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Wesley R. DARDEN Jr
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 34708338 | ||||||
| AGE | 20 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1924 | ||||||
| ETAT | Calhoun ALABAMA | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Single | ||||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 5 march 1943 FT Mc Clellan ALABAMA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 754th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 458th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 17 June 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Region of Caen | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type H-25-FO - s/n 42-95106 Z5*L "Miss Pat"
Macr: 5806 Mission: Tours (37) Take off Station 123 Horsham St-Faith , Norfolk Shot by flak - Airplane in flames - 1 evacuation around 8:00 pm | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |