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| USAAF ATC 1504th AABU |
Pilot Captain Louis L. Jernigan, O-426789 1504th AABF (MIA / KIA) NC Co-Pilot 1st Lt. Alfred F. Michael, O-804013 1504th AABF (MIA / KIA) VA Navigator 1st Lt. Robert J. Casey, O-410746 1504th AABF (MIA / KIA) AR Engineer 1st Lt. Frank W. Danner, III, O-796100 1504th AABF (MIA / KIA) VA Radio SSgt Edwin H. Nelson, 13001183 1504th AABF (MIA / KIA) MD MIA May 25, 1946 MACR 15042 Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Constructors Number 35942. At the factory, completed with a natural aluminum finish. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-54G-1-DO Skymaster serial number 45-489. Wartime History Assigned to Air Transport Command (ATC), Pacific Division, 1504th Army Air Force Base Unit (1504th AABU) at Fairfield-Suisun Airfield. No known nickname, nose art or markings. When lost, engines R-2000 serial numbers not listed in Missing Air Crew Report 15042 (MACR 15042). Mission History On May 25, 1946 took off from Kwajalein Airfield piloted by Captain Louis L. Jernigan on a cargo flight bound for Guam. The weather was 4/10 cumulus base at 2,500' with tops at 7,000' and scattered tops to 8,000' with unlimited visibility. Last contact was by radio. When this plane failed to arrive it was reported as missing. Search On May 27, 1946 a search mission was flown by B-17G Flying Fortress 44-83783 pilot 2nd Lt. Paul A. Kauchack that also went missing. Memorials The entire crew were officially declared dead on May 31, 1946. None of the crew earned the Purple Heart, posthumously as the flight was non-combat. Jernigan is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Michael, Casey, Danner and Nelson are memorialized at at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing, court 7. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - C-54E-1-DO Skymaster 45-489 "489 (MSN 35942/DO336) with 1521 AAFBU went missing May 25, 1946 in Pacific near Guam. MACR 15042." Missing Air Crew Report 15042 (MACR 15042) created May 28, 1946 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Louis L. Jernigan FindAGrave - CAPT Louis L Jernigan (tablets of the missing photo) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Alfred F. Michael FindAGrave - 1LT Alfred F Michael (courts of the missing photo) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Robert J. Casey FindAGrave - 1Lt Robert J Casey (courts of the missing photo) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Frank W. Danner III FindAGrave - 1Lt Frank W Danner III (courts of the missing photo) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Edwin H. Nelson FindAGrave - SSgt Edwin Harry “Ted” Nelson (courts of the missing photo) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated January 2, 2024
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