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| USN VB-104  VB-104 c1943 |
Commander Lt(jg) Norwood M. Honey, O-121994 USNR (MIA / KIA) TX Crew Ensign Leonard E. Swanson, O-176572 USNR (MIA / KIA) IN Crew Ensign Leslie Watt, O-156834 (MIA / KIA) CA Crew AMM3c William F. Beard, 2663797 (MIA / KIA) VA Crew AMM2c Gerald I. Conover , 2388116 (MIA / KIA) NY Crew AMM1c William E. Gwaltney Jr., 2505175 (MIA / KIA) PA Crew AOM2c Donald E. Johnson, 6081049 (MIA / KIA) NY Crew ARM2c John P. Kvaratius, 6661859 (MIA / KIA) MA Crew AMM2c Robert O. Leishman, 3935743 (MIA / KIA) WA Crew ARM2c Benjamin E. Snuffer, 3935007 (MIA / KIA) OR MIA November 15, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation at San Diego as Model 32. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24D-45-CO Liberator serial number 42-40271. Assigned to the U.S. Navy (USN) as PB4Y-1 Liberator bureau number 32012. Wartime History Assigned to Bombing Squadron 104 (VB-104). Nicknamed "Jungle Fever". Squadron number 12 on the nose in black. Mission History On November 15, 1943 took off from Carney Field on Guadalcanal on a search mission over enemy territory. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead on January 11, 1946. All are memorialized at the courts of the missing at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl). Honey on court 3. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24D-45-CO Liberator 42-40271 Navy Serial Number Search Results - PB4Y-1 Liberator 32012 VB-104 Album crew 17 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Norwood M. Honey FindAGrave - LtJg Norwood M Honey (courts of the missing photo) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Leonard E. Swanson FindAGrave - American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - FindAGrave - American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - FindAGrave - American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - FindAGrave - American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - FindAGrave - American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - FindAGrave - American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - FindAGrave - American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - FindAGrave - American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - FindAGrave - Thanks to Jim Sawruk for additional information Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated January 4, 2026 |
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