2nd. Lt. Stephen L. Fuda was my uncle. I never met him. This website has some information on this plane and it crew, including a photo of it being shot down:
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/44-41421.html. I also have in my possession, the original newspaper clipping with this photo, and a brief story. The story in the clipping claims the plane was rammed by a Japanese Zero, not hit by cannon.