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Aircraft Commander Lt. Stanley O. Raithel, O-081634 USNR (MIA / KIA) NM Crew Ensign William M. Shanahan, O-106234 USNR (MIA / KIA) MT Crew CAP Houston R. Cannon, 3598128(MIA / KIA) TX Crew AMM3/c Wayne D. McNeill, 3685806 (MIA / KIA) ID Crew AMM3/c James H. Walker, Jr., 3860206 (MIA / KIA) WA Crew ARM1/c Harold H. Johnson, 4113585 USNR (MIA / KIA) OH Crew ARM3/c Richard C. Hines, 3825410 (MIA / KIA) CA Passenger Lt.(jg) Lawrence H. Young, O-085622 USNR (MIA / KIA) WA Passenger Lt.(jg) William P. Sullivan, Jr., O-109400 (MIA / KIA) NY supply Dutch Harbor Passenger Lt.(jg) Paul F. Goodman, O-101395 USNR (MIA / KIA) TN VP-62 Passenger SC2/c Harris K. Owen, 3859957 (MIA / KIA) WA ship's cook USS Oriole Passenger Lt.(jg) J. E. Zearncy MIA August 25, 1942 Aircraft History Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation at San Diego. Delivered to the United States Navy (USN) as PBY-5 Catalina bureau number 04469. Wartime History Assigned to Patrol Squadron 43 (VP-43). No known nickname, nose art or squadron number. Mission History On August 25, 1942 took off Cold Bay piloted by Lt. Stanley O. Raithel on a flight via NAS Sand Point bound for NAS Kodiak. This aircraft was last seen after take off. When it failed to arrive the entire crew was reported as Missing In Action (MIA). Search Afterwards, the Navy searched the area for three days but found no debris, oil slick or trace of the crew. Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. All are memorialized at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing. Relatives Jerry Cannon (son of Houston R. Cannon) References Navy Serial Number Search Results - PBY-5 Catalina 04469 U.S. Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics, Aircraft Trouble Analysis 43.4737 Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated March 31, 2024 |
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