TSGT USAAF WWII MIA-KIA
308th BG, 425th B SQ
Flight Engineer
He was the son of George R and Nellie J Hull of North Dakota. He had siblings Andrew W, Lt Col George Roswell Hull, Jr, and Nellie L Hull.
This plane, B-24J #42-73242 ‘Haley's Comet', and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron took off from Kunming Airfield in China on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. Three planes and crews were lost that day. In the book ‘China Up And Down' by John T Foster, he writes, ‘Disastrous Day Over Hump!' The plane was named after Lt Roger P Haley, Pilot, who was not on the plane the day it went missing. Instead, his replacement was Major Harry Musinski.
The wreckage of this aircraft was located January 2011 by Clayton Kuhles in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
Major Harry Musinski, Commanding Officer and Pilot, from Gardner MA
2nd Lt Toney W Gochnauer, CoPilot, from Arlington VA
2nd Lt John B Frazier, Navigator, from Winnebago IL
2nd Lt George R Maupin, Bombardier, from Sharling CO
TSgt Joseph P Kurta, Radio Operator, from Berlin Center OH
TSgt Wellington W Hull, Flight Engineer, from Casselton ND
SSgt John W Karns, Asst Flight Engineer, from Everett PA
SSgt Donah L Adams, Asst Radio Operator, from Lakeview TX
1st Lt Charles P Mortimer, Passenger, from Detroit MI
TSgt Edward W Higgins, Passenger, from Philadelphia PA
TSgt Jack R Ferguson, Passenger, from Sulphur Springs TX
SSgt Robert O Watson, Passenger, from Dallas TX
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He has another memorial here.
308th BG, 425th B SQ
Flight Engineer
He was the son of George R and Nellie J Hull of North Dakota. He had siblings Andrew W, Lt Col George Roswell Hull, Jr, and Nellie L Hull.
This plane, B-24J #42-73242 ‘Haley's Comet', and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron took off from Kunming Airfield in China on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. Three planes and crews were lost that day. In the book ‘China Up And Down' by John T Foster, he writes, ‘Disastrous Day Over Hump!' The plane was named after Lt Roger P Haley, Pilot, who was not on the plane the day it went missing. Instead, his replacement was Major Harry Musinski.
The wreckage of this aircraft was located January 2011 by Clayton Kuhles in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
Major Harry Musinski, Commanding Officer and Pilot, from Gardner MA
2nd Lt Toney W Gochnauer, CoPilot, from Arlington VA
2nd Lt John B Frazier, Navigator, from Winnebago IL
2nd Lt George R Maupin, Bombardier, from Sharling CO
TSgt Joseph P Kurta, Radio Operator, from Berlin Center OH
TSgt Wellington W Hull, Flight Engineer, from Casselton ND
SSgt John W Karns, Asst Flight Engineer, from Everett PA
SSgt Donah L Adams, Asst Radio Operator, from Lakeview TX
1st Lt Charles P Mortimer, Passenger, from Detroit MI
TSgt Edward W Higgins, Passenger, from Philadelphia PA
TSgt Jack R Ferguson, Passenger, from Sulphur Springs TX
SSgt Robert O Watson, Passenger, from Dallas TX
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He has another memorial here.
TSGT USAAF WWII MIA-KIA
308th BG, 425th B SQ
Flight Engineer
He was the son of George R and Nellie J Hull of North Dakota. He had siblings Andrew W, Lt Col George Roswell Hull, Jr, and Nellie L Hull.
This plane, B-24J #42-73242 ‘Haley's Comet', and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron took off from Kunming Airfield in China on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. Three planes and crews were lost that day. In the book ‘China Up And Down' by John T Foster, he writes, ‘Disastrous Day Over Hump!' The plane was named after Lt Roger P Haley, Pilot, who was not on the plane the day it went missing. Instead, his replacement was Major Harry Musinski.
The wreckage of this aircraft was located January 2011 by Clayton Kuhles in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
Major Harry Musinski, Commanding Officer and Pilot, from Gardner MA
2nd Lt Toney W Gochnauer, CoPilot, from Arlington VA
2nd Lt John B Frazier, Navigator, from Winnebago IL
2nd Lt George R Maupin, Bombardier, from Sharling CO
TSgt Joseph P Kurta, Radio Operator, from Berlin Center OH
TSgt Wellington W Hull, Flight Engineer, from Casselton ND
SSgt John W Karns, Asst Flight Engineer, from Everett PA
SSgt Donah L Adams, Asst Radio Operator, from Lakeview TX
1st Lt Charles P Mortimer, Passenger, from Detroit MI
TSgt Edward W Higgins, Passenger, from Philadelphia PA
TSgt Jack R Ferguson, Passenger, from Sulphur Springs TX
SSgt Robert O Watson, Passenger, from Dallas TX
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He has another memorial here.
308th BG, 425th B SQ
Flight Engineer
He was the son of George R and Nellie J Hull of North Dakota. He had siblings Andrew W, Lt Col George Roswell Hull, Jr, and Nellie L Hull.
This plane, B-24J #42-73242 ‘Haley's Comet', and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron took off from Kunming Airfield in China on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. Three planes and crews were lost that day. In the book ‘China Up And Down' by John T Foster, he writes, ‘Disastrous Day Over Hump!' The plane was named after Lt Roger P Haley, Pilot, who was not on the plane the day it went missing. Instead, his replacement was Major Harry Musinski.
The wreckage of this aircraft was located January 2011 by Clayton Kuhles in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
Major Harry Musinski, Commanding Officer and Pilot, from Gardner MA
2nd Lt Toney W Gochnauer, CoPilot, from Arlington VA
2nd Lt John B Frazier, Navigator, from Winnebago IL
2nd Lt George R Maupin, Bombardier, from Sharling CO
TSgt Joseph P Kurta, Radio Operator, from Berlin Center OH
TSgt Wellington W Hull, Flight Engineer, from Casselton ND
SSgt John W Karns, Asst Flight Engineer, from Everett PA
SSgt Donah L Adams, Asst Radio Operator, from Lakeview TX
1st Lt Charles P Mortimer, Passenger, from Detroit MI
TSgt Edward W Higgins, Passenger, from Philadelphia PA
TSgt Jack R Ferguson, Passenger, from Sulphur Springs TX
SSgt Robert O Watson, Passenger, from Dallas TX
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He has another memorial here.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from California.
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