US Airmen where buried ?
 

Hi,
I have been searching for the Burial place for the following 3 airmen.

Date of death was 21st April, 1942.

Pvt. William V, Bedford - 39303940.
Klamath County, Oregon.

Pvt. Nick Hinich - 36022487.
Cook County, Illinois.

Cpl. Ray E, Love - 13032649.
Henrico County, Virginia.

They were passengers of an aircraft that crashed in Australia.
Ten were killed, I have details of Burial place of the other seven, just cannot get anything for these three.

Thanks
Alex

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Alex,

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...icholas-hinich

Regards,

Dave

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Many thanks Dave, I found the others on Findagrave but the three I highlighted were not there for me , but you somehow have found one that was there , no idea why I couldn't get him ?
Thanks again,

Sadly cannot find Bedford or Love anywhere .
Alex

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

The crash:
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/cras...reek-12-killed

The bodies of Bedford and Love (and probably others in the crash) were returned to the US in February 1948.

Ray Love Mentioned:

https://www.newspapers.com/article/r...tch/181692265/


Bedford Mentioned:

https://www.newspapers.com/article/t...ian/181692788/

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

My grateful thanks Rolland,
Have no idea as to why it was so difficult to find them in the usual NA sites.
However I am unable to see the newspaper cuttings, any chance you could copy/paste and send to me by my email ?

All the best
Alex

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

its a list of 47 Virginians brought home for burial, and their next of kin. so its


Ray E Love, NoK Mrs FrancEs B Peppin, 12 South Boulevard, Richmond, VA

This might be him but a strangely bare grave marker
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...02/ray-e.-love

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Many thanks Dennis, Yes that looks to be the correct Airman the newspaper cutting kindly provided by Rolland has the name and also that of "next of kin"(?) Safe as your fidagrave details.

Again I cannot understand how I could not get that from findagrave ?

Anyway only one left Airman Bedford.

What I have:

Pvt. William V "Bill" ,BEDFORD - 39303940 - 49th FG.
Born - 1918.
Enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington, on 11th October, 941
Single.

After this he must have gotten married to a Stella L , Bedford as she is noted as his NoK. who resided at 260 N, Laguna Street, Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon. May have been his mother ?
His remains were returned to the USA to Stella (seenewspaper cutting). So would have been buried locally I would have thought.
However although there are a few Stella List buried at Klamath Falls, none have the name Bedford, nor are there any William V "Bill" Bedford 's that I could find via findagrave :(

Help most welcome,

Many thanks
Alex

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Alex, it appears that William B. Bedford is buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery. Just enter his ASN number in keywords and use Record Group 92 of the NARA website. Am too far away now distance wise to send details. Leendert


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Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Please read William V. Bedford

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

View Record ARMY SERIAL NUMBER NAME RESIDENCE: STATE RESIDENCE: COUNTY PLACE OF ENLISTMENT DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL YEAR OF BIRTH
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View 39303940 BEDORD#WILLIAM#V######## OREGON KLAMATH FT LEWIS WASHINGTON 41 Selective Service within 3 months of Discharge 18

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Alex, surf to catalog.archives.gov and use Advanced Search. Enter Bedford's ASN in Keywords. Scroll down to Record Group Number and enter 92. If done correctly you'll find Bedfords's Internment card on page #732. Heading of that card says he was buried on 27 Feb 1948 at the Golden Gate Cemetery, grave D948. Leendert

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Do you mean this site ?

https://www.archives.gov/

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

No, I clearly wrote catalog.archives.gov. Leendert

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

[OK Leendert,
Got it.
Strange though they buried him at the Golden Gate ! But had only just sent the mail to his NOK.
So I wonder if this was just a convenient way of discarding those many who were returned to the USA. Perhaps his NOK had him disinterned and buried somewhere neared home at a later date ?

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Here is his grave in the Golden Gate Cemetary.

The name on the gravestone is William V Bedord..

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...lliam-v-bedord

His middle name was Vance. He was born in Canada. His draft registration from 1940 can be found once you have the name correct.

Local newspaper story when he died in 1942:

https://www.newspapers.com/article/t...ews/181972822/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/t...ews/181972938/

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Well done Rolland,
Grateful thanks for your help.
So sad to see that they couldn't even get his name right on the headstone.
Still we now know for certain where he rests.
Came up right away on findagrave when using the Bedord name .
SO, Concerned about which was his correct name, Bedford or Bedord ???
Again, many thanks
Alex

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

His correct name is Bedord. The gravestone has it correct. That is also how his draft registration has his name and signature. His mother is listed as next of kin. He is also listed as Bedord on the WWII casualty list for Oregon. The BAA link posted earlier has his name incorrect.

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Thanks for the update, but his enlistment details, the aircraft passenger list, and the newspaper cuttings all have Bedford .
So as said am concerned that the name given to the Cemetery was misspelled.
Alex

Re: US Airmen where buried ?
 

Alex,

I looked him up under "Nicholas" after I got a null reply to "Nick"

Re: Bedord. That is the way it is spelled. His father is mentioned throughout the years in Oregon newspapers ending with his obit in 1943.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/h...ary/182030472/

His mother passed in 1958. If the name had been misspelled, someone in the family would have called the newspaper the first day and it would have been fixed for the remaining time the obit was up.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/h...la-f/94938743/

Regards,

Dave