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Pilot 1st Lt. Richard H. Dennis, O-430923 (MIA / KIA) Coshocton, OH MIA December 18, 1942 at 2:30pm MACR none Aircraft History Built by Curtiss in Buffalo, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-40 model and serial number unknown. This aircraft was either a P-40E Warhawk or P-40K Warhawk, serial number unknown. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 49th Fighter Group (49th FG), 8th Fighter Squadron (8th FS). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On December 18, 1942 took off at 12:55pm from 3 Mile Drome (Kila) near Port Moresby piloted by 1st Lt. Richard H. Dennis as one of four P-40s on a patrol mission over the Cape Ward Hunt area. In the last 25 minutes of the patrol, Dennis left the formation and turned south. The rest of the flight joined him, and then in the vicinity of Kokoda he again left the flight by making a slight turn to the left. This was the last time he was seen, at approximately 2:30pm. When this plane failed to return, it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Dennis was officially declared dead on December 10, 1945. He earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart, posthumously. Dennis is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. He also has a memorial marker at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, OH at section 1, Shaw Memorial Lot 0-0. References Other sources state this Warhawk went missing over Lae incorrectly. NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Richard H. Dennis Individual Flight Record - 1st Lt. Richard H. Dennis - December 1942 News "Missing Cleveland Pilot, Lieut. Dennis, Awarded D.F.C." News "Ace Pilot, Former Shaw Pupil, Missing" American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Richard H. Dennis FindAGrave - 1Lt Richard H Dennis (photo, tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Lieut Richard H Dennis (photo, memorial marker photo) PNG Museum Aircraft Status Card - P-40 Kittyhawk piloted by Dennis Army Air Forces - 1Lt. Richard H. Dennis (diary, photos) link removed Army Air Force - Lt. Richard Dennis, MIA 70 yesars ago link removed 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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