Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 26, 1946.
Joseph served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24J #42-64104, 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photographic Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in San Juan County, New Mexico prior to the war.
B-24J #42-64104 took off, with a crew of 5 & 8 passengers, from Gushkara AAF Base, India on a fuel & ferrying mission to Sookerating Airdrome, Assam. After safely arriving at Sookerating & the fuel was removed & the passengers disembarked they took off, empty except for the 5 crew members, to return to Gushkara. They were not seen nor heard from again.
Joseph was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
Service # O-665179
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-64104:
Cook, Joseph A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NM
Gray, Virgil C ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Hughes, Fred M, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, AZ
Roddy, James G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MI
Samuels, Eli ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Joseph served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24J #42-64104, 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photographic Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in San Juan County, New Mexico prior to the war.
B-24J #42-64104 took off, with a crew of 5 & 8 passengers, from Gushkara AAF Base, India on a fuel & ferrying mission to Sookerating Airdrome, Assam. After safely arriving at Sookerating & the fuel was removed & the passengers disembarked they took off, empty except for the 5 crew members, to return to Gushkara. They were not seen nor heard from again.
Joseph was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
Service # O-665179
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-64104:
Cook, Joseph A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NM
Gray, Virgil C ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Hughes, Fred M, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, AZ
Roddy, James G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MI
Samuels, Eli ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 26, 1946.
Joseph served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24J #42-64104, 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photographic Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in San Juan County, New Mexico prior to the war.
B-24J #42-64104 took off, with a crew of 5 & 8 passengers, from Gushkara AAF Base, India on a fuel & ferrying mission to Sookerating Airdrome, Assam. After safely arriving at Sookerating & the fuel was removed & the passengers disembarked they took off, empty except for the 5 crew members, to return to Gushkara. They were not seen nor heard from again.
Joseph was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
Service # O-665179
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-64104:
Cook, Joseph A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NM
Gray, Virgil C ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Hughes, Fred M, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, AZ
Roddy, James G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MI
Samuels, Eli ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Joseph served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24J #42-64104, 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photographic Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in San Juan County, New Mexico prior to the war.
B-24J #42-64104 took off, with a crew of 5 & 8 passengers, from Gushkara AAF Base, India on a fuel & ferrying mission to Sookerating Airdrome, Assam. After safely arriving at Sookerating & the fuel was removed & the passengers disembarked they took off, empty except for the 5 crew members, to return to Gushkara. They were not seen nor heard from again.
Joseph was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war.
Service # O-665179
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-64104:
Cook, Joseph A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NM
Gray, Virgil C ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Hughes, Fred M, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, AZ
Roddy, James G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MI
Samuels, Eli ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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