Do you know his name? I maintain a list of the Rabaul PWs.

Edward Durand.
An Australian investigation of Japanese war crimes at Rabaul after the war
turned up his name among prisoners held by the Japanese Navy. He would have
been the first AAF fighter pilot captured by the Japs in that theater and i am
sure they would have been very interested in squeezing out every bit of
information he had about US strength and intentions. What a terrible fate for
the young man.


Chris Mark