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USAAF
20th AF
462nd BG
770th BS
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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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