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9.
US WWII PURPLE HEART
Certificate KIA Grouping -
B-24 Air Crew - 90th Bomb
Group "Jolly Rogers" -
"LITTLE EVA" - Historically
Important
Grouping to Sgt.
James B. HILTON who was
KIA on Dec 1, 1942. The
aircraft, part of the
321st Squadron, 90th
Bombardment Group based
at Iron Range was
returning with four
other B-24s from a
bombing raid on a
Japanese troop convoy
about 80 km north of
Buna, Papua New Guinea.
"Little Eva" lost touch
with the other aircraft
and returned to the base
on its own. A severe
thunderstorm disabled
the radio, causing the
flight to lose its way
and run out of fuel.
Lieutenant Norman Crosson, the pilot, gave
orders to bail out. Most
of the crew members
parachuted to safety,
however one was killed
when his parachute
snagged on the aircraft
and another who did not
jump was killed when the
plane crashed at about
2:45am near the
Burriejella waterhole.
Their Plane was B-24
41-23762 "Little Eva."
Comes with his formal
official PH certificate,
personal letter from
Secretary of War Henry
Stinson (original
SIgnature), letters
regarding his death form
commanding officers,
diplomas, copy of
headstone application
(showing he served with
90th Bomb Group).
Details of the crash and
the discovery of the
crash site is detailed
in the book: Savage
Wilderness: The Epic
Search For The Crew of
Little Eva. Also
details in: The
Search That Never Was:
The Untold Truth About
The 1948-49 Search For
Americal Personnel
Missing In Action In The
South Pacific.
I have made copies for
the buyer of the group.
GROUPING ALSO COMES WITH ORIGINAL COPY OF THE BOOK LITTLE EVA: THE ULTIMATE
WWII SURVIVOR STORY.
$750
$325
