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| USN USS Princeton CVL-23 VC-23 |
Pilot Lt(jg) Charles C. Dyer, O-98145 (MIA / KIA) Webster Springs, WV Crew AOM2C Richard G. Reinertson, 3006581 (MIA / KIA) Chicago, IL Crew ARM2C James E. Nutt, Jr., 6120564 (MIA / KIA) OH MIA November 2, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Grumman as model G-40. Constructors Number 4754. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as TBF-1 Avenger bureau number 24071. Wartime History Assigned to the USS Princeton CVL-23 to Composite Squadron 23 (VC-23). No known nickname, nose art or squadron number. Mission History On November 2, 1943 took off from USS Princeton piloted by Lt(jg) Charles C. Dyer on a strike against Buka Airfield and Bonis Airfield on Bougainville. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. All are memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Dyer earned the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial marker at Dyer Cemetery in Webster Springs, WV. Reinertson earned the Purple Heart, posthumously. Nutt earned the Purple Heart, posthumously. He also has a memorial marker at Beaver Union Cemetery in Beaver, OH. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - TBF-1 Avenger 24071 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List November 1943 - TBF-1 Avenger 24071 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Charles C. Dyer American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Richard G. Reinertson does not list Purple Heart American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - James E. Nutt, Jr. FindAGrave - LtJG Charles C Dyer (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Charles C. Dyer (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - AOM2 Richard George Reinertson (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - ARM2 James E Nutt Jr. (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - James Erie Nutt Jr. (memorial marker photo) Thanks to Ted Darcy for crew details Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated March 3, 2021 |
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