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Harold P FORTINSKY
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 13129611 | ||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 | ||||||
| ETAT | PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||
| RANK | Private | ||||||
| FONCTION | Passager | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | - |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 22 september 1942 State College PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 12th Troop Carrier Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 60th Troop Carrier Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 12th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 31 ocotber 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Quartier de Pierre - Tournon-sur-Rhône - VALENCE | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
Douglas C-47 - type A-20-DL - s/n 42-23469 U5*K Mission: Troop transport from Cherbourg (50) to Italy via Lyon (69) Takeoff 08:30 Lyon (69) - Carried 14 passengers from 347 Rep D Following a misjudgment of the pilot, hits the top of a hill due to heavy fog - Around 10:30 am The plane explodes and burns | ||||||
| CEMETERY | RHÔNES AMERICAN CEMETERY of Draguignan | ||||||
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Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A-20-DL - s/n 42-23469 U5*K | ||||||
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Wayne W | AGEE | Pilot | Dead - Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) | O-769369 - AM - California USA - Carbonized in the plane | |
| 1st Lieutenant | Edmond A | MARQUIS | CoPilot | recovered | O-812460 - Minor injuries | |
| Corporal | George C | FERNBACK | mechanic | recovered | 6895450 - Minor injuries | |
| S/Sergeant | Nicholas M | MOCCIA | Radio | recovered | 36703853 - Minor injuries | |
| Sergeant | Howard J | DUNN | Passenger | Dead - Oakwood Cem. Theresa, NEW YORK | 6876470 - 27 ans - Né le 30/03/1917 - Fils de Byron et Mary Dunn - Carbonisé dans l'avion | |
| Private | Harold P | FORTINSKY | Passenger | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) - Plan - C.1.11 * | 13129611 - Pennsylvania USA - Carbonized in the plane |
| Private | John W | FRANCIS | Passenger | recovered | 13173679 - SM - Minor injuries | |
| Private | Anthony V | GABRIEL | Passenger | recovered | 3672880 (sous réserve) - SM - Minor injuries | |
| Private | Ted H | GERSH | Passenger | recovered |
12015599 - SM - Minor injuries Released several people from C-47 unconscious |
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| Private | Morris | GETTLEMAN | Passenger | recovered | 36106017 - Minor injuries | |
| Private | Seymour | EICONE | Passenger | recovered | 17145420 - Minor injuries | |
| Private | Albert J | ZAPPARRI | Passenger | recovered | 6710912 - Minor injuries | |
| Private | Edwin R | GERTSKI | Passenger | recovered | 36764695 -Minor injuries | |
| Private | Clarence Jr | FRANCISCO | Passenger | recovered | 35774325 - Minor injuries | |
| Private | William | FAGLEMAN | Passenger | recovered | 34670506 - Minor injuries | |
| Private | Marion | ELSNER | Passenger | recovered | 16145706 - Minor injuries | |
| Private | Jack M | WILCOX | Passenger | recovered | 33298282 - Fils de George B Wilcox - Minor injuries | |
| Passenger | Dead | Unidentified body | ||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |