The Snapshots in Time Collection
Newspaper Clipping: "Navy PBM Plunges Into Sea Off Korea; 10 Killed, Four Hurt" — Korean War, Lt. Bancroft Collection
A wartime newspaper clipping reports the loss of a Navy PBM Mariner patrol bomber off the coast of Korea, with ten crewmen killed, including Ens. Wayne Eugene Bancroft. Such press clippings, preserved by families, document the human cost of the Korean War's air and sea patrols. Project: 218108