43-15699 C47 (MACR 14695)
On 27 June 1945, a C-47A, # 43-15699, assigned to 10th Air Force, 2nd Air Commando Group, 317th Troop Carrier Squadron, Ledo, India, departed the airfield at Lashio, Burma, on an operational flight in the combat area to Myitkyina North, Burma. Its last known location at 1250 hours was about 23º 35’ North & 97º 25’ East. On board were:
Pilot 2ndLt Herbert H. Gumble 0-779056
Co-Pilot F/O Harold E. Moore T-64708
Engineer Sgt Edward S. Jaskiewicz 13045097
Radio Operator SSgt Henry Bittlingmeyer 12084366
Passenger PFC Frederick S. Burns 13143464 (12th Combat Cargo Squadron)
“ 1stSgt Wong DeMing 10th Chinese Post office
The last to see the C-47A was Capt. Charles L. Sacks, 0-1695837. The last radio contact was with LCpl Willard Collins, 3673926. The last radio message from the C-47A was: “On course at 23º 35’ N, 97º 25’ E.”
The next-of-kin listed were:
Gumble Edwin C. Gumble, F, Rte 1, Fort Atkinson, Wisc.
Moore Carrie L. Geiger, GM, 584 Osage St, Spartanburg, SC
Bittlingmeyer Henry Bittlingmeyer, F, 1874 Palmetto St, Ridgewood, NY
Jaskiewicz Anna S. Jaskiewicz, M, 4338 Salmon St, Philadelphia, PA
Burns Lois S. Burns, M, 74 Carlton Ave, Fort Washington, Long Island, NY

