Rank and Name in, Corporal Floyd J. Eades.
Unit/Placed in, 756th Bomber Squadron, 459th Bomber Group (Heavy).
Floyd was born approx. on 1 Janauary 1918 in Denver, Colorado.
Father, Eli Allen Eades.
Mother, Ruby Peggy (Gillespie) Eades.
Sister, Francis Howard Eades.
Floyd entered the service from Wyoming with service number # 19020228.
Floyd J. Eades was a Radio Operator (B-24) in the 756th Bomber Squadron.
Floyd’s crewmembers and their position on the plane a B-24 were,
2nd Lt. Charles F. Webb Pilot
2nd Lt. Andrew N. Savage Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Cyril I. Lankford Navigator
2nd Lt. Maurice P. Mulroy Bombardier
S/Sgt. Roy E. Goff Engineer
Cpl. Floyd J. Eades Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Charles F. Reed Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul D. Martin Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Edward E. Brooke Asst. Radio Operator/Top Turret Gun.
S/Sgt. Robert B. Hamilton Tail Gunner
Passengers;
Sgt. John W. Vink Passengers
TSgt. Fay E. Walker Passengers
SSgt. Micheal Minlionica Passengers
SSgt. Louis Sardoch Passengers
Floyd died (no record) presumably malfunction made the crash in sea, on Jan. 9, 1944, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, WW II Victory Medal.
Floyd is buried at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York.
Courts of missing.
Thanks to 459th http://www.459bg.org/
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MT6S-JWY
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
In January 1944, Corporal Floyd J. Eades was assigned as a radio operator with the 756th Bomber Squadron, 459th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 304th Bombardment Wing, 15th Air Force, based at Giulia Airfield, Italy. The 459th Bombardment Group flew B-24 Liberator bombers on missions in Italy, France, the Balkans, Austria and Germany.
The Army Air Forces developed a long-range military air transportation system, the Air Transport Command (ATC), to quickly and efficiently transport aircraft, cargo, and personnel from the United States to the various theaters worldwide during World War II. There were seven main air routes. The southeastern route ran from southern Florida to points in the Caribbean Islands (such as Puerto Rico or Trinidad), to Natal, Brazil, and then on to destinations in Africa and the Middle East. The Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command (CW-ATC) had jurisdiction over the airfields in Florida and the Caribbean, and transported aircraft, personnel and cargo over part of this southeastern route.
On 9 January 1944, CPL Eades was the radio operator of B-24 Liberator bomber AAF Serial Number 42-52349 that was engaged in a routine ferrying mission for CW-ATC. The aircraft carried a crew of 10 and 4 passengers. At 0820, when the plane departed Morrison Field, Florida enroute to Waller Field on the Island of Trinidad, the weather was hazy although the skies were clear with good visibility at 3,000 feet. However, after its departure from Morrison Field the plane did not make radio contact with anyone and there were no known witnesses to its loss when it went missing. The aircraft carried fuel for 14 hours of flight.
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