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James Riley PENNAL
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Source of the portrait photograph: Pilot Class Book 43-J, Marfa, Texas. Courtesy of my Fields of Honor Database colleague Corrina who indexed this class book.
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-758615 | ||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 | ||||||
| ETAT | Nettleton MISSISSIPPI | ||||||
| FAMILY | |||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Co Pilot | ||||||
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| REGIMENT SQUADRON | 562nd Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| DIVISION GROUP | 388th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 11 April 1944 |
Source : Matthew P. BROWN | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Baltic Sea | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
Mission : Rostock, GERMANY Attacked by four FW-190's shortly after bombs-away damaging the vertical stabilizer. Crashed into the Baltic Sea. | ||||||
| CEMETERY | CAMBRIDGE AMERICAN CEMETERY of Cambridge | ||||||
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B17 crew of James R. PENNAL | |||||||
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courtesy of b17flyingfortress.de |  | ||||||
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Source : Matthew P. BROWN | |||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - findagrave.com -
USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries- findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |