Erle Howard Thayer - M Obituary

Born Mar 27, 1919, Erle Howard Thayer - M attended Stanton County High School in Johnson, KS. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Erle Howard Thayer - M.

Graduation Year	Class of 1941
Date of Birth	Mar 27, 1919
Date of Passing	Jan 20, 1946
About	Manter, Kansas TSGT USAAF WWII - MIA-KIA 308th BG, 425th B Sq Flight Engineer B-24D #42-40069 ‘The Pregnant Swan' and its crew were lost on the Hump on 20 March 1943 while enroute from Pandaveswar, India to Kunming, China. It was assigned to the 14th Air Force, 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Squadron and was on its original flight to Kunming to begin work in China. The plane had been cleared from Chabua, India to Kunming, but the location when it encountered problems and the nature of the loss are unknown. There were no survivors. The crew members were~ Maj Robert W Fensler, ASN O-397377, Command Pilot, from CA 1st Lt Phillips G Huffman, ASN O-791437, Pilot, From OH 1st Lt Jerrold E Owens, ASN O-730158, CoPilot, from OK 1st Lt Frederick W Ossenfort, ASN O-791623, Navigator, from NY 1st Lt Harvey M Nix, Jr, ASN O-728506, Bombardier, from AL TSgt Norman H Price, ASN 34232194, Radio Operator, from LA SSgt Louis E Verhaegen, ASN 12078470, Asst Radio Operator, from NJ TSgt Erle H Thayer, ASN 37146430, Flight Engineer, from KS SSgt Aubrey E. Stevenson, ASN 20828940, Asst Flight Engineer, from OK SSgt Sandow E Rivardo, ASN 32326460, Gunner, from NY THE WRECKAGE OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED SEPTEMBER 2008 BY CLAYTON KUHLES OF miarecoveries.org NEAR ITANAGAR, ARUNACHAL PRADESH STATE, INDIA. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29737279/erle_howard-thayer