Foley was the only member of the original crew that didn't make it back. From Find-A-Grave.com:
Sgt. Jerome M. Gilgallon, ASN 13127832
Aerial Gunner - Meade Crew
10th Air Force / 7th Bombardment Group / 493rd Bombardment Squadron
(All Images Courtesy of Diane Gilgallon Kohli)
Meade's Crew
Back, L-R:
TSgt. Robert L. Barnes (RO-G), 2Lt. Arthur J. Foley, Jr. (CP), 1Lt. Gerard W. Coleman (B)
1Lt. William J. Meade (P), Lt. Richard C. Amidon (B), SSgt. Randol V. Paschal (E)
Front, L-R: Robert Adams (N), Clarence G. Fedorka (G)
Sgt. Jerome M. Gilgallon (G), SSgt. Robert A. Augustus (G)
On 25-Nov-43, he flew with the crew of Lt. Thomas S. Ingham. Just before reaching the target area over Rangoon, Burma, the ship was attacked by several Japanese fighter planes. The bomber lost #1 engine and they fell behind the formation, losing altitude. They dropped their bombs over the target and seemed to hold 9,400 feet until just south and east of Akyab, when they went into a heavy cloud bank and were not seen again. The crew was never found.
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Sgts. Gilgallon & Tom Horne
Sgt. Gilgallon, Eritrea, Dec. 1944
Sgt. Jerome M. Gilgallon
L-R: Fedorka, Adams, Augustus
India, March 1944
493rd BS Personnel
7th BG Personnel
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