Date of Incident04/21/1942
ConflictWorld War II 1941-1945
RankPrivate
Unit2nd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Group, Medium
StatusMissing in Action
While serving as the engineer aboard a B-26 medium bomber, Private Musgrave was reported as Missing in Action when his plane ditched into the sea after developing engine trouble off Palm Island near Townsville, Australia, enroute from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to Garbutt Field, Australia. Private Musgrave's name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippines.