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Funeral of 16th CCU cameraman Richard Dille “Dick” Arbogast in Kunming on June 2, 1944. The full crew died when their B-24 crashed into a mountain between Lingling and Kweilin in August of 1944. (It is possible most of the flag-draped boxes shown in the images here are from this same crash.) Sgt. Dick Arbogast, whom Hal Geer called "my...

We will soon provide here the story of B-24J L.A.B. bomber #42-100040 and crew that disappeared on May 26, 1944. Crew names were: 2nd Lt. Rex D. Arnold - Co-Pilot (OK) 2nd Lt. Seymour Goldsmith - Navigator (NY) S/Sgt. Matthew O. Kelsey - Gunner (CA) T/Sgt. Paul J. Koerner - Gunner (MD) S/Sgt. Anthony S. Kryscio - Radar Operator (PA)...

' A condolence letter to the family of Lt. James C. Vurgaropulos, who 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! '

Memorial poem and scripture from Clemson Memorial Service, December 7, 1944, where Lt. White and others were remembered. (Courtesy of Clemson University TigerPrints.) We hope to create here the story of William H. C. White, 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, who was killed on December 30, 1943 while on a bombing run on the Yangtze river. We plan to...

At the actual crash site at the bank of the Yangtze (Changjiang) river, in Anhui province on November 10, 2007, near Liuhe village, Wangjiang county. Mr. Feng (79 years old), who arrived at the crash scene in the afternoon on the day of the crash in 1943, recounts to Patrick Lucas, of Remembering Shared Honor, what he saw there. Mr...

After a day of search and verification, the crash site was finally confirmed at coordinates 30 20.654 N 116 53.688 E, which is about 14 miles from Anqing city (listed as "Anking" in war-era documentation). Note that this location much more closely matches the estimated distance from Anqing, at 12 miles, given in the accounts by the crew of the...

On December 30, 1943 two American B-25s bombers took off from the Suichuan airbase (Jiangxi province) and proceeded north to search the Yangtze (Changjiang) river for Japanese targets of opportunity. Finding a Japanese gunboad on the river near Anqing city (Anking) in Anhui province, the first B-25 made an attack run on the ship, then the second plane followed, but...

Harland B. Keating in flying gear in posed image from August 6, 1942. (Image courtesy of Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center.) Harland B. Keating, 11th Bomb Squadron, who was killed on December 30, 1943 while on a bombing run on the Yangtze river. We plan to never forget. To read about our search and visit to Harland Keating...