44-41172 B24
On 3 May 1945, a B-24J, # 44-41172, assigned to 10th Air Force, 7th Bomb Group, 436th Bomb Squadron, departed the airfield at Madhaiganj, India, and was part of a flight of bombers on a mission over Moulmein, Burma. The B-24 was last seen at about 1,500’ with one engine not running about 2 miles West of Moulmein, Burma. The crew were:
Pilot 1stLt J. P. Osborne 0-768205
Co-Pilot 2ndLt Oscar R. James 0-774901
Bombardier 2ndLt John V. Hryhorczuk 0-2065221
Navigator 2ndLt Victor P. Sokoloff 0-2070163
Engineer Sgt Philip D. Bordonaro 42021559
Radio Operator Sgt Hallie G. Cain Jr. 17162197
Gunner Sgt David G. Foulk 39142102
Gunner Sgt Harold J. Merritt 33539212
The B-24J was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire over Moulmein, Burma. It was last seen entering a cloud formation with one engine feathered. No next-of-kin list was in the fold3.com MACR file.

OSBORNE, J. P., First Lieutenant, # 0-768205, USAAF
J. P. Osborne was born in 1922 in Oregon. After enlisting in the USAAF, he completed flight instruction through advanced schools to fly the B-24 Liberator and was multi-engine rated. He earned his commission and pilot wings. He was sent overseas to India. On 3 May 1945, a B-24J, # 44-41172, assigned to 10th Air Force, 7th Bomb Group, 436th Bomb Squadron, departed the airfield at Madhaiganj, India, and was part of a flight of bombers on a mission over Moulmein, Burma. The B-24 was last seen at about 1,500’ with one engine not running about 2 miles West of Moulmein, Burma. The B-24J was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire over Moulmein, Burma. It was last seen entering a cloud formation with one engine feathered.