KIA

2nd Lt. Vincent DePaul Burns was the pilot 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 from Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. Much appreciation for materials provided at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70052267/vincent-depaul-burns and Anna.

Lt John R. Herdic 1st Lt John R. Herdic (2nd from right) in front of a B-25 at Yangkai (Yangjie) airbase. Lt Herdic was KIA at Duong Dao, Indochina while bombing a railroad bridge on January 19, 1945. See the story about Lt Herdic here.

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...

' A letter to the family of James Vurgaropulos regarding his selection for training as a pilot. See more about James C. Vurgaropulos here. --------------Do have more information regarding this item? Please contact pat@rshonor.org, or us the \'Provide Info\' function below to help us preserve this CBI history! '

' A letter to James Vurgaropulos regarding his call to report to Maxwell Field as an aviation cadet for examination for induction. See more about James C. Vurgaropulos here. --------------Do have more information regarding this item? Please contact pat@rshonor.org, or us the \'Provide Info\' function below to help us preserve this CBI history! '

' A letter to the family of James Vurgaropulos regarding disposition of his property after his death. This whole complicated process must have been of considerable sadness and pain for his loving family, who had lost so much. See more about James C. Vurgaropulos here. --------------Do have more information regarding this item? Please contact pat@rshonor.org, or us the \'Provide Info\'...

' A letter to the family of brothers John and James Vurgaropulos, who both died during the war, John in Europe, and James in China, regarding the family\'s desire to have the two brothers interred together. This whole complicated process must have been of considerable sadness and pain for his loving family, who had lost so much with the passing...

' A cadet diploma for Lt. James C. Vurgaropulos, who later died during a mission in 1944 in China. See more about James C. Vurgaropulos here. --------------Do have more information regarding this item? Please contact pat@rshonor.org, or us the \'Provide Info\' function below to help us preserve this CBI history! '

A letter to the family of Lt. James C. Vurgaropulos, who died during a mission in 1944 in China, regarding his awards and commendations. See more about James C. Vurgaropulos here.

' A letter to the family of Lt. James C. Vurgaropulos, who died during a mission in 1944 in China, regarding his grave site, this letter part of the myriad items of paperwork and procedures to be followed after James\'s death. This whole complicated process must have been of considerable sadness and pain for his loving family, who had lost...