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McCormick, Montrose Graham, LCDR.
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Casualty Info
Home Town San Diego
Last Address Pasadena, California
Casualty Date Apr 19, 1945
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Australia
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium (VLM) - Annapolis, Maryland
Wall/Plot Coordinates Cenotaph Only - Secton 3, Lot 0321-B
Air Crash that claimed the life of LCDR McCormick and others.
In 1945 the United States Navy stationed an R4D-5 (C47, Dakota) at Guildford W.A. also referred to as RAAF Dunreath. The aircraft was assigned to the Commander Submarine Force, Seventh Fleet and due to its light blue colour scheme, was known affectionately as the Blue Goose. Built by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation in the USA it carried the constructors number 10017. The USAAF number was 42-24155 and the US Navy number was 39067, delivered new to them in 1943.
Early in the morning of 19th April 1945, before dawn, Blue Goose was loaded for a flight to Adelaide.
Ten men and three women boarded the aircraft, they were:
Lt William C Armstrong, USNR Pilot. Ensign Victor F Padelsky, USN Co-pilot.
A.M.M. 1c Robert A Dunleavy. A.M.M. 2c Stanley A Gober, USNR.
A.R.M. 1c James A Glenn, USNR. Commander R.R. Helbert, RN Lieutenant Commander Montrose G McCormick, USN. Lt (jg) Sidney S Cook USNR.
C.R.E. Robert V Daly, USN. Tech BuShips C.L. Nelson.
Anne Woodward, American Red Cross. Geraldine Crow, American Red Cross.
Cecil Nichols, American Red Cross.
