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Pilot 2nd Lt. Gayle W. Kizer, O-700404 (MIA / KIA) Driftwood, OK Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. 2LT Bernard B. Pritzker, O-1686392 (MIA / KIA) IL Navigator David G. Pfeiffer, O-707981 (MIA / KIA) Jackson County, Missouri Bombardier Lester Kornblum, O-684117 (MIA / KIA) NY Engineer Peter Curletti, 32822110 (MIA / KIA) NY Asst. Enginer Durward R. Flood, 18176270 (MIA / KIA) TX Radio Donald V. Foster, 31261163 (MIA / KIA) MA Asst Radio William J. Reynolds, 35236425 (MIA / KIA) OH Gunner Raymond C. Dolenga, 16148312 (MIA / KIA) MI Armorer-Gunner Seymour Kahn, 12083769 (MIA / KIA) NY MIA October 22, 1944 MACR 10486 Aircraft History Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in San Diego. Constructors Number 5358. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24L-1-CO Liberator 44-41422. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA). Wartime History Assigned to the 13th Air Force (13th AF), 307th Bombardment Group (307th BG) "Long Rangers", 371st Bombardment Squadron (371st BS). No known nickname or nose art. When lost, engines serial numbers listed in MACR. Armed with .50 caliber machine guns makers and serial numbers unknown. Mission History On October 22, 1944 took off from Kornasoren Airfield on Noemfoor piloted by 2nd Lt. Gayle W. Kizer on a bombing mission. When this plane failed to return it was listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead on March 9, 1946. All are memorialized at MAC on the tablets of the missing. Kizer earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, posthumously. He also has a memorial marker at Riverside National Cemetery in section MA, site 8. Also, he has another memorial marker at Fairview Cemeter in Apache, OK at South Section, block 1204, lot 2. Pritzker earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial marker at Peoria Hebrew Cemetery in West Peoria, IL. Pfeiffer earned the Purple Heart, posthumously. Kornblum earned the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster and Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster, posthuously. Curletti earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Flood earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Foster earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Reynolds earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Dolenga earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Kahn earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24L-1-CO Liberator 44-41422 "41422 (307th BG) lost Oct 22, 1944, SW Pacific. MACR 10486" Missing Air Crew Report 11906 (MACR 11906) created October 23, 1944 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Gayle W. Kizer FindAGrave - 1LT Gayle Wayne Kizer (photo, tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - 1LT Gayle Wayne Kizer (photo, Riverside Cemetery photo) FindAGrave - 1LT Gayle Wayne Kizer (photo, Fairview Cemetery photo) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - 2nd Lt. Beryl Pritzker FindAGrave - 2LT Bernard Beryl Pritzker (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - 2LT Bernard Beryl Pritzker (memorial marker photo) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - David G. Pfeiffer FindAGrave - 2LT David G. Pfeiffer (tablets of the missing photo) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Lester Kornblum FindAGrave - Lester Kornblum American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Peter Curletti FindAGrave - Peter Curletti American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Durward R. Flood FindAGrave - Durward R. Flood American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Donald V. Foster FindAGrave - Donald V. Foster American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - William J. Reynolds FindAGrave - William J. Reynolds American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Raymond C. Dolenga FindAGrave - Raymond C. Dolenga American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Seymour Kahn FindAGrave - Seymour Kahn Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated August 26, 2026 |
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