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Paul S. Hite

2nd Lt. Paul S. Hite was killed while flying with another crew on March 26, 1943. The plane he was on crash on take off on a combat mission. Eight of the nine people on that flight died, with S/Sgt. Harvey Cook as the sole survivor. Lt. Hite enlisted on April 30, 1940. ASN O-791435. He was born on February 7, 1916. Shown here in clipping with early crew in Tucson, Sept. 1942. Lt. Hite was born in Arkansas on February 9, 1916. He had two brothers and one sister. Lt. Hite left behind a wife, Mable Marie Hi
2nd Lt. Paul S. Hite was killed while flying with another crew on March 26, 1943. The plane he was on crash on take off on a combat mission. Eight of the nine people on that flight died, with S/Sgt. Harvey Cook as the sole survivor. Lt. Hite enlisted on April 30, 1940. ASN O-791435. He was born on February...
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Early B-24 Crew Stateside

Early crew make up, in Tucson, Sept. 1942. Front row: Lt. Columbus (navigator), Lt. Paul S. Hite (co-pilot), Lt. Edward L. McCoy (Pilot), Lt. Brown (bombardier). Back row: T/Sgt. Roy A. Whistle (radio), S/Sgt. George P. Sibulski (As. Engineer), T/Sgt. Russell F. Doman (Engineer), S/Sgt. Lester V. Bebout (tail gunner), Thomas Grady (As. Radio). Lt. Paul S. Hite would be lost later in the war, killed while flying with another crew on March 26, 1943.
Early crew make up, in Tucson, Sept. 1942. Front row: Lt. Columbus (navigator), Lt. Paul S. Hite (co-pilot), Lt. Edward L. McCoy (Pilot), Lt. Brown (bombardier). Back row: T/Sgt. Roy A. Whistle (radio), S/Sgt. George P. Sibulski (As. Engineer), T/Sgt. Russell F. Doman (Engineer), S/Sgt. Lester V. Bebout (tail gunner), Thomas Grady (As. Radio). Lt. Paul S. Hite would be...
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Crew with B-24 "WE'REWOLVES"

Crew with B-24 "WE'REWOLVES" in the Panagar in 1943, during WWII. In top image--Standing L-R: Capt. Edward L. McCoy, 1st Lt. Earl A. Rambow, T/Sgt. Russell F. Doman, S/Sgt. Thomas L. Grady. Kneeling L-R: T/Sgt. Roy A. Whistle, 1Lt. Robert L. "Mac" McIntosh, Lt. John Miller, S/Sgt. George P. Sibulski, S/Sgt. Lester V. Bebout. In bottom image--Standing L-R: S/Sgt. Thomas L. Grady, T/Sgt. Russell F. Doman, S/Sgt. George P. Sibulski, 1st Lt. Earl A. Rambow, T/Sgt. Roy A. Whistle. Kneeling L-R: Lt. John Miller
Crew with B-24 "WE'REWOLVES" in the Panagar in 1943, during WWII, August 1943, Panagar, India. In top image--Standing L-R: Capt. Edward L. McCoy, 1st Lt. Earl A. Rambow, T/Sgt. Russell F. Doman, S/Sgt. Thomas L. Grady. Kneeling L-R: T/Sgt. Roy A. Whistle, 1Lt. Robert L. "Mac" McIntosh, Lt. John Miller, S/Sgt. George P. Sibulski, S/Sgt. Lester V. Bebout. In bottom...
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492nd Bomber Squadron B-24 Crew Shot

"The best crew in World War II!" McCoy's Crew at Gaya Air Base in 1943 (both images): Back row l to r: Thomas L. Grady, (Tail Gunner); Roy A. Whistle, (Radar); Russell F. Doman, (Engineer); Lester V. Bebout (Gunner); Sibulski (Gunner) Front: Earl Rambow (Navigator). John R. Miller (Co-Pilot), Edward L. McCoy (Pilot), Robert 'Mac' McIntosh (Bombardier)
"The best crew in World War II!" McCoy's Crew at Gaya Air Base in 1943 (both images): Back row l to r: Thomas L. Grady, (Tail Gunner); Roy A. Whistle, (Radar); Russell F. Doman, (Engineer); Lester V. Bebout (Gunner); Sibulski (Gunner) Front: Earl Rambow (Navigator). John R. Miller (Co-Pilot), Edward L. McCoy (Pilot), Robert 'Mac' McIntosh (Bombardier) (Thanks John Olin...
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GI With Flower On Helmet

GIs, possibly stateside, during WWII, possibly at at Camp Swift, Texas. Photograph developed in 1943 by Renfro's Photo Service.
GIs, possibly stateside, during WWII, possibly at at Camp Swift, Texas. Photograph developed in 1943 by Renfro's Photo Service.
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Scenes In India

Man sitting cross-legged in India in 1943. Scenes in India witnessed by American GIs during WWII. For many Americans of that era, with their limited experience traveling, the everyday sights and sounds overseas were new, intriguing, and photo worthy.
Man sitting cross-legged in India in 1943. Scenes in India witnessed by American GIs during WWII. For many Americans of that era, with their limited experience traveling, the everyday sights and sounds overseas were new, intriguing, and photo worthy.
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MACR 16368

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Missing Air Crew Report (MACR)  16368 for the loss of a B-25 "Lonesome Polecat" with the crew of Blades, Weaver, Lee, Shirley, Minden, Cave, Lyman, Frederick, and Kelly in 1943 near Tian Hoa (Tianhe), Canton.

Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

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

B-24 Bomber "Mud Fish" Hard On Tail

The B-24 bomber "Mud Fish" hard on its tail in China during WWII. This B-24D, serial #41-24308, was assigned to 425th Bomb Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, at Kunming on 8 Jul 1943. The plane's nose gear was knocked loose hitting a concrete runway roller during takeoff. Then, knocked clear off plane near its bombing target at Haiphong, French Indochina (Vietnam). Returning to base following the mission, Lt. Arthur Karp made a successful mains only landing, but the plane had been damaged beyond repair capability
The B-24 bomber "Mud Fish" hard on its tail in China during WWII. This B-24D, serial #41-24308, was assigned to 425th Bomb Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, at Kunming on 8 Jul 1943. The plane's nose gear was knocked loose hitting a concrete runway roller during takeoff. Then, knocked clear off plane near its bombing target at Haiphong, French Indochina (Vietnam)...
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