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| USN VP-11 |
Pilot Lt. Carlton H. Clark, 081769 (POW, survived) KY Crew Ens Jack W. Clinton, 104079 (POW, survived) CA Crew Ens John L. Coulter, 121855 (POW, survived) PA Crew RM3C Thomas J. Burdorf, 2241093 (POW, surived) NY Crew AMM3C Ralph Henry Ames, 6620066 (POW, died April 24, 1944) CA Crew ? Crew ? Crew ? Crashed September 11, 1942 Aircraft History Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation at San Diego. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as PBY Catalina bureau number unknown. Wartime History Assigned to the US Navy to VP-11. On July 26, 1942 flown across the Pacific to Fiji then Tongatabu in Tonga. Mission History On September 11, 1942 took off from Tongatabu piloted by Lt. Carlton H. Clark on a patrol mission. When this Catalina failed to return, it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Fates of the Crew The entire crew of eight were captured by a Japanese cruiser and taken back to the Philippines then back to Japan. During the war, two enlisted men (Henry and ?) died as prisoners. At the end of the war, the prisoners were liberated from Tokyo POW Camp (Shinjuku). Memorials Postwar, Ames was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery at section C, site 33. References USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List September 1942 does not record this loss NARA Prisoner of War Data File Carlton H. Clark NARA Prisoner of War Data File - Jack W. Clinton NARA Prisoner of War Data File - John L. Coulter NARA Prisoner of War Data File - Thomas J. Burdorf NARA Prisoner of War Data File - Ralph H. Ames Thanks to Jim Sawruk for additional information Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated September 2, 2021 |
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