Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Orvell Adair Cain.
Unit/Placed in, 865th Bomber Squadron, 494th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Norvell is born on 12 April 1917 in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.
Father, Edward Everett Hale Cain.
Mother, Musa A (Calkins) Cain.
Sister(s), Carlyle Julia and Patricia Marie Cain.
Spouse, Wilma Edna (Litsey) Cain.
Norvell enlisted the service in Washington with service number # 19147805.
Norvell‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,
1stLt. William L. Trowbridge Pilot
2ndLt. William A. Vosburg Co Pilot
1stLt. Carl A. Ogrinc Navigator
2ndLt. Joseph D. Sorden Bombardier
2ndLt. Richard E. Anderson Radar Operator
TSgt. Robert R. Holder Engineer
TSgt. James D. Mitchell Radio Operator
Sgt. Charles E. Brown Jr. Top Turret Gunner
SSgt. Fred R. Cianfrini Ball Turret Gunner
SSgt. Norvell A. Cain Tail Gunner
SSgt. Arthur T. Stanford Nose Gunner
Major William E. Gemert Passenger
Norvell was KIA/MIA when on the Bomb run a Bomb exploded under the airplane with causing severe damage, they wanted return to Okinawa but crashed in the East China Sea on 17 July 1945, he is honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Norvell is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRVS-5C4
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