USN
VMSB-142
Pilot Captain J. V. Carney, USNR (KIA)
Gunner ? (KIA)
Crashed December 16, 1942
Pilot History
Captain J.V. Carney, USNR
Civil Engineer Corps who was Commanding Officer
of Naval Construction Battalion 14. He helped built the airfield at Koli Point,
and was a pilot. After his death, the Koli Point Airfield was renamed Carney Field in his honor.
MIssion History
Developed engine
trouble
over Skylark Channel, and plunged into the sea. Both Carney and his gunner were killed. His body was recovered and his remains
interred at the Marine Cemetery in Lunga.
References
Thanks to Henry Sakaida for Bu No details. Carney reference
from the
History of the 14th Naval Construction Battalion by R.N.
Woldy. Thanks to John Prien CEC USNR CO NMCB for this information.
SBD
