CAPTAIN USAAF WWII - MIA/KIA
India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
Pilot
He was the son of Dr Nicolo 'Nicholas' Catalano and Louise Amelie Grimaldi of New Orleans, Louisiana. He married Mary Dobronich. Together, they had two sons, Alvin II and Dale G Catalano. After Captain Catalano's disappearance and death in WWII, Mary married second to Audley Adam Lanson.
He disappeared on a flight over The Hump from Mohanbari, India to a destination of Kunming, China, when C-46A #41-24708 crashed high on a mountain. The crew members were~
Capt Alvin N Catalano, Pilot, from New Orleans LA
2nd Lt Robert F Kearns, Co-Pilot, from East Hartford CT
PFC John T Briggette, Radio Operator, from Hamilton OH
Cpl J W Sadler, Flight Engineer, from Elbridge TN
THE WRECKAGE OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY CLAYTON KUHLES OF miarecoveries.org NOVEMBER 2011. THE SITE IS A 6-DAY HIKE FROM THE VILLAGE OF GOLIANG, ARUNACHAL PRADESH STATE, INDIA.
View the specific site data report here C-46A #41-24708 MIA Recoveries Site Report
View crash site photos here C-46A #41-24708 MIA Recoveries Site Photos
India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
Pilot
He was the son of Dr Nicolo 'Nicholas' Catalano and Louise Amelie Grimaldi of New Orleans, Louisiana. He married Mary Dobronich. Together, they had two sons, Alvin II and Dale G Catalano. After Captain Catalano's disappearance and death in WWII, Mary married second to Audley Adam Lanson.
He disappeared on a flight over The Hump from Mohanbari, India to a destination of Kunming, China, when C-46A #41-24708 crashed high on a mountain. The crew members were~
Capt Alvin N Catalano, Pilot, from New Orleans LA
2nd Lt Robert F Kearns, Co-Pilot, from East Hartford CT
PFC John T Briggette, Radio Operator, from Hamilton OH
Cpl J W Sadler, Flight Engineer, from Elbridge TN
THE WRECKAGE OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY CLAYTON KUHLES OF miarecoveries.org NOVEMBER 2011. THE SITE IS A 6-DAY HIKE FROM THE VILLAGE OF GOLIANG, ARUNACHAL PRADESH STATE, INDIA.
View the specific site data report here C-46A #41-24708 MIA Recoveries Site Report
View crash site photos here C-46A #41-24708 MIA Recoveries Site Photos
CAPTAIN USAAF WWII - MIA/KIA
India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
Pilot
He was the son of Dr Nicolo 'Nicholas' Catalano and Louise Amelie Grimaldi of New Orleans, Louisiana. He married Mary Dobronich. Together, they had two sons, Alvin II and Dale G Catalano. After Captain Catalano's disappearance and death in WWII, Mary married second to Audley Adam Lanson.
He disappeared on a flight over The Hump from Mohanbari, India to a destination of Kunming, China, when C-46A #41-24708 crashed high on a mountain. The crew members were~
Capt Alvin N Catalano, Pilot, from New Orleans LA
2nd Lt Robert F Kearns, Co-Pilot, from East Hartford CT
PFC John T Briggette, Radio Operator, from Hamilton OH
Cpl J W Sadler, Flight Engineer, from Elbridge TN
THE WRECKAGE OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY CLAYTON KUHLES OF miarecoveries.org NOVEMBER 2011. THE SITE IS A 6-DAY HIKE FROM THE VILLAGE OF GOLIANG, ARUNACHAL PRADESH STATE, INDIA.
View the specific site data report here C-46A #41-24708 MIA Recoveries Site Report
View crash site photos here C-46A #41-24708 MIA Recoveries Site Photos
India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
Pilot
He was the son of Dr Nicolo 'Nicholas' Catalano and Louise Amelie Grimaldi of New Orleans, Louisiana. He married Mary Dobronich. Together, they had two sons, Alvin II and Dale G Catalano. After Captain Catalano's disappearance and death in WWII, Mary married second to Audley Adam Lanson.
He disappeared on a flight over The Hump from Mohanbari, India to a destination of Kunming, China, when C-46A #41-24708 crashed high on a mountain. The crew members were~
Capt Alvin N Catalano, Pilot, from New Orleans LA
2nd Lt Robert F Kearns, Co-Pilot, from East Hartford CT
PFC John T Briggette, Radio Operator, from Hamilton OH
Cpl J W Sadler, Flight Engineer, from Elbridge TN
THE WRECKAGE OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY CLAYTON KUHLES OF miarecoveries.org NOVEMBER 2011. THE SITE IS A 6-DAY HIKE FROM THE VILLAGE OF GOLIANG, ARUNACHAL PRADESH STATE, INDIA.
View the specific site data report here C-46A #41-24708 MIA Recoveries Site Report
View crash site photos here C-46A #41-24708 MIA Recoveries Site Photos
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Louisiana.
Family Members
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