B-29-70-BW Super Fortress Serial Number 44-69966

USAAF
20th AF
462nd BG
770th BS

Pilot  1st Lt. Dean H. Sherman (Salt Lake City, UT) POW / KIA 7-12-45
Co-pilot  2 Lt. Theodore C. Reynolds (Petersborough, NH) KIA
Navigator  2 Lt. Robert C. Orr (Berkley, CA) POW survived
Bombadier  2 Lt. Norman Solomon (Norwalk, CT) POW / KIA 7-12-45
Engineer  T/Sgt. Lloyd G. Miller (Burbon, Misouri) POW survived
Radio  Cpl. Jerry Johnson (Birmingham, Alabama) POW / KIA 7-12-45
Radio  Cpl. Benjamin W. Prichard (Harrisonburg, VA) KIA
Central Gunner  Cpl. Evan L. Howell (Tiel City, IN) POW / KIA 7-12-45
Left Gunner  Cpl. Carl H. Manson (Long Beach, CA) POW / KIA 7-12-45
Right Gunner  Cpl. Paul Labadie (Saint Clair Shores, MI) KIA
Tail Gunner  Cpl. Edward R. Gentry (Knoxville, TN) KIA
Lost May 14, 1945
MACR  14431

Mission History
Participated in 20th AF bombing mission 174. 472 B-29s bomb the urban area north of Nagoya. This plane was lost near Iseno Bay, Japan. Seven survived the crash and were imprisoned at the Ofuna POW Camp, in Tokyo. Fiver were exicuted on July 12, 1945 and two survived the war.

Michael Moskow adds:
"Information I found in the National Archives shows that five of the above crewmen, and six airmen from other crews, were executed on July 12, 1945. These men included the following (plus possibly three others):

B-29 44-69966 Crew
Lt. Sherman
Lt. Solomon
Cpl. Manson
Cpl. Johnson
Cpl. Howell
Other B-29 Crew Members
Cpl. Joseph R. Shelton
Cpl. George R. Graziadei
Lt. Elton V. Kime

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