USAAF
7th AF
494th BG
866th BS
Commander Captain Donald F. Marvin (OH)
Pilot 1st Lt. Joseph Dubinski
Co-Pilot 1st Lt. Rudolph C. Flanagan (TX)
Navigator 1st Lt. Lawrence A. Falls
Bombardier 1st Lt. Robert C. Johnson
Engineer T/Sgt Walter Piskor
Radio T/Sgt David A.Bushfield
Top Gunner S/Sgt Charles R. Allison
Lower Gunner S/Sgt Charles O. Baumgartner
Nose Gunner S/Sgt Camillous F. Kirkpatrick
Tail Gunner S/Sgt Julius Molnar
Crashed July 28, 1945
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. In addition, seven persons fall 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.
B-24
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