Captain, 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force, World War II.
Pilot of B-29A-15-BN Superfortress #42-93955, nicknamed "Colleen."
Taking off from North Field, Guam, for a bombing mission to Tamashima, Japan, the B-29 suffered engine trouble. The pilots jettisoned their bomb load into the sea and attempted to make an emergency return to the airfield. But they were misaligned with the runway in poor visibility weather and power was lost when the pilots attempted to pull up in an effort to avoid colliding with fixed objects, and the airplane stalled and then plunged off a 300 foot cliff and down into a jungle covered ravine and burst into flames. Of the eleven-man crew, only one survived. Four of the men could not be positively identified. Some 50 years later, personnel doing surveying work found the wreck site and made some discoveries. Forensic activities allowed recovery of additional remains of the crewmembers. These remains were interred at Arlington National Cemetery and given a monument with all ten airmens' names on it, but not all ten airmen are buried here.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Carl R Bauer II, O-668384, Pilot
1st Lt. James D Gilbert, O-797987, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Leslie A Evans Jr, O-556152
1st Lt. Jett W Foster, O-741152
2nd Lt. Gordon E Kimball, O-558303
Sgt. Ralph W Dugan, 37619249
M/Sgt. Luther M Justice, 14048491
Sgt. Elmer Kalman, 31335530
Sgt. Richard A Morel, 42070940
S/Sgt. Donald A Olson, 16192118
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Entered the service from California; Los Angeles County; ASN O-668384.
Enlisted at Los Angeles, CA, April 15, 1942.
Burial date, November 28, 1951.
Pilot of B-29A-15-BN Superfortress #42-93955, nicknamed "Colleen."
Taking off from North Field, Guam, for a bombing mission to Tamashima, Japan, the B-29 suffered engine trouble. The pilots jettisoned their bomb load into the sea and attempted to make an emergency return to the airfield. But they were misaligned with the runway in poor visibility weather and power was lost when the pilots attempted to pull up in an effort to avoid colliding with fixed objects, and the airplane stalled and then plunged off a 300 foot cliff and down into a jungle covered ravine and burst into flames. Of the eleven-man crew, only one survived. Four of the men could not be positively identified. Some 50 years later, personnel doing surveying work found the wreck site and made some discoveries. Forensic activities allowed recovery of additional remains of the crewmembers. These remains were interred at Arlington National Cemetery and given a monument with all ten airmens' names on it, but not all ten airmen are buried here.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Carl R Bauer II, O-668384, Pilot
1st Lt. James D Gilbert, O-797987, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Leslie A Evans Jr, O-556152
1st Lt. Jett W Foster, O-741152
2nd Lt. Gordon E Kimball, O-558303
Sgt. Ralph W Dugan, 37619249
M/Sgt. Luther M Justice, 14048491
Sgt. Elmer Kalman, 31335530
Sgt. Richard A Morel, 42070940
S/Sgt. Donald A Olson, 16192118
~~
Entered the service from California; Los Angeles County; ASN O-668384.
Enlisted at Los Angeles, CA, April 15, 1942.
Burial date, November 28, 1951.
Captain, 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force, World War II.
Pilot of B-29A-15-BN Superfortress #42-93955, nicknamed "Colleen."
Taking off from North Field, Guam, for a bombing mission to Tamashima, Japan, the B-29 suffered engine trouble. The pilots jettisoned their bomb load into the sea and attempted to make an emergency return to the airfield. But they were misaligned with the runway in poor visibility weather and power was lost when the pilots attempted to pull up in an effort to avoid colliding with fixed objects, and the airplane stalled and then plunged off a 300 foot cliff and down into a jungle covered ravine and burst into flames. Of the eleven-man crew, only one survived. Four of the men could not be positively identified. Some 50 years later, personnel doing surveying work found the wreck site and made some discoveries. Forensic activities allowed recovery of additional remains of the crewmembers. These remains were interred at Arlington National Cemetery and given a monument with all ten airmens' names on it, but not all ten airmen are buried here.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Carl R Bauer II, O-668384, Pilot
1st Lt. James D Gilbert, O-797987, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Leslie A Evans Jr, O-556152
1st Lt. Jett W Foster, O-741152
2nd Lt. Gordon E Kimball, O-558303
Sgt. Ralph W Dugan, 37619249
M/Sgt. Luther M Justice, 14048491
Sgt. Elmer Kalman, 31335530
Sgt. Richard A Morel, 42070940
S/Sgt. Donald A Olson, 16192118
~~
Entered the service from California; Los Angeles County; ASN O-668384.
Enlisted at Los Angeles, CA, April 15, 1942.
Burial date, November 28, 1951.
Pilot of B-29A-15-BN Superfortress #42-93955, nicknamed "Colleen."
Taking off from North Field, Guam, for a bombing mission to Tamashima, Japan, the B-29 suffered engine trouble. The pilots jettisoned their bomb load into the sea and attempted to make an emergency return to the airfield. But they were misaligned with the runway in poor visibility weather and power was lost when the pilots attempted to pull up in an effort to avoid colliding with fixed objects, and the airplane stalled and then plunged off a 300 foot cliff and down into a jungle covered ravine and burst into flames. Of the eleven-man crew, only one survived. Four of the men could not be positively identified. Some 50 years later, personnel doing surveying work found the wreck site and made some discoveries. Forensic activities allowed recovery of additional remains of the crewmembers. These remains were interred at Arlington National Cemetery and given a monument with all ten airmens' names on it, but not all ten airmen are buried here.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Carl R Bauer II, O-668384, Pilot
1st Lt. James D Gilbert, O-797987, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Leslie A Evans Jr, O-556152
1st Lt. Jett W Foster, O-741152
2nd Lt. Gordon E Kimball, O-558303
Sgt. Ralph W Dugan, 37619249
M/Sgt. Luther M Justice, 14048491
Sgt. Elmer Kalman, 31335530
Sgt. Richard A Morel, 42070940
S/Sgt. Donald A Olson, 16192118
~~
Entered the service from California; Los Angeles County; ASN O-668384.
Enlisted at Los Angeles, CA, April 15, 1942.
Burial date, November 28, 1951.
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