USMC PBJ Mitchell pilot Maj Sidney Groff, right, adds the name of Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada to the flight manifest at Libby Field in Davao, Mindanao for transfer to Moret Field, Zamboanga, Philippines, Aug 7, 1945

Caption   USMC PBJ Mitchell pilot Maj Sidney Groff, right, adds the name of Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada to the flight manifest at Libby Field in Davao, Mindanao for transfer to Moret Field, Zamboanga, Philippines, Aug 7, 1945 ww2dbase
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Identification Code   USMC 130973
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Photos on Same Day 7 Aug 1945
Photos at Same Place Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 2 Feb 2014

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
2 Feb 2015 07:17:00 PM

The official USMC caption for this photo says this took place on Aug 10, 1945 prior to take-off for that day’s bombing mission but this is incorrect. The actual mission logs for both the bomber squadron (VMB-611) and the fighter squadron (VMF-115) say the raid occurred on Aug 9, 1945 and do not list Maj Groff as participating. The VMB-611 mission report for Aug 7, 1945 lists Maj Groff ferrying POW Wada from Libby to Moret.

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