Ivan Canfield.
Co-Pilot · 409th Squadron · Of San Antonio, TX, TX.
The Man Behind the Name
2nd Lt. Ivan Canfield served as co-pilot aboard B-24D 42-40617 on the 1 August 1943 Ploesti mission. He was listed as a battle casualty on the Missing Air Crew Report filed 14 July 1944.
The aircraft crashed and exploded in the center of Ploesti after a direct flak hit to the bomb bay. No crew members were seen to bail out. His mother, Mrs. Jamil Canfield, was listed as next of kin at 800 East Josephine Street, San Antonio, Texas.
Service record.
Missions flown.
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.