Dale's remain have been recovered and he is now interred at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
" Click Here " for that record.
The "Rosette" next to his name on the Tablet's here at Manila signifies that his remains were recovered.
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Dale served as a Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
He was a Passenger on Navy flight R4D-5 #39090.
R4D-5 #39090 took off from Mareeba Airfield on a flight to Cairns Airfield then took off again on a flight bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. The plane never reached Momote Airfield and was declared missing during the war.
The aircraft was discovered in 1970 and had crashed into Mount Scratchley in the vicinity of Mount Victoria.
Dale was a passenger on this aircraft and was first declared "Missing In Action" and his status, after finding the aircraft, was later changed to "Killed In Action"
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 3824503.
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Those who perished on this Aircraft:
Beier, George H, Jr AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Cloepfil, Alva L ~ ARM2c, Passenger, MO
Dodge, Frank H ~ AMM1c, Passenger, WA
Drake, Dale E ~ AMM1c, Passenger, CA
Edwards, Clyde C ~ AMM2c, Passenger, TX
Eldridge, William H ~ ACMM, Passenger, WA
Gross, John D ~ Ltjg, Pilot, PA
Hamilton, Leroy R ~ AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Huddleston, Donald E ~ SMN1c, Passenger
Keil, Robert E ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Linder, Maurice D ~ Ens, Co-Pilot, NE
Morris, Lee R ~ PHM2c, Passenger, TX
Murray, Ben W ~ Machinist, Passenger, KY
Myers, Marlin R ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Suire, Leo ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Zaremba, Charles K ~ AMM1c, Passenger
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Dale's remain have been recovered and he is now interred at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
" Click Here " for that record.
The "Rosette" next to his name on the Tablet's here at Manila signifies that his remains were recovered.
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Dale served as a Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
He was a Passenger on Navy flight R4D-5 #39090.
R4D-5 #39090 took off from Mareeba Airfield on a flight to Cairns Airfield then took off again on a flight bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. The plane never reached Momote Airfield and was declared missing during the war.
The aircraft was discovered in 1970 and had crashed into Mount Scratchley in the vicinity of Mount Victoria.
Dale was a passenger on this aircraft and was first declared "Missing In Action" and his status, after finding the aircraft, was later changed to "Killed In Action"
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 3824503.
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Those who perished on this Aircraft:
Beier, George H, Jr AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Cloepfil, Alva L ~ ARM2c, Passenger, MO
Dodge, Frank H ~ AMM1c, Passenger, WA
Drake, Dale E ~ AMM1c, Passenger, CA
Edwards, Clyde C ~ AMM2c, Passenger, TX
Eldridge, William H ~ ACMM, Passenger, WA
Gross, John D ~ Ltjg, Pilot, PA
Hamilton, Leroy R ~ AMM1c, Passenger, IL
Huddleston, Donald E ~ SMN1c, Passenger
Keil, Robert E ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Linder, Maurice D ~ Ens, Co-Pilot, NE
Morris, Lee R ~ PHM2c, Passenger, TX
Murray, Ben W ~ Machinist, Passenger, KY
Myers, Marlin R ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Suire, Leo ~ AMM2c, Passenger
Zaremba, Charles K ~ AMM1c, Passenger
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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