#42-73315

S/Sgt. Harold V. Rightbower was a gunner on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on take off on August 14, 1944 from a Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. S/Sgt. Rightbower was born May 28...

T/Sgt William Gilbert Pierce was radio operator on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on take off on August 14, 1944 from a Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. T/Sgt Pierce was from Coffey County...

L B Kriner was a gunner on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on take off on August 14, 1944 from a Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. He was the son of Walter R...

2nd Lt. Marlin S. Savidge was co-pilot on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on August 14, 1944 during take off from Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. Lt. Savidge was born on September 19...

1Lt Edward H. Karger was the navigator on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on take off on August 14, 1944 from a Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. Edward graduated from the University of...

2nd Lt. Vincent DePaul Burns was the pilot on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on take off from Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. Much appreciation for materials provided at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70052267/vincent-depaul-burns and Anna.

The crew of B-24J #42-73315 when on August 14, 1944 they departed their base in Kurmitola India to fly fuel and supplies over the Himalayas to US Army Air Forces based in Liuchow China. Their plane crashed immediately after takeoff, killing all aboard. 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. These men were in the #42-73315 incident on...