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Casualty Info
Home Town Fort Worth and San Angelo, Texas
Last Address Chengkung Airfield, China
Casualty Date Oct 26, 1944
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location South China Sea
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Oakwood Cemetery - Fort Worth, Texas
356th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (Very Heavy) Details
Parent Units:
302nd bombardment Group (H) 1 Jun 1942 - 10 Apr 1944
331st Bombardment Group (VH) 7 Jul 1944 - 15 Apr 1946
Commanders:
1st Lt. Ronald V. Kramer, 21 Jun 1942
Capt. Earl D. Carlson, 4 Jul 1942
Capt. Walter Cross, 23 Jul 1942
Capt. Benjamin M. Sheldon, 23 Sep 1942
Capt. Horace S. Carswell, 23 Jan 1943
Capt. Frank L. Smith, 20 May 1943
Capt. Zane L. Abbott, 23 Aug 1943
unknown, 5 Mar - 10 Apr 1943
Maj. Thomas E. Whitson, by Aug 1944
Maj. Joesph S. Grimm, by Oct 1944
Capt. Louis C. Carr, by Jun 1945
Maj. Andrew F. Gordon, 18 Jul 1945 - unkn.