Aboard B-24J Liberator #42-109992 with the 5th Air Force.
On a mission from Owi Island, north of New Guinea, to strike Japanese targets over Balikpapan, Borneo Island, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), his bomber was shot down by hostile enemy anti-aircraft fire, October 14, 1944.
All ten members of this air crew would die. Several were taken prisoner and later executed by the Japanese. The exact dates could not be determined, but suspected on or before June 30, 1945. The War Department may have established a death date of March 21, 1946, after all investigation of the matter was exhausted. Missing Air Crew Reports 13322 and 15616. 408th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group.
The Aircrew KIA:
● 2LT Philip E McWeeney, O-689320, NY, Pilot
● 2LT James A Guagliardo, O-762047, OH, Co-Pilot
● 2LT William S Dunn, O-693332, MO, Bombardier
● 2LT Edwin J Monnig, O-700647, OH, Navigator
● SSGT Martin P De La Cruz , 19063147, CA, Gunner
● SGT Estel L Foster, 39080300, CA, Asst. Radio Operator/Gunner
● TSGT Joseph A Fritz, 38296671, AR, Radio Operator
● SSGT Lawrence J Martin, 31172026, RI, Gunner
● SSGT John T North, 33570077, Asst. Engineer/Gunner
● TSGT Earl J Ray, 17038956, MO, Flight Engineer
On a mission from Owi Island, north of New Guinea, to strike Japanese targets over Balikpapan, Borneo Island, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), his bomber was shot down by hostile enemy anti-aircraft fire, October 14, 1944.
All ten members of this air crew would die. Several were taken prisoner and later executed by the Japanese. The exact dates could not be determined, but suspected on or before June 30, 1945. The War Department may have established a death date of March 21, 1946, after all investigation of the matter was exhausted. Missing Air Crew Reports 13322 and 15616. 408th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group.
The Aircrew KIA:
● 2LT Philip E McWeeney, O-689320, NY, Pilot
● 2LT James A Guagliardo, O-762047, OH, Co-Pilot
● 2LT William S Dunn, O-693332, MO, Bombardier
● 2LT Edwin J Monnig, O-700647, OH, Navigator
● SSGT Martin P De La Cruz , 19063147, CA, Gunner
● SGT Estel L Foster, 39080300, CA, Asst. Radio Operator/Gunner
● TSGT Joseph A Fritz, 38296671, AR, Radio Operator
● SSGT Lawrence J Martin, 31172026, RI, Gunner
● SSGT John T North, 33570077, Asst. Engineer/Gunner
● TSGT Earl J Ray, 17038956, MO, Flight Engineer
Aboard B-24J Liberator #42-109992 with the 5th Air Force.
On a mission from Owi Island, north of New Guinea, to strike Japanese targets over Balikpapan, Borneo Island, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), his bomber was shot down by hostile enemy anti-aircraft fire, October 14, 1944.
All ten members of this air crew would die. Several were taken prisoner and later executed by the Japanese. The exact dates could not be determined, but suspected on or before June 30, 1945. The War Department may have established a death date of March 21, 1946, after all investigation of the matter was exhausted. Missing Air Crew Reports 13322 and 15616. 408th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group.
The Aircrew KIA:
● 2LT Philip E McWeeney, O-689320, NY, Pilot
● 2LT James A Guagliardo, O-762047, OH, Co-Pilot
● 2LT William S Dunn, O-693332, MO, Bombardier
● 2LT Edwin J Monnig, O-700647, OH, Navigator
● SSGT Martin P De La Cruz , 19063147, CA, Gunner
● SGT Estel L Foster, 39080300, CA, Asst. Radio Operator/Gunner
● TSGT Joseph A Fritz, 38296671, AR, Radio Operator
● SSGT Lawrence J Martin, 31172026, RI, Gunner
● SSGT John T North, 33570077, Asst. Engineer/Gunner
● TSGT Earl J Ray, 17038956, MO, Flight Engineer
On a mission from Owi Island, north of New Guinea, to strike Japanese targets over Balikpapan, Borneo Island, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), his bomber was shot down by hostile enemy anti-aircraft fire, October 14, 1944.
All ten members of this air crew would die. Several were taken prisoner and later executed by the Japanese. The exact dates could not be determined, but suspected on or before June 30, 1945. The War Department may have established a death date of March 21, 1946, after all investigation of the matter was exhausted. Missing Air Crew Reports 13322 and 15616. 408th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group.
The Aircrew KIA:
● 2LT Philip E McWeeney, O-689320, NY, Pilot
● 2LT James A Guagliardo, O-762047, OH, Co-Pilot
● 2LT William S Dunn, O-693332, MO, Bombardier
● 2LT Edwin J Monnig, O-700647, OH, Navigator
● SSGT Martin P De La Cruz , 19063147, CA, Gunner
● SGT Estel L Foster, 39080300, CA, Asst. Radio Operator/Gunner
● TSGT Joseph A Fritz, 38296671, AR, Radio Operator
● SSGT Lawrence J Martin, 31172026, RI, Gunner
● SSGT John T North, 33570077, Asst. Engineer/Gunner
● TSGT Earl J Ray, 17038956, MO, Flight Engineer
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