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CPL John Wilford Hanlon
Cenotaph

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CPL John Wilford Hanlon Veteran

Birth
Death
27 Mar 1944 (aged 21)
China
Cenotaph
Harmon, Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Corporal aboard C-46 Commando #41-24688.

Crew Chief lost on transport flight from
Kunming, China to India in World War II.

The aircraft was located in 2000 and the
remains of the crew were recovered in 2002.

Memorial marker and he is also among the Tablets of the missing at the Manila American Cemetery. His crew was recovered in Tibet and are all now buried in Arlington National Cemetery .

Capt. Douglas R Wight, Pilot
1st Lt. Herbert W Evans, Co-Pilot
Herbert W Evans
Herbert W Evans
PFC Gerald L Rugers, Jr, Radio Operator
Corporal aboard C-46 Commando #41-24688.

Crew Chief lost on transport flight from
Kunming, China to India in World War II.

The aircraft was located in 2000 and the
remains of the crew were recovered in 2002.

Memorial marker and he is also among the Tablets of the missing at the Manila American Cemetery. His crew was recovered in Tibet and are all now buried in Arlington National Cemetery .

Capt. Douglas R Wight, Pilot
1st Lt. Herbert W Evans, Co-Pilot
Herbert W Evans
Herbert W Evans
PFC Gerald L Rugers, Jr, Radio Operator

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CPL, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II


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