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Crew Listing of B-29 Aircraft Tail Number 42-6395
43rd Sqdn., 29th BG., 314th Wing, 20th AF., N. Field, Guam, 1944/1945
Number on Plane: ?
Original Name on Plane: ?
Any Other Name on Plane: ?
City Name on Plane: ?
Date of Plane Arrival on Guam: ?
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HONOR CREW
MACR:
Accident Report: #45-10-8-1
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| > Passengers < |
| POS |
Rank |
Name |
Status |
Serial # |
MOS |
Missions |
| AG 1 |
Sgt |
Benjamin Calhoun |
(KIT) 10/08/44 |
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1 |
| AG 2 |
T/SGT |
Herbert Lingafelt |
(KIT) 10/08/44 |
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1 |
| AG 3 |
T/SGT |
Steven Kovalich |
(KIT) 10/08/45 |
13025108 |
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1 |
| AG 4 |
PFC |
George Orr |
(KIT) 10/08/45 |
34827292 |
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1 |
| AG 5 |
PFC |
Joseph Panioi |
(KIT) 10/08/45 |
36777199 |
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1 |
| AG 6 |
PFC |
Jerome Peters |
(KIT) 10/08/45 |
42071834 |
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1 |
| AG 7 |
PFC |
Joseph Paetz |
(KIT) 10/08/45 |
42068725 |
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1 |
| AG 8 |
PVT |
Carroll Smith |
(KIT) 10/08/45 |
37739015 |
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1 |
| > Ground Crew < |
| POS |
Rank |
Name |
Status |
Serial # |
MOS |
| No Ground Crew Members entered |
| Status As of Date Shown: (C) Living; (D) Deceased; (U) Unknown; (KIA) Killed in Action; (KIT) Killed in Training
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Notes:
Training Flight from Pratt AAF, Pratt, Kansas. Crashed and burned October 8, 1944 near the Texas refinery, 5 miles from the heart of Dallas.
Newspaper "Dallas Morning News" reported that there were 15 crew members on the plane when it crashed. The Accident Report listed only 13 persons. The 2 persons not listed on the crash report are: TSgt Herbert Lingafelt from Confield, OH and Sgt Benjamin P. Calhoun from Palaika, FL.
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