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Contact Info
Home Town Houston, Texas
Last Address Calcutta, India
Date of Passing Nov 27, 1945
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines
On Nov 27, 1945 he was the pilot of a C-47 that went missing on a flight between Singapore and Penang, Malaya. The crew were assumed dead on the crash date and officially declared dead Nov 28, 1946. The crash site was discovered in 1966 and again in 1985 and 2009; but only in 2015 were remains recovered and returned to the US. The location of his remains is not known at this time.
He is memorialized in Manila and at Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, TX.
Aircraft/Missile Information
During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo and wounded. Over 10,000 aircraft were produced in Long Beach and Santa Monica, California and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City plant produced 5,354 C-47s from March 1943 until August 1945.
Model Douglas C-47 Skytrain / Dakota Mk I Length 63.75 ft | 19.43 m Width 95.51 ft | 29.11 m Height 16.99 ft | 5.18 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whintey R-1830-92 14-cylinder radial piston engines delivering 1,200hp each. Empty Weight 18,199 lbs | 8,255 kg MTOW 25,999 lbs | 11,793 kg Max Speed 230 mph | 370 km/h | 200 kts Max Range 1,600 miles | 2,575 km Ceiling 23,999 ft | 7,315 m | 4.5 miles Climb Rate 1,041 ft/min Hardpoints None. Armament None. Accommodations 3 + 27
