Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 16159860
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Entered the Service from: Michigan
Died: 3-Jan-45
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
source: American Battle Monuments Commisssion
Sgt. Fast was a crew member on the B-29 having serial number 42-63418, piloted by Capt. Howard M. Clifford and nicknamed "Jumbo, King of the Show." This B-29 and crew of eleven were assigned to the 497th Group, Squadron 871st Bombardment Detachment. On January 3, 1945 the plane departed Saipan via Iwo Jima, carrying incendiary bombs on an urban combat mission to the target of Nagoya, Japan. After reaching their target, they were enroute back to Saipan and made radio contact with another plane in the group, asking for bearing and course and signalled SOS.
source: Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR_42-63418
Service # 16159860
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Entered the Service from: Michigan
Died: 3-Jan-45
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
source: American Battle Monuments Commisssion
Sgt. Fast was a crew member on the B-29 having serial number 42-63418, piloted by Capt. Howard M. Clifford and nicknamed "Jumbo, King of the Show." This B-29 and crew of eleven were assigned to the 497th Group, Squadron 871st Bombardment Detachment. On January 3, 1945 the plane departed Saipan via Iwo Jima, carrying incendiary bombs on an urban combat mission to the target of Nagoya, Japan. After reaching their target, they were enroute back to Saipan and made radio contact with another plane in the group, asking for bearing and course and signalled SOS.
source: Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR_42-63418
Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 16159860
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Entered the Service from: Michigan
Died: 3-Jan-45
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
source: American Battle Monuments Commisssion
Sgt. Fast was a crew member on the B-29 having serial number 42-63418, piloted by Capt. Howard M. Clifford and nicknamed "Jumbo, King of the Show." This B-29 and crew of eleven were assigned to the 497th Group, Squadron 871st Bombardment Detachment. On January 3, 1945 the plane departed Saipan via Iwo Jima, carrying incendiary bombs on an urban combat mission to the target of Nagoya, Japan. After reaching their target, they were enroute back to Saipan and made radio contact with another plane in the group, asking for bearing and course and signalled SOS.
source: Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR_42-63418
Service # 16159860
871st Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Entered the Service from: Michigan
Died: 3-Jan-45
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
source: American Battle Monuments Commisssion
Sgt. Fast was a crew member on the B-29 having serial number 42-63418, piloted by Capt. Howard M. Clifford and nicknamed "Jumbo, King of the Show." This B-29 and crew of eleven were assigned to the 497th Group, Squadron 871st Bombardment Detachment. On January 3, 1945 the plane departed Saipan via Iwo Jima, carrying incendiary bombs on an urban combat mission to the target of Nagoya, Japan. After reaching their target, they were enroute back to Saipan and made radio contact with another plane in the group, asking for bearing and course and signalled SOS.
source: Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR_42-63418
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