S/Sgt. James P. Corrigan-WWII

Rank: Staff Sergeant - Tail Gun on the Rosalia Rocket
Branch/Unit: 20th AirForce, 500th Bomb Group, 881st Squadron on Saipan, Marianas Islands

Date of Loss: 3 December 1944 on a bombing mission over Tokyo, Japan

A letter, dated 8 October 1944 (this still in reference to the same Missing Crew Report) from this office to Major Robert F. Goldsworthy requested all available information regarding the fate of the persons named in paragraph 1d above. The reply, dated 22 October 1945, is, in pertinent part, as follows:

"The following is an account of what happened to my crew to the best of my knowledge:

I have no information regarding Sergeant Corrigan. A report from the other planes in my formation stated that Sergeant Corrigan was last seen in his tail-gun position with our plane going down in falmes. I have no way of knowing if Sergeant Corrigan was able to bail out as we who were captured received no information as to whether he was dead or alive."

Please read the information below which contains more details about S/Sgt. Corrigan.

Goldsworthy's Crew #101, 881st Squad of the ROSALIA ROCKET Crew Picture taken 10/9/44

Pictured Left to Right Standing 1/Lt. Walter J. PATYKULS-Bombardier 1/Lt. Benjamin F. EDWARDS-Navigator Maj. Robert F. GOLDSWORTHY-Commander 2/Lt. Robert E. SOLLOCK (replaced by Col. Richard T. KING on that fateful flight)-Pilot 1/Lt. Henry W. WARDE-Flight Engineer Knelling Sgt. Thomas M. GOFFERY-Rt. Gun. S/Sgt. James P. CORRIGAN-Tail Gun S/Sgt. Carl T. WELLS-Radar Cpl. Harold J. SCHROEDER-Lft. Gun. Cpl. Robert E. ABEL-Ring Gun. W Sgt. John A. WRIGHT-Radio

Click on their individual picture to read more about them (links will open into a new browser window.)

Although Robert Sollock (he was a part of the original crew) is pictured above, click his picture to read about Richard King, who replaced him that fateful flight.

Not pictured but present on flight that went down on 12/3/1944 were Col. Byron Brugge, as Observer.

Click here to read the Missing Crew Report

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