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Pilot 1st Lt. Henry M. Phillips, O-439095 (rescued) Pitt County, NC Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Warren W. Huffstutter, O-688824 (rescued) Bombardier-Navigator 2nd Lt. Charles J. Glownia, O-743778 (rescued) Hartford County, CT Engineer-Gunner SSgt George J. Ebersole, 13068094 (MIA / KIA) PA Radio-Asst Engineer-Gunner SSgt Eugene T. Doyle, 20245292 (rescued) Morris County, NJ Armorer-Gunner Sgt Robert A. Goewey, Jr., 31039112 (MIA / KIA) Berkshire County, MA Ditched May 26, 1944 at 4:10pm MACR 5472 Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA). Constructors Number 96-20858. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25G-5 Mitchell serial number 42-64954. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field to the Central Pacific. Wartime History Assigned to the 7th Air Force, 41st Bombardment Group, 48th Bombardment Squadron. No known nose art or nickname. When lost, engines R-2600-13 serial numbers left 43-23956 and right 43-28414. Armed with a 75mm cannon serial number unknown. Machine gun serial numbers noted in Missing Air Crew Report 5472 (MACR 5472). Mission History On May 26, 1944 took off from Eniwetok Airfield piloted by 1st Lt. Henry M. Phillips on a low level strike against Ponape. Over the target at roughly 3:50pm, this B-25 was hit by automatic weapon fire in the propeller governor of the right engine, that caused the propeller to run away, unable to be feathered. Soon afterwards, the left engine lost power and was forced to ditch into the sea roughly twenty miles to the northeast of Ponape. During the ditching, the tail of the bomber broke off. Phillips, Huffstutter, Glownia and Doyle received only minor injuries and deployed the life raft. Ebersole suffered severe internal injuries and sever lacerations to his face and neck. He was placed into the life raft, but died a few minutes later. Goewey never surfaced and was believed to have gone down in the bomber. Rescue The four surviving crew members spent twenty hours in their life raft, before being spotted by B-25s and rescued by USS Downes (DD-375) on March 27, 1944 at 12:40am. Memorials Ebersole and Goewey were officially declared dead the day of the mission. Both are memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Ebersole earned the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart, posthumously. Goewey earned the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Air Medal and the Purple Heart, posthumously. Phillips died on December 6, 1944. He is buried at Cherry Hill Cemetery in Greenville, NC. Huffstutter passed away March 12, 1990. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, CO. Glownia passed away May 25, 2004. He is buried at Saint Mary Cemetery in New Britain, CT. Dolye remained in the U.S. Army and retired with the rank of Major. He passed away June 6, 1987. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in section 66 site 1692. References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Lieut Henry Matthew Phillips NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Charles J. Glownia NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - George J. Ebersole NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Eugene T. Doyle NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Robert A. Goewey, Jr. USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25G-5 Mitchell 42-64954 Missing Air Crew Report 5472 (MACR 5472) created May 30, 1944 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - George J. Ebersole American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Robert A. Goewey Jr. FindAGrave - SSgt George J Ebersole (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Sgt Robert A Goewey, Jr. (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Lieut Henry Matthew Phillips (photo, grave photos) FindAGrave - Warren W. Huffstutter (grave photo) FindAGrave - Charles J. Glownia (grave) FindAGrave - Eugene T Doyle (grave photos) 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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