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Casualty Info
Home Town Tustin CA
Last Address Shot down by Japanese forces, listed as MIA, Air Crash, Island of Formosa. In 1950, the three crew members remains were recovered but they were not able to individually identify them. Lt. Murphy, Ordinanceman Skeffington, and Radioman Costello.
Casualty Date Oct 12, 1944
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Pacific
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Fort Scott National Cemetery (VA) - Fort Scott, Kansas
Other Memories E. R. (Rick) Costello Aviation Radioman 2/C
Missing in action as of October 12, 1944, on a combat mission to Takao Harbor on the island of Formosa.
He was air crewman with V-T 20, attached to the carrier USS Enterprise, 3rd Fleet. For action in the Pacific theatre, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Costello, he attended Tustin elementary and high schools, having been graduated with the class of 1940. He entered the Navy Air Corps (USNR) November 28, 1942, and left April 12, 1944, for Pacific duty.
USS Enterprise, 9 battle stars between 12 April and 12 October 1944. Hollandia Landings Apr 21-24, 1944 Truk Atoll Apr 29, 1944 Marianas Islands Landings June 11-24, 1944 Philippine Sea June 19-20, 1944 Repair at Pearl Harbor July-August 1944 Bonin Islands Aug 31, 1944 Palau Landings Sep 10-17, 1944 Nansei Shoto Oct 10, 1944 Formosa (missing in action) Oct 12, 1944