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Pilot 1st Lt. William H. Beaver, O-760960 (MIA / KIA) TN Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Arthur C. Resech, 2023599 (MIA / KIA) Oak Park, IL Navigator 1st Lt. Bert E. Kullerstrand, O-702454 (MIA / KIA) IL Bombardier 1st Lt. Wynn W. Eldredge, O-698913 (MIA / KIA) CA Engineer TSgt Nathan Quicksilver, 37342304 (MIA / KIA) Denver, CO Asst. Engineer SSgt William P. McCarthy, 39121152 (MIA / KIA) CA Radio TSgt Robert R. Rojo, 39282730 (MIA / KIA) CA Asst Radio TSgt Napoleon J. Krawczyk, 32489826 (MIA / KIA) NY Gunner SSgt Henry P. Ptak, 37553315 (MIA/ KIA) MN Gunner SSgt Charles W. Lever, 32839745 (MIA / KIA) NY MIA April 21, 1945 MACR 16230 Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Constructors Number 5017. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24J-195-CO Liberator serial number 44-41081. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field to the South Pacific. Wartime History Assigned to the 13th Air Force (13th AF), 868th Bombardment Squadron (868th BS) "Snooper Squadron". No known nickname or nose art. When lost, engines and weapon serial numbers not noted in Missing Air Crew Report 16230 (MACR 16230). Mission History On April 21, 1945 took off from Leyte (APO 719) piloted by 1st Lt. William H. Beaver on an armed shipping and photographic reconnaissance (mission number 868-616) over the Makassar Strait off Sulawesi (Celebes). Over the target, this B-24 was rammed by a Japanese fighters over Mandai Airfield near Makassar and crashed into the sea. Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead on February 21, 1946. All are memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Beaver earned the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. Resech earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart, posthumously. Kullerstrand earned the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. Eldredge earned the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial marker at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, CA. Quicksilver earned the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. McCarthy earned the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. Rojo earned the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. Krawczyk earned the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. Ptak earned the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. Lever earned the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial marker at Hillside Cemetery in Andover, NY. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24J-195-CO Liberator 44-41081 Missing Air Crew Report 16230 (MACR 16230) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - William H. Beaver American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Arthur C. Resech American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Bert E. Kullerstrand American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Wynn W. Eldredge American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Nathan Quicksilver American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - William P. McCarthy American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Robert R. Rojo American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Napoleon J. Krawczyk American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Henry P. Ptak American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Charles W. Lever FindAGrave - 1Lt William H Beaver (tablets of the missing photo) FIndAGrave - 2Lt Arthur Carl Resech (photo, tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - 1Lt Bert E Kullerstrand (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - 1LT Wynn W Eldredge (photos, tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Wynn W Eldredge (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - TSgt Nathan Quicksilver (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Nathan B Quicksilver (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - SSgt William P McCarthy (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - TSgt Robert R Rojo (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - TSgt Napoleon J Krawczyk (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - SSgt Henry P Ptak (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - SSgt Charles W Lever (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Charles W. Lever (memorial marker photo) World War II B-24 Snoopers page 28 Thanks to Pete Johnston for serial number 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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