Resided in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania.
Dushan served as a Captain & Pilot on B-29 #42-6230, 792nd Bomber Squadron, 468th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 18, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of miscellaneous electrical equipment and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-6230 took off from Pengshan, China on a bombing mission over Japan. They were shot down over Wakamatsu Fukuoka, Japan by a Japanese fighter plane.
This aircraft and crew had the distinction of being the first B-29 shot down over Japan. All eleven crew members were Killed in Action on this mission along with one civilian.
Dushan was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 8, 1949.
Service # O-662793
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Those who perished on B-29 #42-6230:
Arnds, Richard C ~ Sgt, Gunner, NM
Davis, August W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IA
Dupuis, Joseph C ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, MA
Fisher, Caroll A ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, WV
Goodroe, James E ~ M/Sgt, Left Gunner, AL
Hymel, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, LA
Ivanovic, Dushan D ~ Capt, Pilot, PA
Johnson, Guy A ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NE
McMichael, Conley M ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Levy, Herbert G ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Shenkel, William T ~ Civilian, War Correspondent
Simonson, Donald W ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Dushan served as a Captain & Pilot on B-29 #42-6230, 792nd Bomber Squadron, 468th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 18, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of miscellaneous electrical equipment and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-6230 took off from Pengshan, China on a bombing mission over Japan. They were shot down over Wakamatsu Fukuoka, Japan by a Japanese fighter plane.
This aircraft and crew had the distinction of being the first B-29 shot down over Japan. All eleven crew members were Killed in Action on this mission along with one civilian.
Dushan was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 8, 1949.
Service # O-662793
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on B-29 #42-6230:
Arnds, Richard C ~ Sgt, Gunner, NM
Davis, August W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IA
Dupuis, Joseph C ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, MA
Fisher, Caroll A ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, WV
Goodroe, James E ~ M/Sgt, Left Gunner, AL
Hymel, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, LA
Ivanovic, Dushan D ~ Capt, Pilot, PA
Johnson, Guy A ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NE
McMichael, Conley M ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Levy, Herbert G ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Shenkel, William T ~ Civilian, War Correspondent
Simonson, Donald W ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Resided in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania.
Dushan served as a Captain & Pilot on B-29 #42-6230, 792nd Bomber Squadron, 468th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 18, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of miscellaneous electrical equipment and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-6230 took off from Pengshan, China on a bombing mission over Japan. They were shot down over Wakamatsu Fukuoka, Japan by a Japanese fighter plane.
This aircraft and crew had the distinction of being the first B-29 shot down over Japan. All eleven crew members were Killed in Action on this mission along with one civilian.
Dushan was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 8, 1949.
Service # O-662793
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on B-29 #42-6230:
Arnds, Richard C ~ Sgt, Gunner, NM
Davis, August W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IA
Dupuis, Joseph C ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, MA
Fisher, Caroll A ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, WV
Goodroe, James E ~ M/Sgt, Left Gunner, AL
Hymel, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, LA
Ivanovic, Dushan D ~ Capt, Pilot, PA
Johnson, Guy A ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NE
McMichael, Conley M ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Levy, Herbert G ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Shenkel, William T ~ Civilian, War Correspondent
Simonson, Donald W ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Dushan served as a Captain & Pilot on B-29 #42-6230, 792nd Bomber Squadron, 468th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 18, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of miscellaneous electrical equipment and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-6230 took off from Pengshan, China on a bombing mission over Japan. They were shot down over Wakamatsu Fukuoka, Japan by a Japanese fighter plane.
This aircraft and crew had the distinction of being the first B-29 shot down over Japan. All eleven crew members were Killed in Action on this mission along with one civilian.
Dushan was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 8, 1949.
Service # O-662793
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on B-29 #42-6230:
Arnds, Richard C ~ Sgt, Gunner, NM
Davis, August W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IA
Dupuis, Joseph C ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, MA
Fisher, Caroll A ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, WV
Goodroe, James E ~ M/Sgt, Left Gunner, AL
Hymel, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, LA
Ivanovic, Dushan D ~ Capt, Pilot, PA
Johnson, Guy A ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NE
McMichael, Conley M ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Levy, Herbert G ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Shenkel, William T ~ Civilian, War Correspondent
Simonson, Donald W ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
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