Robert E. ENGLISH

 

english robert e

Source : Frédéric Hénoff via Scott Gitchell (Mathieu Fromage)

 

NUMBER OF SERVICE

O-553906
AGE20 yo
DATE OF BIRTH13 December 1923
Corning,  Steuben County, NEW YORK
ETATToledo, OHIO
FAMILY

Parents: Robert Dean & Elizabeth Dwyer English

Siblings: James Dwyer

RANKSecond Lieutenant
FONCTIONRadar Operator
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT OH
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
 SQUADRON425th Night Fighter Squadron
ARMY9th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH28 August 1944english robert e tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHCommune St-Avé  -  Vannes-Meucon
DATA PLAN

 P-61 Northrop - type Black Widow - s/n 42-5566

P 61 Northrop

Probably due to bad weather

 
CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
L76
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

 

Photo FDLM

victory medal

 

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STORY
KIA 28-8-1944 as radar operator of P-61 / #42-5566. Crashed possibly due to bad weather conditions at Ferme de Lesneue, St. Ave, 2 km south of Vannes-Meucon aerodrome, France. 2 KIA.
2Lt English is buried at Brittany Cemetery, L-7-5.

 

Equipage du P-61 Northrop - type Black Widow - s/n 42-5566

 

2nd Lieutenant Joseph C WEBB Pilot Dead Unknow O-754568
2nd Lieutenant Robert E . ENGLISH Radar Dead Cim Brit Am St-James  O-553906 - PH - Pennsylvania 

SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOFrédéric Hénoff via Scott Gitchell - Francecrashes39-45.net - Facebook.com - Clive TIRLEMONT - Arie-Jan VAN HEES - Findagrave.com
PROGRAMMERGarrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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