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Burma Hump Ferry Command Heroes Of The War Zone
The piece honors Col. Caleb V. Haynes and Lt. John J. Bell as leaders in the India China Ferry Command, detailing perilous jungle routes, airfield builds, and the heroics of crews during the Burma theater. It highlights Evacuation feats, rescue missions, and the daring solo efforts that kept cargo and troops moving over the Hump. It also notes pilots like Lt. Cecil Williams and Lt. R. E. Crozier achieving extraordinary endurance and survival in Tibet and Lhasa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ono
China
Old
John J. Bell
Ironton
Ohio
Ernest Creach
Hammon
Okla
Albert Wagner
Salt Lake City
Utah
Caleb V. Haynes
Mount Airy
N. C
U. S. Army
Burma
Flying Tigers
Lashio
Myitkyina
India
U. S
Ralph Baldridge
Wynnewood
Bob Macklin
Royalton
Robert L. Scott Jr
Tenth Air Force
India-China
United Airlines
Dick Bechel
Los Angeles
Calif
John Payne
Paducah
Richard E. Cole
Dayton
TWA
Bill Sanders
Kansas City
Pennsylvania Central
Lester Musgrove
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cole
Doolittle
Tokyo
Payne
Bud Gleason
Cleveland
Frank Ruth
Canton
Ill
Red Jones
Ravenna
Max Sharp
Johnny Shump
James W. Smith
Stilwell
Ledo Road
Air Transport Command
ATC
Earl S. Hoag
Assam
John Porter
Porter
Cecil Williams
New Cumberland
Matthew Campanella
Hammonton
N. J
Eric Sevareid
CBS
R. E. Crozier
West
Tex
Crozier
Harold J. McCallum
Quincy
Mass
Kenneth B. Spencer
Rockville Centre
N. Y
William Perram
Tulsa
John Huffman
Straughn
Ind
Tibet
Holy City
Lhasa
Tsetang
Ronald Colman
Shangri-La