42-6261
On 15 June 1944, a B-29, # 42-6261, assigned to 20th Air Force, 40th Bomb Group, 45th Bomb Squadron, departed the air base at Chakulia, India, on an operational mission to the airfield at the advance base at Hsing-Ching, China. It was last seen at about 0240 Zulu at the airfield at Jorhat, India. The planned route was departure on course 57º from Chakulia to Jorhat and through the Himalayan mountain range (the Hump) to Chabua, China, to Hsi-Chang, China, then to Hsing-Chang, China. (MACR 6010). The crew and a passenger were:
Pilot Capt. Marvin W. Stockett 0-401260
Co-Pilot 2ndLt William A. Pruitt 0-751032
Navigator/Bombardier 2ndLt Martin B. Fisk 0-743579
Bombardier/Navigator 2ndLt Jose J. Morales 0-674794
Flight Engineer 2ndLt Max S. Kendzur 0-862164
Radar Operator Cpl Richard P. Leckliter 17100531
Radio Operator Sgt Lewis C. Landauer 35581525
Senior Gunner Sgt Jesse J. Cotton 37657756
Left Waist Gunner Sgt John F. Montero 39835954
Right Waist Gunner Sgt Harry V. Crawford 37353914
Tail Gunner SSgt John A. Eudy 37069847
Passenger MSgt Alex (NMI) Baran 11032982
The next-of-kin were listed as:
Stockett W.T. Stockett, F, Bethany, OK
Jean W. Stockett, W, 506 Pleasanton Rd, San Antonio, TX
Pruitt Betty L. Pruitt, W, 1017 Chestnut, Muskogee, OK
Fisk Harvey F. Fisk, F, 4300 Zenith South, Minneapolis, Minn.
Morales Hijinio E. Morales, F, 318 E. El Paso St, Marfa, TX
Kendzur Samuel Kendzur, F, 104 Whitney St., Hartford, Conn.
Eudy Polk M. Eudy, F, Rte 2, Center Point, AR
Landauer Albert C. Landauer, F, RR 1, Red Key, IN
Montero Ramon Montero, F, Winnemucca, NV
Cotton Emaline B. Cotton, W, 6511 6th Ave., Des Moines, IA
Crawford Esther A. Crawford, 2323 Pine St., Pueblo, CO
Leckliter Elsie M. Leckliter, M, 2323 Pine St, Pueblo, CO
Baran Vera Baran, W, 47 Spring Valley Rd, Beacon, New York