Francis J WACHTEL

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ARMY SERIAL NUMBERO-660534
AGE25 ans
DATE OF BIRTH 1917
STATELos Angoles County CALIFORNIA
FAMILYSingle
RANK2ndLieutenant
FONCTIONNavigator
JOB before ENLISTEMENTClerks, general officeCA
DATE of ENLISTEMENT18 november 1941 Fort Bliss El Paso TEXAS
SQUADRON366th Bomber Squadron
GROUP305th Bomber Group
ARMY8th Air Force
DATE OF DEATH30 december 1942WACHTEL Francis J
STATUSMIA
PLACE OF DEATHAdvanced Trémazan "Landunvez" (Finistère 29)
DATA PLANB-17 Fortress - type F-30-BO - s/n 42-5078
Take-Off: RAF Chelveston (AAF-105), England
Mission: Base sous-marine Lorient (56)
Shot by hunting near the Pointe de Landunvez (29)
CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James

Map St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
Wall of Missing
DECORATION
Purple Heart
 
Air Medal
Photo
 
Photo
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STORY

Crew B-17 Fortress - type F-30-BO - s/n 42-5078

1stLieutenant Floyd E LOVE Pilot Died - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) love floyd tombe
2ndLieutenant Kent H WOLFSEN CoPilot Died - Cim Brit Am Cambridge UK WOLFSEN Kent H tombe
2ndLieutenant Francis J WACHEL Navigator Died - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) WACHTEL Francis J
2ndLieutenant Laurence GORESKI Bomber Died - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) goreski laurence tombe
T/Sergeant Raymond N KIRKENDOLL Mechanic/Gunner Died - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) kirkendoll raymond tombe
T/Sergeant Roland B DIGMAN Radio/Gunner Died - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) DIGMAN Roland B
S/Sergeant Raymond E BANDY Gunner Died - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) BANDY Raymond E
Sergeant Larry C DE BRUIN Gunner Died - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) DE BRUIN Larry C
Sergeant Robert E JOYCE Gunner Died - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) JOYCE Robert E
S/Sergeant Peter G GALARZA Gunner Died - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) GALARZA Peter G
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INFORMATION SOURCEJean François PELLOUAIS - Aad.archives.gov/aad - Francecrashes39-45.net
PICTURE SOURCEJean François PELLOUAIS - Frédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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