USAAF 40-1421 Martin B-26-MA Marauder

USAAF serial number S/N: 40-1421 Martin B-26-MA Marauder

1940001421, 40-1421 Martin B-26-MA Marauder Fate: Ditched Unit: 22BG33BS Remarks: 22BG33BS Red Raiders named: Yeah! 7 Jan 1943 Forced to ditch at sea after engine Shot out over Lae Harbor, New Guinea. The ship landed just off-shore in Hercules Bay, near Wu Wu River. S/Sgt. Joseph P. Papp, radio operator, and Sgt. Jack C. Mosley, bombardier, went down with the ship. Lt. Norman E. DeFreese, died from injuries before reaching shore. Ambushed by natives, who mistook him for a Jap, S/Sgt. William Brown was Shot and killed. The others, Lt. Leonard Nicholson, pilot, Lt. Jack I. Childers, co-pilot, and Cpl. T. A. Moffit scattered into the jungle. Moffit, Nicholson and Childers, each on their own, were found by friendly natives and returned to Port Moresby within two weeks. Disposal: 07-Jan-43