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Pilot 1st Lt. Milton Kellum, O-735599 (MIA / KIA) Cadiz, IN Gunner Harry K. Hinkle, 14073980 (MIA / KIA) SC Ditched June 17, 1944 MACR 6300 Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as A-20G-25-DO Havoc serial number 43-9406. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 3rd Bombardment Group, 8th Bombardment Squadron. No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On June 17, 1944 took off from Hollandia Airfield on a strike mission against Babo Airfield. Over the target, damaged by anti-aircraft fire and crashed in the Kasira River one mile from Moemi beach near Babo. Memorials Both crew were officially declared dead the day of the mission. Both crew are memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Kellum earned the Silver Star, Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. He is also memorialized on his parents grave at Mechanicsburg Cemetery in Mechanicsburg, IN. Hinkle earned the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial marker at Four Holes Baptist Church Cemetery in Orangeburg, SC. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - A-20G-25-DO Havoc 43-9406 "9406 (3rd BG, 8th BS) hit by AAA and crashed into Kasira River near Babo, Dutch East Indies Jun 17, 1944. MACR 6300. Both crew KIA." Missing Air Crew Report 6300 (MACR 6300) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Milton T. Kellum American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Harry K. Hinkle FindAGrave - 1Lt Milton T Kellum (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Milton T Kellum (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - SSgt Harry K Hinkle (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Harry Kenneth Hinkle (memorial marker photo) Thanks to Edward Rogers for additional information Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated
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