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| USAAF 5th AF 38th BG 823rd BS |
Pilot 1st Lt. Donald T. Renshaw, O-796885 (MIA / KIA) Phoenixville, PA Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Jesus P. Badia, O-678139 (MIA / KIA) Santurce, Puerto Rico Navigator 1st Lt. Justus W. Bachman, O-671252 (MIA / KIA) Lubbock, TX Radio/Gunner SSgt Charles D. Plageman, 33221034 (MIA / KIA) Richmond, VA Crew Chief TSgt Norman L. Nelson, 17018599 (MIA / KIA) Fremont, NB Passenger 1st Lt. Calhoun P. Narten, O-795435 (MIA / KIA) Cleveland, OH Passenger Sgt William D'Elia, 32418978 (MIA / KIA) Maspeth, NY Passenger Captain James F. Coleman, O-174067 HQ, US Army Service of Supply (MIA / KIA) Abbeville, NC Passenger 1st Lt. John L. Youngblood, 1647816 832nd Signal Service Company (MIA / KIA) Waycross, GA Passenger 1st Lt. Jack E. Thomas, O-659606 90th BG, 400th BS (MIA / KIA) Warsaw, IN Passenger S/Sgt Wilfred H. Chretien, Jr., 8th Air Service Group, 11th Squadron (MIA / KIA) Woonsocket, RI MIA January 28, 1944 MACR 3040 Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA). Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25G-5 Mitchell serial number 42-64881. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 38th Bombardment Group (38th BG) "Sun Setters", 823rd Bombardment Squadron (823rd BS) "The Terrible Tigers". No known nickname or nose art. Converted into a strafer variant by the 4th Air Depot at Garbutt Field in Townsville. When lost, engines R-2600-13 serial numbers (left) 42-46637 (right) 41-28019. Weapon serial numbers not listed in Missing Air Crew Report 3040 (MACR 3040). Mission History On January 28, 1944 took off at 11:30am from Garbutt Field near Townsville on a ferry flight bound for 17 Mile Drome (Durand) near Port Moresby. Aboard were passengers from the 823rd Bombardment Squadron and other U.S. Army units. There was a weather front between New Guinea and Australia the day of the mission. This B-25 was presumed to have gone missing over the Coral Sea. When this B-25 failed to arrive it was declared Missing In Action (MIA). Search After being declared missing 5th Air Force Air Sea rescue was notified. B-25s from the 38th Bombardment Group extensively searched for this missing plane. A B-25 en route to Townsville reported possible wreckage of this aircraft roughly 97 miles south of Port Moresby. On February 2, 1944 a search mission was flown by B-25G 42-64810 that also went missing. Afterwards, search efforts expanded for both aircraft, without results. Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. All are memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Renshaw earned the Air Medal. He also has a memorial marker at Saint Ann Cemetery in Phoenixville, PA. Plageman and Narten earned the Air Medal. Thomas earned the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. He also has a memorial marker Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw, IN, section 6. Coleman also has a memorial marker at Melrose Cemetery in Abbeville, SC. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25G-5 Mitchell 42-64881 "64881 (38th BG) lost Jan 28, 1944, SW Pacific." Missing Air Crew Report 3040 (MACR 3040) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Donald T. Renshaw American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Jesus P. Badia American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Justus W. Bachman American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Charles D. Plageman American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Norman L. Nelson American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Calhoun P. Narten American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - William D'Elia American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - James F. Coleman American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - John L. Youngblood American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Jack E. Thomas American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Wilfred H. Chretien, Jr. FindAGrave - 1Lt Donald Travis Renshaw (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Donald Travis Renshaw (memorial marker) FindAGrave - 2Lt Jesus P Badia (photo, tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Justus W. Bachman (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - SSgt Charles Donald Plageman (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - TSgt Norman L Nelson (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - 1Lt Calhoun Peter Narten (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Sgt William D'Elia (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - CAPT James Finley Coleman (photo, tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - James Finley Coleman (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - 1Lt Jack Elliot Thomas (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Jack Elliot Thomas (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - Wilfred H. Chretien, Jr. (tablets of the missing) CILHI list, page 16, 25 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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