Fubo B-29 Air Crash Crew Monument
Details:
The second to the left-most monument.
Monument
The monument consists of a large rectangular horizontal stele featuring granite panels that list the names of all 34 Americans with the serviceman’s name, age, role in the bomber, rank, and the plane they were on, written in English and Japanese. On top of this stele is a free-standing large granite panel containing an illustration or a map of where each of the planes crashed on the mountain.
On March 10, 1945, near the end of World War II, three U.S. B-29 bombers, caught in a fierce blizzard, crashed into Mount Fubo in northern Japan’s Zao Mountain Range. They were returning to Guam after the Great Tokyo Air Raid. B29-42-63564, along with 44-69747 and 42-65310, made a navigational error and crashed killing all 34 aircrew members when their cargo of incendiary bombs exploded in flames. Witnessing the crashes, local villagers made a difficult climb to the mountain’s summit, respectfully buried the bodies, and later exhumed them after the war.
In September 1961, city council members of Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture, and others took the initiative in erecting a memorial to the dead U.S. soldiers near the crash site. The unveiling ceremony was attended by 200 people, including local residents as well as representatives from the U.S. Embassy and the U.S. military in Japan. Also, on August 2, 2015, a construction committee organized by volunteer residents of Shichigajuku Town and Shiroishi City created the Fubo Peace Memorial Park in the Choro district of Shichigajuku Town, and an unveiling ceremony was held with 600 local residents and representatives from the U.S. military in Japan.
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Monument Text:
On the horizontal stele:
First plane 1945.8.10 Eleven people
314th Air Division 29th Bombardment Group
#42-63564 nickname: Cherry the Horizontal Cat
|
氏名 (Full Name) |
年齢 (Age)
|
階級 (Rank) |
ポジション (Position) |
|
Firman E. Wyatt |
24 |
1st LT |
Pilot |
|
John E. Moore |
26 |
2nd LT |
Co-pilot |
|
Wesley O. Chandler |
27 |
1st LT |
Flight engineer |
|
Russell J. Sage |
20 |
F/O |
Bombardier |
|
Robert A. Feinberg |
23 |
2nd LT |
Radio Operator |
|
Royal R. Roshiem |
29 |
T/Sgt |
Flight engineer |
|
Robert H. Ruehs |
19 |
Cpl |
Radar operator |
|
Louis M. Schmitzer |
21 |
Sgt |
CPC gunner |
|
Robert L. Sparks |
19 |
Cpl |
Gunner |
|
Ward F. Richards |
19 |
Cpl |
Gunner |
|
Randolph H. Smith |
19 |
Cpl |
Gunner |
Second plane 1945.3.10 Twelve people
314th Air Division 19th Bombardment Group
#42-65310
|
氏名 (Full Name)
|
年齢 (Age) |
階級 (Rank)
|
ポジション (Position) |
|
Samuel M. Carr |
27 |
Captain |
Pilot |
|
James F. Hudgins |
20 |
2nd LT |
Co-pilot |
|
Leon A. Payne |
24 |
2nd LT |
Navigator |
|
Edward P. Olefirowicz |
22 |
2nd LT |
Bombardier |
|
Francis E. Tully |
20 |
F/O |
Radio operator |
|
Leonard G. Robinson |
22 |
2nd LT |
Flight engineer |
|
Gilbert N. Tice |
23 |
Cpl |
Radar operator |
|
Joseph Kish Jr. |
23 |
Cpl |
CPC gunner |
|
Albert D. Lutes |
19 |
Cpl |
Gunner |
|
Charles E. Mabry |
19 |
Cpl |
Gunner |
|
Robert L. Lott |
19 |
Cpl |
Gunner |
|
Ollie J. Laird |
unk |
Major |
Passenger |
Third plane 1945.3.10 Eleven people
73th Air Division 498th Bombardment Group
#44-69747
|
氏名 (Full Name) |
年齢 (Age)
|
階級 (Rank) |
ポジション (Position) |
|
Hubert L. Kordsmeier |
24 |
2nd LT |
Pilot |
|
Claude T. Dean |
27 |
2nd LT |
Co-pilot |
|
Leonard Gottlieb |
23 |
1st LT |
Navigator |
|
Robert L. Owens |
24 |
2nd LT |
Bombardier |
|
Harold Raybould |
22 |
2nd LT |
Flight engineer |
|
Martin Boskovich |
23 |
S/Sgt |
Radio operator |
|
Henry S. Solomon |
21 |
Sgt |
CPC gunner |
|
Ernest L. Bretag |
24 |
S/Sgt |
Left gunner |
|
Martin J. McMahon Jr. |
20 |
Sgt |
Right gunner |
|
Samuel F. Reneau |
24 |
S/Sgt |
Radar operator |
|
William E. Fry |
25 |
Sgt |
Tail gunner |
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
20th Air Force
52nd Bomber Squadron, 29th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy)
73rd Bomb Wing
873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group
93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Meetinghouse
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