Arthur Lee LOWERY
"Ott"
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Source : PELLOUAIS Jean-François | |||||||
NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-754643 (34022831) | ||||||
AGE | 27 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH |
7 mars 1917 Richmond, Richmond City, VIRGINIA | ||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | TENNESSEE | ||||||
FAMILY |
Single | ||||||
RANK |
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FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled machine shop and related occupations | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 27 February 1941 FT OGLETHORPE GEORGIA | ||||||
SQUADRON | 503rd Fighter Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 339th Fighter Group | ||||||
ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 22 June 1944 |
Source : ETVMA | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Près de Wavrechain-sous-Denain - SO et Valenciennes | ||||||
FLIGHT PLAN |
P-51 Mustang - type C-7 - s/n 42-103346 D7*W Macr : 6105 Mission: Patrol on the Pas-de-Calais Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire UK - Crash observed by 2nd Lt Charles E Shake Explodes and burns instantly - 12h15 | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572 | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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STORY | |||||||
1st Lt Arthur “Ott” L. Lowery was the pilot of aircraft P-51C-7 with serial number 42-103346. He was on an area patrol mission to the Pas De Calais area. Statement from 2nd Lt Charles E. Shake, Air Corps: “On 22 June, 1944 at approximately 1215 hours, I was flying Lt. Arthur L. Lowery´s wing in Red four position. After we completed sweeping the area we went down to strafe a locomotive. I assumed a position behind and slightly one side of Lt. Lowery. As we went in on the locomotive, I noticed a lot of wire and lines. It is my opinion that he hit some of the wires. I was fairly low to them but he was still lower than I. His airplane rolled very slowly to the right, and when in a position of about 90 degrees bank, it struck the ground on the nose and right wing. The plane exploded and burned instantly.” Arthur “Ott”Lowery was initially buried at Saint-André-Cemetery at Évreux, France and re-buried at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France; Plot A, Row 1, Grave 32. | |||||||
Source : ETVMA | |||||||
Source : ETVMA | |||||||
Source : ETVMA | |||||||
Source : ETVMA |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | JP Gentil - Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Abmc.gov - Etvma.org |
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PROGRAMMER | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |