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Page 1 (of 5) for MACR 5156 for B-24 bomber #42-73317, which was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a night mission to strike Japanese shipping. The crew were: 1st Lt Donald G. Richardson, Pilot 1st Lt Frank L. Munson, CoPilot 1st Lt James P. ‘Jim' Gilbert, Navigator 1st Lt...

B-24 bomber #42-73317 was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a night mission to strike Japanese shipping. The crew were: 1st Lt Donald G. Richardson, Pilot 1st Lt Frank L. Munson, CoPilot 1st Lt James P. ‘Jim\' Gilbert, Navigator 1st Lt Linus J. Austin, Bombardier TSgt Cecil L. Olson, Radio...

' B-24 bomber #42-73317 was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a night mission to strike Japanese shipping. The crew were: 1st Lt Donald G. Richardson, Pilot 1st Lt Frank L. Munson, CoPilot 1st Lt James P. ‘Jim\' Gilbert, Navigator 1st Lt Linus J. Austin, Bombardier TSgt Cecil L. Olson...

An image from the Walter S. Polchlopek collection--this is an alternative image of the crew lost on a mission on May 20, 1944. See the story of the loss of this crew here, and more about Walter S. Polchlopek here.

On May 20, 1944 the B-24 bomber 'Puck' took off on a sea sweep mission under leadership of the lanky pilot, Donald Richardson. The plane (#42-73317) and crew disappeared. The crew were: 1st Lt. Donald G. Richardson, Pilot 1st Lt. Frank L. Munson, Co-pilot 1st Lt. James P. ‘Jim' Gilbert, Navigator 1st Lt. Linus J. Austin, Bombardier TSgt. Cecil L...

Clarence Anderson on base stateside during military training. Clarence Anderson with family during his period of training. Clarence I. Anderson, Pvc., Service No. 19059691, in the back row in uniform in 1943, in Seattle, WA, with his younger brother and three younger sisters, as well as his mother Ester (far left) and father Ivan (second from the right). Clarence went...

'Four and final page of Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) for Warren J. Christensen, a P-40 pilot with the 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron who disappeared on a flight from India to China on June 12, 1944.(Courtesy of Chris Davis)For more about Warren J. Christensen, please click here --------------Do have more information regarding this item? Please contact pat@rshonor.org, or us the...

'Third page of Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) for Warren J. Christensen, a P-40 pilot with the 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron who disappeared on a flight from India to China on June 12, 1944.(Courtesy of Chris Davis)For more about Warren J. Christensen, please click here --------------Do have more information regarding this item? Please contact pat@rshonor.org, or us the \'Provide Info\'...

'Second page of Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) for Warren J. Christensen, a P-40 pilot with the 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron who disappeared on a flight from India to China on June 12, 1944.(Courtesy of Chris Davis)For more about Warren J. Christensen, please click here --------------Do have more information regarding this item? Please contact pat@rshonor.org, or us the \'Provide Info\'...

'First page of Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) for Warren J. Christensen, a P-40 pilot with the 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron who disappeared on a flight from India to China on June 12, 1944.(Courtesy of Chris Davis)For more about Warren J. Christensen, please click here --------------Do have more information regarding this item? Please contact pat@rshonor.org, or us the \'Provide Info\'...