▁L t . ▁Gren ier ' s ▁honor ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁While ▁on ▁a ▁familiar ization ▁flight ▁for ▁imp ending ▁fl ights ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Mail , ▁L t . ▁J . ▁Y . ▁E as th am ▁( also ▁reported ▁as ▁James ▁Y . ▁East man ▁), ▁" 2 3 , ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁air ▁corps ▁res erves ," ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁crash ▁of ▁Douglas ▁Y 1 B - 7 , ▁ 3 2 - 3 0 9 , ▁in ▁fog ▁at ▁night ▁near ▁Jer ome , ▁Id aho . ▁" Second ▁Lieutenant ▁James ▁Y . ▁East man , ▁sevent h ▁bomb ard ment ▁group , ▁March ▁field ▁[ s ic ], ▁was ▁burn ed ▁to ▁death ▁here ▁last ▁night ▁when ▁the ▁tw in ▁eng ined ▁Douglas ▁bom ber ▁he ▁was ▁flying ▁from ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁to ▁Seattle ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁department ▁carrying ▁the ▁mail , ▁crash ed ▁and ▁burn ed . ▁It ▁was ▁mist y ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁crash ▁and ▁witness es ▁said ▁the ▁plane ▁was ▁flying ▁low ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁crash . ▁According ▁to ▁Mrs . ▁Clar ence ▁Wilson , ▁e y ew it ness , ▁the ▁plane ▁came ▁sk imming ▁in ▁low ▁over ▁the ▁trees , ▁its ▁motor ▁ro aring . ▁It ▁passed ▁over ▁the ▁house , ▁she ▁said , ▁then ▁suddenly ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁ground ▁about ▁one ▁hundred ▁feet ▁beyond , ▁burst ing ▁into ▁fl ame