foundation http://www.lafayettefoundation.org/default.asp, including "Grouping of ATC pilot Cornelius Cregin, including original flight log book. Log book reflects both combat and hump flights. Bush jacket with wings and insignia. Various patches and matchbook belonging to pilot Cregin."
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Son of Mrs. Edith Miller…
Son of Mrs. Edith Miller Cregin who resided in Brooklyn, New York.
Cornelius served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on C-46A #42-23600, India-China Wing, Air Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 2, 1941, prior to the war, in Jamaica, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a inspector and also as Single, without dependents.
C-46A #42-23600 took off, with a crew of 4, from Misamari, India on a cargo mission to Kunming, China. After takeoff they were not seen nor heard from again & it is unknown whether they crashed in India or China. The entire crew was lost.
Cornelius was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal.
Service # O-675559
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55922594/cornelius-d-cregin
by Ostmark for First Lt. Cornelius D Cregin, Honored by United States Military Academy West Point Cemetery
First Lt. Cornelius D. Cregin is my uncle. He was killed on May 25, 1944 one day after his 25th birthday, while piloting supplies over "The Hump". The family has always been very proud of him. He was engaged to be married at the time of his death, and the family has kept in touch with his fiancee until she died just a few years ago.