Surviving crew of PV-1 Ventura 33214 after rescue on Russell Island
(Standing left to right) Lt. Marion D. Trewhitt and Ensign Edward Conlon
(Kneeling left to right) Carl Schaffer and Carl Saunders
On September 16, 1943 at 10:05pm this crew was aboard
PV-1 Ventura 33214 on a night low level bombing mission and ditched September 16, 1943 at 3:15am into the sea with ARM3c Troy P. Wilson Missing In Action (MIA). The rest of the crew deployed their life raft and were eventually rescued.
Credit: USN via Scott Goings Date: October 1943
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