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Crew of the Photo Queen

Crew of Photo QueenAdded by: davidawilliams1952Crew of Photo Queen
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Erased Story below, last story, titled ALAMO.....Added by: Raidco24Erased Story below, last story, titled ALAMO.....
AMERICAN CEMETERY MANILAAdded by: Raidco24AMERICAN CEMETERY MANILA
1st Lt.Norman V. Bertel,Sr.Added by: Raidco241st Lt.Norman V. Bertel,Sr.
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MACR 3rd Version with 5 Crew status DED, and 6 Crew MIA.Added by: Raidco24MACR 3rd Version with 5 Crew status DED, and 6 Crew MIA.
NOSE ART, PHOTO QUEENAdded by: Raidco24Nose Art done by Cpl. Al Merkling of the 20th Combat Mapping Squadron.
AUSTRALIAN SQ/LEADER KEITH M. RUNDLEAdded by: Raidco24Reported existence of the wreck of Photo Queen. Reported capture and deaths of Lt. RAFAEL and Sgt. JULIAN. Found Captain ONO, being held at Base H, by U.S. Army. His trial in Manila for murder holds no details of the last days of the Crew. He was hanged in 1946. Instead, the trial record of one Major Satoru NIIHO may contain additional evidence on the true fate of the crew. NIIHO was hanged by the Dutch in 1948.
WATCH ON THE VERKAMAdded by: Raidco24WATCH ON THE VERKAM
image.jpgAdded by: Raidco24The ALAMO, San Antonio, Texas. Symbolizes for me one possible scenario for the deaths of 4 or 5 of the crew: a pitched gunfight with Japanese troops at the mouth of the VERKAM River. Evidence for this comes from the unit diary of the 36th Japanese Division.
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image.jpgAdded by: Raidco24Memorial certificate sent to families of those killed in action, signed here by Harry Truman.
image.jpgAdded by: Raidco241944 Army Map : VERKAM River. Encompasses operational area for our search expedition.
image.jpgAdded by: Raidco24Demonstrates what the extent of a Tropical Cyclone would have been on 30 September, 1944. This modern Cyclone's position at the visible Eye approximates Storm 17 on the day of the fatal flight.
image.jpgAdded by: Raidco24Dugout canoes: native transportation on the rivers of New Guinea.
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image.jpgAdded by: Raidco24Operational area of the upcoming search for Photo Queen. Note Cape VERKAM where as many as five crew are buried. Note the upcountry village of AMSIRA where an additional three crew are buried.
image.jpgAdded by: Raidco24image.jpg. COCONUT GROVE SURROUNDS GRAVES( Center of photo).
image.jpgAdded by: Raidco24image.jpg. Camden Courier-Post, Sunday, Sept. 6- Front Page story on Search for the Crew, in print and online.
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