
TSgt Henry E. Peavy
42-73249 MACR 11163
On 12 January 1945 a B-24J, “Shootin’ Star,” # 42-73249, assigned to 14th Air Force, 308th Bomb Group, 374th Bomb Squadron, Chengkung, China, departed the airfield at Luliang, China, on a combat reconnaissance mission over the South China Sea and the Indochina coast. The crew was:
Pilot 1stLt Robert E. Churgin 0-818830
Co-Pilot 2ndLt John M. Carmody Jr. 0-821960
Navigator 2ndLt Saul (NMI) Furman 0-712548
Bombardier 2ndLt Ronald W. Wilkin 0-708979
Crew Chief TSgt Charles E. Cytlak 36723193
Radio Operator TSgt John (NMI) Perla 12083902
Gunner SSgt Theodore (NMI) Jolley 33609981
Gunner SSgt Albert D. Jones 32998519
Gunner PFC Raymond L. Peterson 37684786
Photographer Sgt Clifford A. Lask 35285884
(All enlisted men served as gunners)
The B-24J was presumably lost at sea. The next-of-kin were:
Churgin Joseph Churgin, F, 552 W. 186th St., New York, NY
Carmody John M. Carmody, F, 7607 S. Green St., Chicago, IL
Furman Michael Furman, F, 6 Sutton St., Boston, Mass.
Wilkin Martha H. Wilkin, M, 883 Van St., Elgin, IL
Cytlak Sarah Lowandowski, M, 1023 Elizabeth St., Joliet, IL
Perla Vincent Perla, F, 7724 14th Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Jolley Stella Jolley, M, 220 Cooper St., Courtdale, PA
Jones Marcella Jones, M, Box 401, Port Jervis, NY
Lask Paul A. Lask, F, 1572 Hopkins Ave., Lakewood, OH
Peterson Ida T. Peterson, M, Rte 1, Rockwell, Iowa