306 BG / 368 BS
2LT EWAN, AVORY L.
From Owensboro, Kentucky.
Missing in Action on 17th April 1943 as co-pilot of B-17F / #42-3034 / BO-'U' / 'Bodacious Critter' / MACR 15456.
Target: Bremen, Germany. #42-3034 was the leading aircraft of the High Squadron. Attacked by fighters after leaving the target area this aircraft was lost in the sea north of Bremen. 10 MIA.
2Lt Ewan is commemorated on the Margraten Cemetery Walls of the Missing.
357 FG / 363 FS
MAJOR HIRO, EDWIN W.
From Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Missing in Action 19th September 1944 as pilot of P-51D / #44-13518 / B6-'D' / 'Horses Itch' / MACR 8796.
Sortie: area support in the Arnhem area during Operation Market Garden. Shot down in a dogfight with enemy aircraft east of Arnhem. Crashed near Vreden / Ahaus District, Germany.
Initially buried (badly burned and unidentified) in grave #11 at the Catholic Cemetery at Vreden, it seems that somehow his remains were unaccounted for.Therefore, Major Hiro is commemorated on the Margraten Cemetery Walls of the Missing.
357 FG / 362 FS
CAPTAIN LINGO, ARTHUR M.
From Fellows, California.
Missing in Action 11th April 1944 as pilot of P-51B / #43-12122 / G4-'M' / MACR 3732.
Sortie: a bomber support mission to Germany. Engaged in aerila combat with FW-190's this aircraft was last seen 20 miles north of Magdeburg, Germany. Crashed in marshy grounds near Hohenwarthe, 7 miles north-north-east of Magdeburg.
Captain Lingo is commemorated on the Margraten Cemetery Walls of the Missing.
458 BG / 753 BS
1LT SPAVEN, GEORGE N. JR
From Front Royal, Virginia.
Killed in Action 22nd April 1944 as pilot of B-24H / #41-29273 / J4-'Q' / 'Flak Magnet' / MACR 4180.
Target: Hamm, Germany. Hit by flak south-west of Hamm this aircraft became a straggler and was shot down by Major Heinz Baer of II/JG1. The pilot ordered the crew to bale out. Crashed north-east of Hoetmar, 13 miles east-south-east of Muenster, killing the pilot. 1 KIA / 9 POW.
1Lt Spaven is buried at Margraten Cemetery, D-12-12.
The below illustration and info on #41-29273 is courtesy of my friends of www.b24bestweb.com
353 FG / 351 FS
1LT BURKETT, WILLIAM R.
From Jefferson, Iowa.
Killed in action 4th March 1944 as pilot of P-47 / #42-75850 / YJ-? / MACR 2793.
Sortie: bomber escort to Berlin, Germany. Recalled due to weather conditions. Believed to have suffered loss of oxygen the pilot did not answer any radio calls and eventually crashed near Nassonge, Belgium.
1Lt Burkett is buried at Ardennes Cemetery, D-5-10.
98 BG / 344 BS
1LT NEELEY, SAMUEL R.
From Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
Killed in action 1st August 1943 as pilot of B-24B / #41-11819 / 'Raunchy' / MACR 169.
Target: the Ploesti oil refineries in Romania. Shot down by anti-aircraft artillery hit the ground immediately after leaving the target area. 10 KIA. 1Lt Neeley is buried at Ardennes Cemetery, A-39-43.
Also see https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-ardennes-n/52467-neeley-samuel-r
The below photographs of #41-11819 'Raunchy' are courtesy of the American Air Museum in Britain.
339 FG / 503 FS
2LT STEIER, ARTHUR H.
From Los Angeles, California.
Missing in Action 21st May 1944 as pilot of P-51B / #42-106674 / D7-? / MACR 4984.
Sortie: strafing mission in the Leipzig area, Germany. Hit by flak during a low-level attack on a train. Crashed at Eilenburg, Germany.
2Lt Steier is commemorated on the Henri Chapelle Cemetery Tablets of the Missing.
362 FG / 377 FS
CAPTAIN CALDWELL, KENNETH.
From Fullerton, California.
Killed post WW2 on 19th May 1945 as pilot of P-47D / #44-20478.
Took off from airfield R-10 (Illesheim, Germany). Crashed near Greisbach, Bayern, Germany.
Captain Caldwell is buried at Lorraine Cemetery, K-20-26.
