Imphal, The Hump and Beyond 
U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War
2nd Combat Cargo Group, 6th Combat Cargo Squadron
Aircraft and Crews
C-46D |
42-101150 |
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Major |
Theodore P. Tatum Jr. |
0789744 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd. Lt. |
John T. Law |
0705974 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Sgt. |
James A. Zacharias |
32564832 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
S/Sgt. |
James M. Flood |
32209420 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Major |
Elliott S. English |
0383978 |
Passenger |
4000 |
WOJG |
Thomas M. Amoss |
W2123537 |
Passenger |
2110 |
1st/Sgt. |
Howard R. Jordon |
13119582 |
Passenger |
502 |
C-46D |
42-101163 |
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Capt. |
Roger B. Killingsworth |
0732015 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Richard W. Lemieux |
0720283 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Sgt. |
William W. Dawson |
18227359 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Earl R. Kneuss |
35602826 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Major |
Cullen Coil |
0903254 |
Passenger |
9300 |
M/Sgt. |
Robert J. Rich |
16044873 |
Passenger |
750 |
S/Sgt. |
John D. Greiner |
33428251 |
Passenger |
502 |
C-46D |
42-101170 |
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1st Lt. |
Holly V. Holcomb Jr. |
0764020 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Ernest, Hodas |
0764674 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
T/Sgt. |
Dougla W. Kennan |
39116469 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Cpl. |
William E. Shepard |
3546623 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
M/Sgt. |
Elwin L. Denny |
18049767 |
Passenger |
750 |
Sgt. |
James W. Dutton |
15315830 |
Passenger |
405 |
Capt. |
Ralph W. Montgomery |
0560137 |
Passenger |
4823 |
C-46D |
42-96818 |
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Capt. |
Eugene M. Delange |
0731838 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
William D. Taylor |
0720608 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Sgt. |
Santo DeLucca |
12147373 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
S/Sgt. |
Ira L. Gasaway |
18162792 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Capt. |
William H. Orcutt |
0436594 |
Passenger |
3100 |
Sgt. |
Walter T. Hock |
36100706 |
Passenger |
673 |
M/Sgt. |
William M. Mentgen |
08015520 |
Passenger |
750 |
C-46D |
42-101107 |
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2nd Lt. |
George A. Geissel |
0764284 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Robert K. Dunn |
0718506 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Sgt. |
James W. Neller |
15107630 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
S/Sgt |
Francis P. McGarvey |
32361767 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
S/Sgt |
Daniel B. Szalkiewicz |
35529171 |
Passenger |
826 |
S/Sgt |
Thurlow W. Black |
35274508 |
Passenger |
686 |
Sgt. |
John P. L. Johnson |
32864900 |
Passenger |
631 |
C-46D |
42-101134 |
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1st Lt. |
Kenneth P. Jacobsen |
0682642 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Tilson L. King |
0829041 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Sgt. |
Eugene C. Emms |
37550083 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Cpl. |
Roland R. Smith |
13086220 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Sgt. |
Patrick H. Lacey |
13131487 |
Passenger |
528 |
Cpl. |
Zygmund W. Nowicki |
16001839 |
Passenger |
528 |
Cpl. |
Robert P. Barney |
33286414 |
Passenger |
2750 |
C-46D |
42-101139 |
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1st Lt. |
Tully W. Talbot |
0700573 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Dale L. Root |
0718761 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Sgt. |
William V. Eichelberger |
19129199 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Warren S. Quinn |
36072203 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Sgt. |
Howard P. Geddes |
35517263 |
Passenger |
528 |
Sgt. |
Walter R. Cooper Jr. |
38433672 |
Passenger |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Donald R. Morrow |
35566229 |
Passenger |
658 |
C-46D |
42-101142 |
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1st Lt. |
Floyd W. Smith, Jr. |
0820086 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Norman A. Olson |
0926554 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Cpl. |
Richard W. Darnell |
39257622 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Albert J. Sopko |
35603438 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Sgt. |
Albert F. Heilman |
17108951 |
Passenger |
687 |
Pfc. |
Thomas L. Kistner |
15081832 |
Passenger |
687 |
Cpl. |
Edward G. Fellersen |
19086652 |
Passenger |
849 |
C-46D |
42-101145 |
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1st Lt. |
Wilbur Goff |
0673358 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Lawrence J. Filippi |
0718601 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
S/Sgt. |
Beryl Hoffpauir |
39853633 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Cpl. |
Nicholas W. Bourekas |
33677910 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Pvt. |
Edward L. McKinley, Jr. |
14075870 |
Passenger |
747 |
Sgt. |
Jack Graff |
12147882 |
Passenger |
620 |
Pfc. |
John E. Kelly |
32901220 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-46D |
42-101148 |
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2nd Lt. |
Raymond W. Goode |
0764286 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Kolland V. Creek |
0711142 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
S/Sgt. |
Angelo V. Mutascio |
32161971 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Thomas L. Flannery |
12201758 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Sgt. |
William F. Shaw |
35538670 |
Passenger |
405 |
S/Sgt. |
Albin R. Stanczak |
33279514 |
Passenger |
826 |
M/Sgt. |
Walter M. Britton |
35360041 |
Passenger |
502 |
C-46D |
42-101154 |
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Capt. |
Robert L. Arnold |
0520640 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Raymond H Vise |
0721263 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
S/Sgt. |
Robert E. Gorman |
17127530 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
S/Sgt. |
Emile. P. Anderson Jr. |
17099283 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Capt. |
John P. Dwyer |
0915900 |
Passenger |
2110 |
S/Sgt. |
Hale H. Dobbins |
18165754 |
Passenger |
502 |
Sgt. |
David W. McCabe |
36687705 |
Passenger |
405 |
C-46D |
42-101169 |
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Capt. |
William P. Stephens |
0732084 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Anthony J. Montagano |
0827909 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Sgt. |
Earl J. Gaitan |
16149332 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
George E. Stead |
36586491 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
M/Sgt. |
Joseph P. Bardsley |
13044981 |
Passenger |
750 |
M/Sgt. |
John W. McNeill |
15018157 |
Passenger |
750 |
S/Sgt. |
Murrey E. Nance |
14085579 |
Passenger |
405 |
C-46D |
42-96817 |
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1st Lt. |
Walter R. Fink |
0700911 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Gerald N. Honn |
0828433 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Sgt. |
James T. Duff |
20605256 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
William L. Hood |
34590805 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
1st Lt. |
Leslie W. Lease |
0862352 |
Passenger |
0141 |
M/Sgt. |
Pruit W. Kidder |
38144131 |
Passenger |
750 |
Capt. |
John J. Johnson |
0912267 |
Passenger |
9301 |
C-46D |
42-101087 |
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2nd Lt. |
Thomas G. Hollis |
0764676 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Robbie D. Langston |
0418678 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
T/Sgt. |
Solomon S. Saunders |
11018356 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Marshall J. McGinnis |
36744356 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
1st Lt. |
James V. Beatson |
0863474 |
Passenger |
4000 |
M/Sgt. |
Troy F. Wilhite |
18047010 |
Passenger |
750 |
Cpl. |
Edward V. Holmes |
37680191 |
Passenger |
405 |
C-46D |
42-101128 |
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2nd Lt. |
John H. Tolar |
0706015 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Donald A. Todd |
0721255 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
T/Sgt. |
William F. Stanle Jr. |
6949846 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Edward H. Grob Jr. |
39044837 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
T/Sgt |
George D. Zeeveld |
39406826 |
Passenger |
2750 |
Cpl. |
Eugene E. Lisewski |
12141787 |
Passenger |
686 |
Sgt. |
Richard F. Shepard |
32779436 |
Passenger |
2750 |
C-46D |
42-101137 |
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1st Lt. |
James G. Clark |
0737537 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
William F. Attinger |
0829393 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
S/Sgt. |
Gileo P. DeMeio |
33282239 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Hubert R. LaGrow |
311585260 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
S/Sgt. |
Jesse C. LaRue |
35429206 |
Passenger |
687 |
Pfc. |
Alfred J. Gizzi |
35058586 |
Passenger |
849 |
Cpl. |
Frank Fazzan |
37508945 |
Passenger |
2750 |
C-46D |
42-101141 |
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2nd Lt. |
Isaac D. Jones |
0705964 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Jesse C. De Lozier |
0721659 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Cpl. |
Robert J. Chapman |
13068213 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
William PL Murtagh |
32738409 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
S/Sgt. |
Milton Zaussmen |
32507004 |
Passenger |
687 |
Sgt. |
Raymond A. Dickey |
39189776 |
Passenger |
849 |
S/Sgt. |
Herbert J. Scott |
20330774 |
Passenger |
754 |
C-46D |
42-101144 |
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2nd Lt. |
Clarie B. Walworth |
0819434 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Gordon D. Turner |
0720619 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Cpl. |
Christian W. Eck |
35063084 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
William G. Ford |
32566369 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Sgt. |
Robert R. Lanhan |
35279273 |
Passenger |
405 |
Sgt. |
Cornelius B. Elischer |
36609086 |
Passenger |
684 |
Cpl. |
William C. Haggis |
31242423 |
Passenger |
684 |
C-46D |
42-101147 |
|||
2nd Lt. |
Charles R. Johnson |
0705963 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
James M. Shaffer |
0719770 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
Cpl. |
Roy W. Meyer |
13103398 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Irving E. Levy |
32786265 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Pfc. |
Jack L. Reisman |
32898788 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
Edward L. Dawson |
37502874 |
Passenger |
747 |
Cpl. |
Henry A. Ginter |
39616635 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-46D |
42-101149 |
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2nd Lt. |
Robert C. Seet |
0707984 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Tom R. Yarnall |
0721284 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
T/Sgt. |
Theodore E. Chrisopherson |
39087923 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Pvt. |
Harold W. Soper |
31038603 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
S/Sgt. |
Daniel F. Donohue |
39114704 |
Passenger |
275 |
T/Sgt. |
Harry A. Pascale |
32326859 |
Passenger |
631 |
Cpl. |
Joseph A. Tacrmino Jr. |
32772379 |
Passenger |
405 |
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