Co-Pilot of C-46A Commando #41-24688. Lost on mission over the eastern Himalayas in Tibet. Wreckage discovered on the Ruoguo Glacier in Nyingchi, Tibet in September, 1993. Remains of crewmen were recovered and returned. Aircraft wreckage was sent to Chengdu, China in August, 2015, and placed in the Jianchuan Museum.
He is among the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery. His remains have been recovered and is now buried at the Arlington National Cemetery. He also has memorial markers at the Black Hills National Cemetery and the Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City, SD.
Capt Douglas R Wight, O-793471, NJ, Pilot
CPL John W Hanlon, 38269554, OK, Crew Chief
PFC Gerald L Rugers Jr., 39180415, WA, Radio Operator
He is among the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery. His remains have been recovered and is now buried at the Arlington National Cemetery. He also has memorial markers at the Black Hills National Cemetery and the Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City, SD.
Capt Douglas R Wight, O-793471, NJ, Pilot
CPL John W Hanlon, 38269554, OK, Crew Chief
PFC Gerald L Rugers Jr., 39180415, WA, Radio Operator
Co-Pilot of C-46A Commando #41-24688. Lost on mission over the eastern Himalayas in Tibet. Wreckage discovered on the Ruoguo Glacier in Nyingchi, Tibet in September, 1993. Remains of crewmen were recovered and returned. Aircraft wreckage was sent to Chengdu, China in August, 2015, and placed in the Jianchuan Museum.
He is among the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery. His remains have been recovered and is now buried at the Arlington National Cemetery. He also has memorial markers at the Black Hills National Cemetery and the Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City, SD.
Capt Douglas R Wight, O-793471, NJ, Pilot
CPL John W Hanlon, 38269554, OK, Crew Chief
PFC Gerald L Rugers Jr., 39180415, WA, Radio Operator
He is among the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery. His remains have been recovered and is now buried at the Arlington National Cemetery. He also has memorial markers at the Black Hills National Cemetery and the Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City, SD.
Capt Douglas R Wight, O-793471, NJ, Pilot
CPL John W Hanlon, 38269554, OK, Crew Chief
PFC Gerald L Rugers Jr., 39180415, WA, Radio Operator
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