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Re: Lt. Col. Frederick G. Terry - KIA 24 Jun 1944 - Saipan
Rolland,
Yes, I had come across the stories about his son in Vietnam.
Meanwhile found via Chroniclingamerica.loc.gov an article in the Evening Star of 30 Nov 1944 (p. A-2) that either solves or adds to the confusion about Lt Col Terry's death.
Part of text reads why he was awarded the Legion of Merit posthumously: "While observing the effect of artillery fire on Jap forces from an extremely hazardous position, Col. Terry was killed by hostile fire."
Here nothing about a collision with a 'friendly bomber'. Since no fatal casualties among USN, USMC or US Army light plane pilots or loss on Jun 24 of their planes on Saipan can be found so far, I'm starting to lean towards the Nov. 30 newspaper version.
On the other hand, the first published and at places repeated cause of death must have originated somewhere....
Regards,
Leendert
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