Pilot 1st
Lt. Earle Bunch Whiteley, O-011931 (MIA) AR
Gunner ? (MIA)
MIA December 1, 1943
Mission History
Took off from Munda on a strike against Chabai. Finding it covered in clouds, the formation of 48 Navy SBD dive bombers and 24 TBFs preform
strikes on Ballale supply areas. This aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, neither crew member recovered.
Memorials
Whiteley was declared dead on January 11, 1946. He is memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery.
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October 1, 2009
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