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About Winton Darwyn Witmer
Winton served as a First Lieutenant, Headquarter's, 58th Air Service Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in San Joaquin County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on May 23, 1941, in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a office clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Winton was a passenger on B-17E "Queenie" No. 41-2464, Headquarter's, V Air Service Command, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
B-17E "Queenie" took off from Nadzab Airfield No. 1, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea on an administrative flight that was going to Mokmer Drome on Biak, Papua Province, Indonesia with a stopover planned at Tadji Airfield, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
After take off the B-17 was never seen again and was presumed to have been lost before reaching Tadji Airfield. The cause of the dissapearance was unknown, but was reported that it might be lost due to "possible enemy anti-aircraft fire or navigational circumstance". The entire crew of 5 as well as 14 passengers were lost on this flight.
Winton was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight during the war, but was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 7, 1946.
Service # O-567120
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Winton Darwyn Witmer's Timeline
| 1915 |
April 5, 1915
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Ripon, San Joaquin County, California, United States
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| 1944 |
July 8, 1944
Age 29
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??Indonesia-Papua New Guinea
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