It was signed: MSgt F.L. Brown, Medical Dept.
20th AF Adjutant General’s office recommended reply to letter from wife of Sgt. William B. Jackson, MIA and reported as dead.
B-29, 42-63363 rammed by enemy fighter midar crash – 1 propellar would not feather then fell off. Crew bailed out and walked out. B-29, 42-6299, was rammed by an enemy fighter. B-29 spun in dive and disintegrated in mid-air. Three parachutes seen. Occurred near target (Mukden, Manchuria). B-29, 42-6390 was hit in tail section by enemy fighter. Crashd and one parachute seen. B-29 42-6262 reached coast of China. Not seen again. B-29 42-6359 passed Tehsien with the formation. Crew told formation leader it was low on fuel. Crashed into a mountain in enemy territory. No search.
B-29 42-6349 crashed 1 ½ hours from Pengshan, near top of Taipochad Mountain, 25 miles NW of Wan-Yuan, 200 feet from mountain to.
Next-of-kin of crewmen killed:
SSgt William B Jackson, 11072814 – John B Jackson, F, 371 Prospect St, New Haven, Conn.
Sgt Joseph Micciche, 15164718 – Salvatore Micciche, F, 93 Ray South St, Brooklyn, NY
Sgt Russell W Peters, 35389314 – Selma Peters, M, 415 E Evergreen Ave, Youngstown, OH
Next-of-kin list:
Schneider Mrs E.V. Schneider, W, 715 Fremont St, Manhattan, KS
Smith Mr Roger S Smith, F, Box 208, Grand Junction, CO
Mrs Georgia N. Smith, W, Hamilton City, CA
Bucher Mr Gabbard Bucher, F, 3100 Lamb Ave, Richmond, VA
Lyons Mr Raymond A Lyons, F, RFD 1, Cygnet, OH
Syybesma Mrs Ruth C Sybesma, W, 35 Maplelawn SE, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jackson Mrs Mary E Jackson, W, 1060 5th Ave, NY, NY
Bodart Mrs Stella B Bodart, W, 52 N Laird St, Green Bay, Wisc.
Mrs Leona Bodart, M, 1914 Cherry St, Green Bay, Wisc.
Aldieri Mrs Mary Aldieri, M, 527 Chapel St, New Haven, Conn.
Fink Mrs Lydia E Fink, M, Lansing, Iowa
Peters Mrs Selma Peters, M, 415 E Evergreen Ave, Youngstown, OH
Micciche Mr Salvatore Micciche, F, 93 Bay 17th St, Brooklyn, NY
LYONS, CALVIN LOVELL, First Lieutenant, # 0-751168, USAAF
Calvin L. Lyons was born on 31 January 1919 in Henry, Wood Co., Ohio, to Raymond A. Lyons (1893-1970) and Vivien E. (Lovell) Lyons (1896-1978). Siblings included Margaret Grace Lyons (1921-2010), Isabelle M. Lyons (1927-2011), and Roberta E. Lyons (1929-1985). He completed two years of college.