This front page of the Chicago Herald American, dated December 29, 1952, reports the crash of a Navy Martin PBM-5S Mariner patrol bomber of Squadron VP-47 into the Sea of Japan during the Korean War, with the loss of ten of fourteen crewmen. Among those listed missing and presumed dead is Lieutenant (j.g.) William Eugene Bancroft, USNR — a sobering reminder of the risks faced by naval aviators flying maritime patrol and anti-submarine missions in support of Task Force 77 far from the more publicized battle lines of the Korean Peninsula. Project: 218240