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Pat Ranfranz founded the Missing Air Crew Project to search for his missing uncle, T/Sgt John R. McCullough . John was one of ten crew members on a B-24 Liberator that was shot down by a Japanese fighter over Yap Island on June 25, 1944. All ten crew members were declared missing in action (MIA) and never located. The plane was piloted by Lt. Gerald Coleman (thus the name the Coleman Crew). The crew was part of the 13th Air Force, 307th Bombardment Group and 372nd Bombardment Squadron. Although Pat and Cherie Ranfranz original project goal was to locate the Coleman Crew, the project has expanded over the years to research, document, memorialize and locate all the American's missing in action near Yap Island. Pat and Cherie have researched and documented the loss of over thirty-five American planes and hundreds of American men. They have located and identified numerous American crash sites and have helped numerous families find some form of closure... I'm posting most of my recent..

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