Wellington W. Hull

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Recovered:
Remains not recovered

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Technical Sergeant
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    425th Bomber Squadron
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    308th Bomber Group
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater

Circumstances:

TSgt Wellington Hull was declared missing in action on a flight from Cheba, India to Kunming, China on January 26, 1944, and was officially presumed dead by the War Department on January 26, 1946. In 2011 the wreckage of TSgt. Hull's plane, missing for reasons unknown, was located at Arunachal Pradesh, India. The site is a two day trek from the nearest village. Human remains were found, but not recovered by the private party, miarecoveries.org, who found and documented the crash site. It is unknown if remains were recovered by other parties, US officials, or what the disposition of said remains are.

Biography:

born Olairsburg, Iowa 2 Mar 20; resident Cass County, NDak; entered AUS Los Angeles, Calif 16 Jan 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 25 Jan 44 Pacific Area; remains not recovered; On the Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippine Islands