USN
VP-43

Aircraft Commander  Lt. Stanley O. Raithel
Crew  Ens. W. M. Shanahan
Crew  CAP Houston R. Cannon
Crew  AMM3/c Wayne D. McNeil
Crew  AMM3/c James H. Walker, Jr.
Crew  ARM1/c Harold H. Johnson
Crew  ARM3/c Richard C. Hines
Passenger  Lt.(jg) L. H. Young
Passenger  Lt.(jg) W. P. Sullivan, Jr. (supply Dutch Harbor)
Passenger  Lt.(jg) Paul F. Goodman (VP-62)
Passenger  2/c H. K. Owen (ship's cook USS Oriole)
Passenger  Lt.(jg) J. E. Zearncy
Crashed  August 25, 1942

Mission History
Last seen when it departed Cold Bay via Sand Point to Kodiak on August 25, 1942. All crew reported missing. The Navy searched the area for three days and found no debris or oil slick on the water. It has never been located and remains a mystery.

References
Mission history from U.S. Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics, AIRCRAFT TROUBLE ANALYSIS 43.4737 Thanks to Jerry Cannon, son of Houston R. Cannon, CAP/USN for additional information.

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