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John Stevenson HAY
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Bombardier Class Book 43-07, Big Spring Flying School, Texas. | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-679196 | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17 June 1919 | ||||||
| ETAT | West Newton, MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
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| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Bomber | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 549th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 385th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Forces | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 30 December 1943 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Near Verdrel - Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen - 6 km SE Houdain | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-25-DL - s/n 42-3097 XA*Z "The Ground Hog"
Macr: 1898 Mission: Ludwigshaven (All) - Raffinerie et port Takeoff 11h00 Sstation 155 Great Ashfield, Suffolk UK People who helped in the escape: Jules Lallau (Acq), Marcel Hennere, Andre Levalard (Aubigny-en-Artois), Mrs. Chire-Boudet, Monister L (Bully-les-Mines), Felix Klinckemaillie (Bouvigny) Shot by flak - Airplane partially evacuated (8) at 15000 feet around 16h00 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-25-DL - s/n 42-3097 XA*Z"The Ground Hog"
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Reuben H | ECKHARDT | Pilot | Escaped | O-677460 - Fredericksburg, Texas - Evasion par réseau Francoise Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar - Décédé en 1990 | |||
| 2nd Lieutenant | Charles M Jr | ERICHSEN | CoPilot | Dead | Fort Rosecrans Nat Cem. San Diego, California | O-746320 - 22 ans - Né le 22/03/1921 - Los Angeles, California - Tué pendant l'attaque | ||
| 2nd Lieutenant | Kingsley K | SUMNER | Navigator | Escaped | O-688128 - Né le 06/05/1920 - Rochester, New York - Reste en France jusqu'à la Libération - Retour UK 07/09/1944 | |||
| 2nd Lieutenant | John S. HAY | Bomber | Dead | Oak Hill Park, Newton, Massachusetts | O-679196 - Né en 1921 - Port Worth, Texas |
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| S/Sergeant | Arthur K | ENDERS | Mechanic/Gunner | Escaped | 19109225 - Globe, Arizona - Evasion par réseau Francoise Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar | |||
| S/Sergeant | Leroy H | ACRIDGE | Radio/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 17060257 - Port Scott, Kansas | |||
| Sergeant | James A | LIRES | Gunner | Prisoner- Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 19160685 - Ventura, California | |||
| Sergeant | Rowland Paul | BURCH | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 39120992 - Calhoun, Oklahoma | |||
| Sergeant | Robert L | CRUMRINE | Gunner | Prisoner- Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 15110181 - Dayton, Ohio | |||
| Sergeant | Floyd W | MONTGOMERY | Gunner | Prisoner- Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 33417912 - Pittsburg, Pennsylvania - Died in 2007 | |||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Facebook.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |