John H. LA POINTE
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 32490064 | ||||||
AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 11 Septembre 1921 | ||||||
ETAT | St Lawrence Country NEW YORK | ||||||
FAMILY | Single Mother : Marjorie June LAPOINTE | ||||||
RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
FONCTION | Single on Douglas A-20 | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | |||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 26 August 1942 Utica NEW YORK | ||||||
SQUADRON | 670th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 416th Bomber Group, Light | ||||||
ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 6 August 1944 | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Ferme Le Buc - Louviers 76 | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
Douglas A-20 Havoc - type G-35-DO - s/n 43-9987 F6*S Macr : 7872 Mission : Attaque pont sur la seine à Oissel (76) Takeoff 18h06 station 170 Wethersfield , Essex UK Crash observed by 2Lt Peter Barausky, Sgts Millard Hall and Beverly R Wilson Shot by flak Louviers - Left engine on fire Aircraft evacuated by the mechanic around 5000 feet - 20h00 | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Louviers | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
Worked in a metal products factory N.E.C Temporarily buried in Louviers (Eure 27) On this day of August 6, 1944 after they completed their bombardment mission over the bridge in Oissel (Seine Maritime 76 - Normandy ). The left engine badly hit by Flak fire in Louviers… The mechanic will jump off the plane at 5000 feet Récit du témoin qui à assisté à la scène recopié aux archives de Louviers Dubucs' Farm in Louviers. I undersigned Troche Eugène, farmer in Louviers, certify that I recovered two allied airmen's bodies from a burning Type-Martin plane, fallen on 8/6/1944, after 1955. These bodies were put down in sheets and carried to the Louviers cemetery by me. One of the names quoted by Mr Troche : John H. LAPOINTE | |||||||
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Crew of Douglas A-20 Havoc - type G-35-DO - s/n 43-9987 F6*S
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2nd Lieutenant | Thomas W Jr | Mc MANUS | Pilot | Dead | Union Cem. Bakersfield, CALIFORNIA | O-750423 - 22 ans - Bakersfield, CALIFORNIA - Son of Mr Thomas W McManus, Washington, DC - Initially admitted to Louviers (27) |
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Sergeant | John H. LA POINTE | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
32490064 - PH - Fils de Mrs Marjorie June LaPointe, Postdam, NEW YORK Killed by the flak on the plane - Burst initially in Louviers (27) |
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Sergeant | Gerald Edward | HART | Mechanic | Escaped |
17169842 - Né le 22/09/1924 - Rockwell, IOWA -Hidden in Louviers by civilians and the Resistance until liberation |
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Jean-François CARBONNET - Max La Menace(Facebook) - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Aad.archives.gov - Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |