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Pilot 1st Lt. Donald G. Hyland, O--662791 (MIA / KIA) Schoolcraft County, MI Radar Operator Sgt Peter C. Habib, 20121087 (MIA / KIA) Suffolk County, MA Passenger Pfc Linus A. Wiegenstein, 14080195 (MIA / KIA) Cole County, MS MIA October 30, 1943 MACR 1008 Aircraft History Built by Douglas ordered as an A-20 but during production became a P-70. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-70 Havoc serial number 39-785. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 5th Fighter Command, "A" Night Fighter Squadron. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On October 30, 1943 took off from 12 Mile Drome (Berry) near Port Moresby pilot 1st Lt. Donald G. Hyland on a flight bound for Horanda Airfield (Dobodura No. 4). When this plane failed to arrive, it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead on October 31, 1944. None of the crew earned the Purple Heart, posthumously as the flight was deemed non-combat. All are memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Wiegenstein is also memorialized on the grave of Velma Burkett Wiegenstein Clardys in Riverview Cemetery in Jefferson City, Missouri. Relatives Velma Burkett Clardy (widow Wiegenstein died 1995 the couple had a son) References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Donald G. Hyland NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Peter C. Habib NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Linus A. Wiegenstein USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-70 Havoc 39-785 "785 (A Detachment, Night Fighter Squadron, 13th FG) lost from unknown cause on flight from Berry Airfield, Port Moresby to Dobodura Airfield on Oro, Papua New Guinea Oct 30, 1943" Missing Air Crew Report 1008 (MACR 1008) created November 3, 1943 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Donald G. Hyland American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Peter C. Habib American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Linus A. Wiegenstein FindAGrave - 1Lt Donald G Hyland (photo, tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Sgt Peter C Habib (photo, tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - PFC Linus Anton Wiegenstein (tablets of the missing photo, memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - Velma Burkett Clardy (grave photo, memorial marker photo) 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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