The Observer/Enterprise, November 9, 2012
In Memory of Frank Tubb 
By Ava Lou Davis

My brother, Frank Tubb, was a radio operator on one of the most famous 
Mitchell B-25 bombers. The plane "Bold Venture" B-25 was part of the 
renowned 500th Bomber Squadron, of the 345th Bomb Group of the 
U S Fifth Air Force. The men of the 345th Bomb group were the best 
low-level strafing and bombing group of any conflict.
 
On March 15, 1945, they were sent on a mission that included the coast 
line in the South China Sea. The leader of the group spotted a 2000 ton 
Japanese freighter off the coast line and made a bomb run on the ship. 
They dropped a 500 pound bomb into the side of the ship, which exploded 
at the waterline. The pilot, Lt. Reheis, did not know that Lt. Jensen 
had followed him into the target. Shrapnel from the explosion riddled 
Bold Venture's bomb bay and right engine, which Jensen immediately 
tried to feather. Beyond the ship was a 75 foot ridge line running 
off a steep mountainside, and the Bold Venuter didn't have enough 
power to clear it on one engine.

The crash, 16 miles northwest of Hong Kong, killed all five crew-men. 
Lost in the crash were: 
2nd Lt. Robert W. Jensen, pilot; 
2nd Lt. Orville Garrison, co-pilot; 
Sgt. Henry M. Worley, Jr., engineer; 
Sgt. Robert H. Waggy, Armorer; and, my brother, 
Cpl. Frank M. Tubb, radio operator. 

Their exploits and heroism have never been forgotten.
I will always remember my brother, how he loved to dress, and be a part 
of activities at SAC. He taught me how to dance and 
to appreciate the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra 
and all the other big band music.

He is now laid to rest with two of his fellow crewmen in the Ft. Smith 
National Cemetery in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He will be in memory forever.

I obtained the information on this crash from the other pilot, 
Charles "Bud" Gilmore, and another radio operator and friend, 
Quentin Stambaught. Also contributing were Chris Davis, project historian, 
and Toby Brown, American archeologist and historian. A memorial service 
was held in 2011 at the crash site.