He earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart. Was assigned to the 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy - Ohio.
--B29-#42-63501
Crashed January 27, 1945
Crash position Offing Pacific Ocean of Honshu
73rd bombing team
498th bombing G of 21st bomber group
873 bombing party
Body nickname "The Jumpin Stud"
Crew Arrangement inside the plane Name Class Recognition number Life and death
Pilot KILGO Pierce R. captain 0-424374 X
Copilot WHITE Wayne M. Second lieutenant 0-815610 X
Navigator WARD, Clenn L. second lieutenant 0-695473 X
Bombing SHEPHERD Jerome N. second lieutenant 0-695460 X
Engineer SCHUBERT Fred E. second lieutenant 0-866452 X
Radar DREYER Paul E. Second grade staff sergeant 13137576X
Radio BOOSE, Edward R. sergeant (Corp) 35541017 X
Central firearms control SUMMER Charles E. staff sergeant 19149942 X
Left gunner ENGELMANN John H. staff sergeant 15353901 X
Right gunner GRAYBILL, Charles L. Sergeant 13158827 X
Tail gunner HUNSICKER, Donald G. first class private 36232011 X
Radar RANSOM Louis A. Staff sergeant 32663549 X
Attack target was The Nakajima airplane Musashi factory. Cause of crash was a fighter KAMIKAZE attack. It was attacked by the group of a fighter after seceding from the Nakajima airplane Musashi factory sky. Two engine stops. Furthermore, the side plane was interrupted by clouds. B-29 was under continuation of an attacks. Crashed off Choshi-ity Chiba pref is presumed by KAMIKAZE-ATTACK by Second Lieutenant 244th squadron Shoichi Takayama (battle casualty) of an army flight. With no survivors.
TETSUYA from JAPAN
--B29-#42-63501
Crashed January 27, 1945
Crash position Offing Pacific Ocean of Honshu
73rd bombing team
498th bombing G of 21st bomber group
873 bombing party
Body nickname "The Jumpin Stud"
Crew Arrangement inside the plane Name Class Recognition number Life and death
Pilot KILGO Pierce R. captain 0-424374 X
Copilot WHITE Wayne M. Second lieutenant 0-815610 X
Navigator WARD, Clenn L. second lieutenant 0-695473 X
Bombing SHEPHERD Jerome N. second lieutenant 0-695460 X
Engineer SCHUBERT Fred E. second lieutenant 0-866452 X
Radar DREYER Paul E. Second grade staff sergeant 13137576X
Radio BOOSE, Edward R. sergeant (Corp) 35541017 X
Central firearms control SUMMER Charles E. staff sergeant 19149942 X
Left gunner ENGELMANN John H. staff sergeant 15353901 X
Right gunner GRAYBILL, Charles L. Sergeant 13158827 X
Tail gunner HUNSICKER, Donald G. first class private 36232011 X
Radar RANSOM Louis A. Staff sergeant 32663549 X
Attack target was The Nakajima airplane Musashi factory. Cause of crash was a fighter KAMIKAZE attack. It was attacked by the group of a fighter after seceding from the Nakajima airplane Musashi factory sky. Two engine stops. Furthermore, the side plane was interrupted by clouds. B-29 was under continuation of an attacks. Crashed off Choshi-ity Chiba pref is presumed by KAMIKAZE-ATTACK by Second Lieutenant 244th squadron Shoichi Takayama (battle casualty) of an army flight. With no survivors.
TETSUYA from JAPAN
He earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart. Was assigned to the 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy - Ohio.
--B29-#42-63501
Crashed January 27, 1945
Crash position Offing Pacific Ocean of Honshu
73rd bombing team
498th bombing G of 21st bomber group
873 bombing party
Body nickname "The Jumpin Stud"
Crew Arrangement inside the plane Name Class Recognition number Life and death
Pilot KILGO Pierce R. captain 0-424374 X
Copilot WHITE Wayne M. Second lieutenant 0-815610 X
Navigator WARD, Clenn L. second lieutenant 0-695473 X
Bombing SHEPHERD Jerome N. second lieutenant 0-695460 X
Engineer SCHUBERT Fred E. second lieutenant 0-866452 X
Radar DREYER Paul E. Second grade staff sergeant 13137576X
Radio BOOSE, Edward R. sergeant (Corp) 35541017 X
Central firearms control SUMMER Charles E. staff sergeant 19149942 X
Left gunner ENGELMANN John H. staff sergeant 15353901 X
Right gunner GRAYBILL, Charles L. Sergeant 13158827 X
Tail gunner HUNSICKER, Donald G. first class private 36232011 X
Radar RANSOM Louis A. Staff sergeant 32663549 X
Attack target was The Nakajima airplane Musashi factory. Cause of crash was a fighter KAMIKAZE attack. It was attacked by the group of a fighter after seceding from the Nakajima airplane Musashi factory sky. Two engine stops. Furthermore, the side plane was interrupted by clouds. B-29 was under continuation of an attacks. Crashed off Choshi-ity Chiba pref is presumed by KAMIKAZE-ATTACK by Second Lieutenant 244th squadron Shoichi Takayama (battle casualty) of an army flight. With no survivors.
TETSUYA from JAPAN
--B29-#42-63501
Crashed January 27, 1945
Crash position Offing Pacific Ocean of Honshu
73rd bombing team
498th bombing G of 21st bomber group
873 bombing party
Body nickname "The Jumpin Stud"
Crew Arrangement inside the plane Name Class Recognition number Life and death
Pilot KILGO Pierce R. captain 0-424374 X
Copilot WHITE Wayne M. Second lieutenant 0-815610 X
Navigator WARD, Clenn L. second lieutenant 0-695473 X
Bombing SHEPHERD Jerome N. second lieutenant 0-695460 X
Engineer SCHUBERT Fred E. second lieutenant 0-866452 X
Radar DREYER Paul E. Second grade staff sergeant 13137576X
Radio BOOSE, Edward R. sergeant (Corp) 35541017 X
Central firearms control SUMMER Charles E. staff sergeant 19149942 X
Left gunner ENGELMANN John H. staff sergeant 15353901 X
Right gunner GRAYBILL, Charles L. Sergeant 13158827 X
Tail gunner HUNSICKER, Donald G. first class private 36232011 X
Radar RANSOM Louis A. Staff sergeant 32663549 X
Attack target was The Nakajima airplane Musashi factory. Cause of crash was a fighter KAMIKAZE attack. It was attacked by the group of a fighter after seceding from the Nakajima airplane Musashi factory sky. Two engine stops. Furthermore, the side plane was interrupted by clouds. B-29 was under continuation of an attacks. Crashed off Choshi-ity Chiba pref is presumed by KAMIKAZE-ATTACK by Second Lieutenant 244th squadron Shoichi Takayama (battle casualty) of an army flight. With no survivors.
TETSUYA from JAPAN
Bio by: Oakblossom
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