Looking for information on my uncle who was lost over Japan on 4/13/45. Name or S/N of B-29 or Japanese city that was object of mission. He was with 497th and was not flying with his regular plane or crew that day.

Richard A. Way

B29-#42-24604
Crash time April 14, 1945
Crash position 5-189, Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Affiliation 497th BG 870 SQ of 73rd BW 20th AF
Attack target Reconnaissance in the Tokyo city area night.
Cause of crash Unknown
Nickname Wheel'N Deal
Crew:Captain ABAR Everett P. first lieutenant 0-661171 X
Copilot EWING Richard A. first lieutenant 0-666263 X
Nav. SMITH, Irvin L. Captain 0-726022 X
Bombing MEEKER Roy E. first lieutenant 0-733258 X
Radar MONROE Robert F. second grade staff sergeant 13154863 X Engineer CALLENDER, Earl J. First lieutenant 0-511679 X
Radio QUATTLANDER, George J. Second sergeant 32532759 X
Central firearms control SAMELA Connie N. Technical sergeant12082811 X
R.Gunner SAUCIER Conrad J. Staff sergeant 31399230 X
L.Gunner BOSSLEV, Harold M. 2 grade staff sergeant 13154863 X
Tail Gunner BOAL Charles W.Jr. Second grade staff sergeant 577772 X

It falls into 5-chome, Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku during single opportunity weather reconnaissance at night. Once temporary burial of the dead body collected from the spot was carried out in the Shigeki temple in Ikebukuro Hommachi, it was carried by the root Tsuyama cemetery.


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Thank you so much for your response. Capt Abar was my mother's only brother and my only family uncle. I am traveling to Osaka, Itami, Matsuyama, and Kure next week and plan to visit Peace Park. Capt Abar and six other crew members were supposedly sent back to the US and are buried in a common grave at the military cemetary in St Louis, Mo.

Dear Richard A. Way
It prays for your brave uncle's bliss.
If it goes to Kure-city, it recommends going to a Battleship "Yamato "museum. Data are sent.
http://yamato.kure-city.jp/english.pdf

TETSUYA from JAPAN

ORIGINAL: Westburke

Thank you so much for your response. Capt Abar was my mother's only brother and my only family uncle. I am traveling to Osaka, Itami, Matsuyama, and Kure next week and plan to visit Peace Park. Capt Abar and six other crew members were supposedly sent back to the US and are buried in a common grave at the military cemetary in St Louis, Mo.

 
Capt. Everett P. Abar, #O-661171, temporary burial site at USAF Cemetery Yokohama #1, Yokohama, Japan, relocated by Administrative Decision to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
 
Terry T. 

Thank you Terry for the information on the cemetary in Japan. I have visited the gravesite at Jefferson Barracks a couple of times.

Richard A. Way

Thank you for your thoughts and the information. I will try to visit the "Yamato" museum next week.

Richard A. Way