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Ensign William S. Snead (USN) of VB-106 would perish during a mission on Christmas Day 1943 (25-Dec-43) when his aircraft, PB4Y-1 (BuNo 32092) ditched after takeoff at Koli Point, Guadalcanal. See: www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8662858563/ www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8663961716/ www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/PB4Y.htm www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=snead&...;

Raymond C. Bales (1912-1945) (Missing in Action since April 1, 1945 - Presumed Dead) See: www.findagrave.com/memorial/56764549/raymond-c-bales www.findagrave.com/virtual-cemetery/596022

A VIRTUAL CEMETERY CREATED BY DAVE DEATHERAGE VPB-119, Crew #1 Crew #1 of US Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-119 is Missing in Action to this day. Their aircraft, a PB4Y-2 "Privateer" patrol bomber (bureau # 59452), was commanded by Squadron Commander, LtCdr Raymond C. Bales. They were on patrol in the vicinity of Hangchou Harbor (near Shanghai), China on 1 April 1945 when last heard from. They failed to return to their base at Clark Airfield, Luzon, Philippines.The 13 men aboard this plane are memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery, Philippines.

The light cruiser USS Phoenix (CL-46). Surviving unharmed after the Japanese sneak-attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the ship would serve and fight throughout the Second World War. She would be sold to Argentina in 1951. As the Argentine Navy's ARA General Belgrano (C-4), she would be torpedoed and sunk by Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Conqueror in May 1982 during the Falkland Islands War. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARA_General_Belgrano_(C-4)