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USMC MAW-1 MAG-11 VMF-124 |
Pilot 1st Lt James L. Fowler, O-023232 (MIA / KIA) CA MIA August 30, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Vought. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F4U-1 Corsair bureau number 02516. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the Pacific and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW-1), Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11) to Marine Fighting Squadron 124 "Whistling Death/Wild Aces" VMF-124. This aircraft had no known nickname, nose art or squadron number. Mission History On August 30, 1943 took off from Barakoma Airfield on Vella Lavella Island piloted by 1st Lt James L. Fowler and joined other Allied aircraft escorting B-24 Liberators on a bombing mission over Kahilli Airfield on southern Bougainville. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Fowler was officially declared dead on February 15, 1945. He earned the Purple Heart, posthumously. Fowler is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - F4U-1 Corsair 02516 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List August 1943 - F4U Corsair 02516 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - James L. Fowler FindAGrave - 1LT James L Fowler (tablets of the missing) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated August 29, 2022 |
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