USAAF
5th AF
19th BG
93rd BS
Pilot Captain Clyde H. Webb Jr., O-22999 (KIA) IL
Co-Pilot Major Harold Willsie, O-373836 (KIA) OK
Bombardier 1st Lt. Seth A. Ford, O-440331 (KIA) CA
Navigator 2nd Lt Philip P. Reece Jr., O-789813 (KIA) WV
Engineer Sgt Carl T. Roberts, 6999228 (KIA)
Radio Sgt John Kominicki, 11011456 (KIA) RI
Gunner Cpl Ferris J. Antone, 17034700 (KIA) MO
Gunner Pvt Harold W. Davis, 32020715 (KIA) CA
Gunner Pvt Raymond B. Weeks, 18061857 (KIA) TX
MIA August 26, 1942
MACR 16099
Mission History
Nine B-17s departed AOB at 5:10am in three flights of three bombers to attack a Japanese convoy at Milne Bay. Spotting the ships, they attacked the convoy at 6:50am from 2,700'.
This aircraft which was in the second flight. Suffred a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire in its No. 2 engine and fuel tank. Nose-dived into Milne Bay with the loss of the entire crew. The attack ended by 7:45am.
Memorials
The entire crew was declared dead on the day of the mission. The entire crew is memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery.
B-17
MIA
