Hello Col,
Thank you for confirming the details of the loss of Walter Buell Plate.
Wilmer A. Plate.
http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry...t=32&tcount=60
and this -
Ford B-24H-20-FO Liberator42-94839Plate's Date489BG 847BS94839 (489th BG, 847th BS, *Plate's Date*) crash-landed with battle damage Jun 2, 1944 and salvaged.
Source:
Joe Baugher US Aircraft Serial Numbers -
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
What if anything have you found on Wilmer A. Plate other than what has been said already ( 489th BG, 847th BS - survived WW2 - retired - died 2008 [?] ) please ?
Alex