On March 8, 1944, a B-24 Liberator bomber crashed 500 yards north of this flight. All seven members of the flight members perished. A mid-air collision with another B-24 Liberator is tight formation was detremined to be the cause.
Crew Members
Captain Robert H Mueller, 26, Pittsburgh, PA
2nd Lt. Lee R. Steward, 24, Sunray, TX
2nd Lt. John Maguire, 23, New York, NY
2nd Lt. Leonard Mulligan, 23, Teaneck, NJ
SGT. William L. Hicks, 26, High Point, NC
SGT. James Bulha, 20, New Popt, RI
CPL. William Johnson, 26, El Dorado, AR