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Pilot 1st Lt Ralph B. Miller, O-1170497 (MIA / KIA) MI Co-Pilot 2/Lt Joseph H. Finkelstein, O-772331 (MIA / KIA) CA Crew 2/Lt Charles E. Winder, O-2079183 (MIA / KIA) Crew 1/Lt Clyde M. Roush, O-775106 (MIA / KIA) Crew 2/Lt Jack M. Berry, O-2073024 (MIA / KIA) Crew T/Sgt William H. Chapman, 38010206 (MIA / KIA) Crew Sgt Jack V. Dengler, 16031765 (MIA / KIA) Crew Sgt Albert R. Howard, 34802325 (MIA / KIA) Crew Pvt Merlin R. Calvin, 37606035 (MIA / KIA) Crew Cpl Clark B. Bassett, Jr., 12238523 (KIA, BR) Niagra County, NY Crew Cpl Irving A. Corliss, 31376497 (MIA / POW, KIA June 20, 1945, BNR) Strafford County, NH MIA May 5, 1945 MACR 14364 Aircraft History Built by Douglas. Constructors Number 7360. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-29A-15-BN Superfortress serial number 42-93953. Wartime History Assigned to the 20th Air Force (20th AF), 29th Bombardment Group (29th BG), 6th Bombardment Squadron (6th BS). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On May 5, 1945 took off from North Field (Andersen AFB) on Guam pilot 1st Lt Ralph B. Miller on a bombing mission against Tachiarai Airfield on Kyushu Island in Japan. Eyewitnesses reported hat the aircraft crashed at 36° 46' N and 132° 15'E. Eight parachutes were seen to open, but the identity of who bailed out could not be determined. When this plane failed to return the entire crew was listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Corliss landed safely but was immediately captured by the Japanese and became a Prisoner Of War (POW). On June 20, 1945 he was "shot while attempting escape", possibly a euphemism for executed. His body was never located and remains listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Recovery of Remains Postwar, the remains of Bassett were recovered and transported to the United States for burial. Memorials The entire crew were declared dead the day of the mission. The entire crew (with the exception of Bassett) are memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing. Miller and Finkelstein and Corliss on court 7. Corliss was officially declared dead on June 20, 1945. He earned the Air Medal, Purple Heart, posthumously. Corliss also has a memorial marker at Forest Glade Cemetery in Somersworth, NH. Miller earned Finkelstein earned the Air Medal, Purple Heart, posthumously. Bassett is buried at Acacia Park Cemetery in North Tonawanda, NY. References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Ralph B. Miller NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Joseph H. Finkelstein NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Charles E. Winder NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Clyde M. Roush NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Jack M. Berry NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - William H. Chapman NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Jack V. Dengler NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Albert R. Howard NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Merlin R. Calvin NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Clark B. Bassett, Jr. NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Irving A. Corliss NARA Records of World War II Prisoners of War - Irving A. Corliss "shot while attempting escape" USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-29A-15-BN Superfortress 42-93953 "93953 (29th BG, 6th BS) crashed in Sea of Japan May 5, 1945 in mission to Tachiarai airfield at Kyushu, Japan. MACR 14364. All 11 crew killed." American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Ralph B. Miller American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Joseph H. Finkelstein American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Charles E. Winder American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Clyde M. Roush American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Jack M. Berry American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - William H. Chapman American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Jack V. Dengler American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Albert R. Howard American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Merlin R. Calvin American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Irving A. Corliss FindAGrave - Ralph B. Miller FindAGrave - Joseph H. Finkelstein FindAGrave - Charles E. Winder FindAGrave - Clyde M. Roush FindAGrave - Jack M. Berry FindAGrave - William H. Chapman FindAGrave - Jack V. Dengler FindAGrave - Albert R. Howard FindAGrave - Merlin R. Calvin FindAGrave - CPL Clark B Bassett Jr. (photo, grave photo) FindAGrave - Irving A. Corliss (crew photo, courts of the missing photo) date of death listed as June 20, 1945 FindAGrave - Irving A Corliss (memorial marker photo) date of death listed as May 5, 1945 [sic June 20, 1945] Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated
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