It seemed the # 3 and # 4 propellars of Lt. Bodmer’s B-24 cut off the tail of Maj. Bradford’s B-24 at a point just behind the waist windows. Maj. Bradford’s B-24 climbed violently and fell into a spin. Lt. Bodmer’s B-24 lost a bomb bay door and fell off onto the right wing, did a half-turn-spin, then spiraled down. Both B-24s hit the water about 200 yards apart and exploded. No parachutes were seen. It was near Bilugynn Island, Bay of Martaban. He is remembered on the memorial wall of the missing in the Manila Cemetery & Memorial, Philippines. A memorial marker was placed in the Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
His brother, Chester A. Kinter, born 5 July 1916, served in the U.S. Army, # 33232865, from 8 June 1942 to 5 October 1945. He died on 21 March 2002 and is buried in the Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
His brother, Paul A. Kinter, born 13 September 1925, served from 2 November 1943 to 16 February 1946 in the U.S. Army, # 33872164.


The crew of B-24J, # 44-40992, were:
Pilot Maj. Jack Bradford 0-424404
Co-Pilot 2ndLt John J. McInerney 0-889351
Navigator 2ndLt Robert P. Colgan 0-690370
Bombardier 2ndLt Ralph E. Hurd Jr. 0-701604
Engineer TSgt Harry H. Harkins 18199897
Radio Operator TSgt John B. Weigand 37501569
Asst Eng-Gunner SSgt Charles W. Meitzler 39409993
“ SSgt Andrew B. Aldridge 39275956
Asst Radio-Oper. Cpl George M. Johnson Jr. 32812704
Armorer-Gunner SSgt John C. Sweet 31269036
The next-of-kin listed were:
Bradford Yolanda I. Bradford, W, 1420 E. Bridgeport St, Spokane, WA
McInerney Avis J. McInerney, M, Rte 1, Fairfield, Montana
Colgan Edith M Colgan, M, 355 North St, McSherrystown, PA
Hurd Evelyn Hurd, W, Aurora, OH
Harkins Mary E Harkins, W, 707 Nile St, Austin, TX
Weigand William A. Weigand, F, 333 N. Yale St, Wichita, KS
Meitzler Grace C Meitzler, S, 618 Court St, Woodland, CA