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| USAAF 13th AF 307th BG 424th BS  USAAF 1943 |
Pilot 1st Lt. Orlin F. Wyse, O-662017 (MIA / KIA) Henry County, IA Co-Pilot 1st Lt. Quentine L. Wagner, O-724659 (MIA / KIA) Chickasaw County, IA Navigator 2nd Lt. Howard W. Dugan, O-662030 (MIA / KIA) Delaware County, PA Bombardier 1st Lt. Harold R. Cunningham, O-661593 (MIA / KIA) Lauderdale County, MS Engineer TSgt Joe G. Herzog, 18015749 (MIA / KIA) Martin County, TX Assistant Engineer SSgt Royce W. Colclasure, 18085297 (MIA / KIA) Washita County, OK Radio SSgt James A. Mickler, 14064698 (MIA / KIA) Orlando, FL Assistant Radio SSgt Dexter J. Reddick, 39683010 (MIA / KIA) Jerome County. ID Gunner SSgt Julio L. Caparrella, 37329643 (MIA / KIA) CO Gunner SSgt Joseph L. Duke, Jr., 14046288 (MIA / KIA) George County, MS MIA July 25, 1943 MACR 221 Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Constructors Number 1933. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24D-105-CO Liberator serial number 42-40856. Ferried oversea via Hickam Field then acorss the Pacific to the South Pacific (SoPAC). Wartime History Assinged to the 13th Air Force (13th AF), 307th Bombardment Group (307th BG), 424th Bombardment Squadron (424th BS). No known nickname or nose art. When lost, engines R-1830-43 serial numbers 42-???86, 42-61606, 42-61649, 42-61631. Armed with .50 caliber machine guns, makers and serial numbers not listed in Missing Air Crew Report 221 (MACR 221). Mission History On July 25, 1943 at 4:19am took off from Carney Field on Guadalcanal piloted by 1st Lt. Orlin F. Wyse on a mission to New Georgia. Weather was thin cumulus cloud at 3,000' and 7/10 cumulus at 6,000'. Last seen on take off by the control tower duty officer, 1st Lt. Daniel E Mac Donald. Believed to be lost shortly after take off. When this bomber failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead on January 3, 1946. All are memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Wyse earned the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. Wagner earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Dugan earned the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial marker at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, PA. Cunningham earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart, posthumously. Herzog earned the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial marker at Evergreen Cemetery in Stanton, TX. Colclasure earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart, posthumously. Mickler earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando, FL at plot N27. Reddick earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Caparrella earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Duke earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial marker at Magnolia Garden Cemetery in Lucedale, MS at plot 1-310. References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Orlin F. Wyse NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Quentine L. Wagner NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Howard W. Dugan NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Harold R. Cunningham NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Joe G. Herzog NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Royce W. Colclasure NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - James A. Mickler NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Dexter J. Reddick NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Joseph L. Duke, Jr. USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24D-105-CO Liberator 42-40856 "40856 (307th BG, 424th BS) lost Jul 25, 1943, Solomons. MACR 220" Missing Air Crew Report 221 (MACR 221) created July 26, 1943 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Orlin F. Wyse American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Quentine L. Wagner American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Howard W. Dugan American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Harold R. Cunningham American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Joe G. Herzog American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Royce W. Colclasure American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - James A. Mickler American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Dexter J. Reddick American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Julio L. Caparrella American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Joseph L. Duke, Jr. FindAGrave - 1LT Orlin Frederick Wyse (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Quentine L. Wagner (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - 2Lt Howard W Dugan (tablets of the missing photo, memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - 2LT Howard W Dugan (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - 1Lt Harold R Cunningham (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Harold Russell Cunningham (memorial photo) FindAGrave - TSgt Joe G Herzog (photo, tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Sgt Joe George Herzog (photos, memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - SSgt Royce W Colclasure (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - TSgt James A Mickler (tablets of the missing, news, memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - TSGT James A Mickler (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - SSgt Dexter Joseph Reddick (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Dexter Joseph Reddick (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - SSgt Julio L Caparrella (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - SSgt Joseph L Duke Jr. (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - SSGT Joseph L Duke Jr. (memorial marker photo) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? 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