James Riley PENNAL
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Source of the portrait photograph: Pilot Class Book 43-J, Marfa, Texas. Courtesy of my Fields of Honor Database colleague Corrina who indexed this class book.
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-758615 | ||||||
AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 | ||||||
ETAT | Nettleton MISSISSIPPI | ||||||
FAMILY | |||||||
RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
FONCTION | Co Pilot | ||||||
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REGIMENT SQUADRON | 562nd Bomber Squadron | ||||||
DIVISION GROUP | 388th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 11 April 1944 |
Source : Matthew P. BROWN | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Baltic Sea | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
Mission : Rostock, GERMANY Attacked by four FW-190's shortly after bombs-away damaging the vertical stabilizer. Crashed into the Baltic Sea. | ||||||
CEMETERY | CAMBRIDGE AMERICAN CEMETERY of Cambridge | ||||||
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
B17 crew of James R. PENNAL | |||||||
courtesy of b17flyingfortress.de | |||||||
Source : Matthew P. BROWN |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - findagrave.com -
USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries- findagrave.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |