Mission History
Attacked Hiroshima, Kure and Eta Jima anchorage and battleship Haruna. Hit by anti-aircraft fire, and crashed at Yawata villagem Saeki country, Hiroshima Prefecture around 12:51 (Now : Yawata Nishi-ku, Hiroshima-city)

Fates of the Crew
1st Lt. Flanagan falls to his death in the Hiroshima Otagawa mouth of a river from the hole caused by anti-aircraft fire. T/Sgt Piskor falls to his death on an Otagawa mouth-of-a-river Mitsubishi Ship-yard machine factory roof. Seven of the crew fell to their death with the plane.

Baumgartner and a Molnar were captured and sent to Hiroshima military-police HQ. A Baumgartner 2 grade staff sergeant and a Molnar 2 grade staff sergeant die from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima August 6th. They are buried at Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii.

Marvin (DFC & Air medal with 4 Oak leaf CLustes/P.H) is buried at Plot P Row 0 Grave 653

Flanagin (Air Medal & 5 Oak leaf clusters/purple heart) is buried at Plot P Row 1 Grave 113

References
Thanks to Chris Valgardson for information. Thanks to P. Fazzini for additional information.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009

B-24

POW
killed by atomic bomb