USAAF
5th AF
22nd BG
2nd BS
Former Assignments
19th BS
Pilot Capt Richard R. Royall, Jr, O-388645 (MIA)
Co-Pilot 1/Lt Thomas C. Domville, O-420581 (MIA)
Navigator 1/Lt Herman E. Knauer, O-433110 (MIA)
Bombardier 1/Lt Samuel T. Cleveland, O-432967 (MIA)
Radio Cpl Stanley A. Zajewski, 13014398 (MIA)
Engineer PFC Hyman W. Ostroff, 7024587 (MIA)
Gunner Sgt John W. Evans, 13005409 (MIA)
MIA May 10,
1942
Aircraft History
Assigned to the 19th BS after repair from damage on March 25, 1942 gear collapse at Archerfield on arrival to Australia.
Flew two combat missions, the first on May 8, 1942.
Mission History
Took off from Port Moresby for a reconassance of Deboyne
Lagoon, then was to proceed to Townsville. While strafing the Japanese seaplane base Deboyne
Lagoon low level, it was reportedly shot down by machine gun fire. Likely force landed on the beach at Panapompom Island, after strafing
a vessel. It is believed the crew was killed or captured by
the Japanese.
Later intelligence reports with Japanese diaries as a source state that the aircraft was shot down by MG fire while strafing from a low level.
Search by Family Members
Relatives Patti Domville-Hall and Tom Hall (great-nephew) searched the Deboyne
Lagoon area for the wreckage of the Marauder in the mid-1980's.
References
Revenge of the Red Raiders page 49, 88-90, 472, 490, 599
Thnaks to Daniel Leahy / ABMC for crew details
B-26
MIA
