John J. SLEIN

 

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NUMBER OF SERVICEO-811254
AGE-- yo
DATE OF BIRTH--
ETATWISCONSIN
FAMILY

Parents: Patrick J & Mary Ellen McCue SLEIN

Siblings: James G, Zary E, Catherine Kay & Michael F

RANKFirst Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT WI
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
REGIMENT SQUADRON845th Bomber Squadron
DIVISION GROUP489th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH

25 July 1944

Deceased 26/07/1944 as result of these injuries

SLEIN John J tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHNear St-Lô
DATA PLAN

B-24 Liberator - type H-20-FO - s/n 42-94852 T4*Y 

B 24 Liberator

Macr: 8237

Mission: St Lo

Takeoff Station 365 Halesworth, Suffolk UK

Shots by flak - 10h12 

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
H1728
DECORATION

Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Medal + 3 OLC

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

 

dfc

am 3olc

Photo FDLM

victory medal

usaf  8air force  489bg
STORY
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Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-20-FO - s/n 42-94852 T4*Y Cercle-W

 

1st Lieutenant John J. SLEIN Pilot Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer O-811254 - DFC AM+3/PH - Son of  Mary E Slein, Janesville, WISCONSIN
2nd Lieutenant Harold J MORSE CoPilot Prisoner  O-816546 - Son of Sadie Morse, NEW YORK - Seriously injured - Taken by the Germans and recovered by US soldiers
2nd Lieutenant Burton F. Hahn Bomber Dead   26/07/1944 MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer  O-686150 - Son of Jerome N Hahn, Forest Hills, NEW YORK - Died from wounds
S/Sergeant Francis D. RUFFINI Mechanic Dead Cim Brit Am St-James 12053044 - AM+3/PH - Brooklyn, NEW YORK
S/Sergeant Nicholas BONITZ Radio Opérateur Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Cambridge  33150771 - DFC/AM+3/PH - Son of  Charles Bonitz, Hooversville, PENNSYLVANIA
Sergeant Robert E DIXON Gunner Dead Inconnu 33419829 -Husband of Mary J Dixon, Pittsburg, PENNSYLVANIA
S/Sergeant Loy M HARVEY Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Cambridge 34263034 - AM+3/PH - 27 ans - Son of  Monroe et Mary Jane (Hobby) Harvey, Rebecca, GEORGIA
S/Sergeant Louis Jr PANCIERA Gunner Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 31071457 - AM+1 - Son of Rose Panciera, Westerley, RHODES ISLAND
Sergeant Joseph W UDICK Gunner Dead Santa Fe Nat Cem. Santa-Fe, NEW MEXICO 17146129 - 21 ans - Son of Helen C Udick, Las Animas, COLORADO
S/Sergeant Peter J. ISLES Gunner Dead  26/07/1944 MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 13108325 - DFC/AM+3/PH - Son of  Lillian J Isles, Swissvale, PENNSYLVANIA 
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