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Pilot 1st Lt. Lynwood M. Glazier, O-431418 (MIA / KIA) Lauderdale County, AL Crashed December 14, 1942 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-39 Airacobra model and serial number unknown. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the South Pacific and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 13th Air Force (13th AF), 347th Fighter Group (347th FG), 67th Fighter Squadron (67th FS). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On December 14, 1942 took off from Henderson Field on Guadalcanal piloted by 1st Lt. Lynwood M. Glazier on a mission over Rekata Bay on Santa Isabel. Over the target, Glazier and successfully bailed out. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Also lost returning from the mission was P-400 piloted by Lt. Hilken who was uninjured. Memorials Glazier was officially declared dead on January 7, 1946. He earned Silver Star, Air Medal, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, posthumously. Glazier is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Lynwood M. Glazier NARA World War II Prisoners of War Data File - does not list Lynwood M. Glazier as an official Japanese prisoner 347th Fighter Group Advanced Echelon APO 709 "Preliminary Intelligence Summary of Operations of Army Fighter Planes at Cactus - December 1, 1942 to February 17, 1943" February 21, 1943 (Page 1) "Analysis of losses: 12/14 – P-39 – Shot down over Rekata Bay – Lt. Glazier - missing (reported Jap prisoner)" 12/14 – P-400 – Ground looped on landing – Lt. Hilken - uninjured" The Diary of Sgt. Harry S. Hedstron while on Guadalcanal December 8, 1942–March 31, 1943 'The 68th Fighter Squadron' Welder, Ordnance, Crane & Cle-Trac Operator" "December 15, 1942 - Day 8 Had a good nights rest, for Charlie never came over but the artillery fired a few rounds to keep the Japs thinking. We lost two planes yesterday [December 14, 1942] and one pilot [Glazier]. The pilot bailed out but landed in enemy territory. The other plane crashed on the runway when the landing gear gave way, but the pilot [Hilken] walked away uninjured." American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Lynwood M. Glazier FindAGrave - 1Lt Lynwood M Glazier (tablets of the missing) Thanks to Edward Rogers for research and analysis 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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