ALBINSON continued.
The Consolidated Aviation B-24J Liberator bomber, Tail # 42-73312, left its base in Panagarb, India, on 27 November 1943 on a bombing mission to the Insein, Burma, enemy workshops. The crew was comprised of:
Pilot 2ndLt Newton J. Kellam 0-802926
Co-Pilot 2ndLt Fred K. Schmall 0-684782
Navigator 2ndLt John O. Marcello 0-602655
Bombardier 2ndLt George E. Harmon 0-678464
Engineer SSgt Perry Marshall 14156113
Radio Operator SSgt Thomas E. Seneff 33290016
Asst. Engineer Sgt Charles W. Perry 141564141
Asst. Radio Op. Sgt Norman E. Albinson 13176804
Armorer Gunner Sgt William H. Thomas 17175086
Armorer Gunner Sgt Don Z. Davis 17162249
The father of 2ndLt Harmon wrote 10th Air Force saying that, in a round-about way, they heard the crew and his son were POWs of the Japanese. The response included a
The conclusion of the MACR investigation was that, according to the witness statement, the aircraft was downed in