CANTY John H - 555 BS 386 BG

 

John Henry CANTY

 

canty john h

Source : Pascal Gaté

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER11072858
AGE22 yo
DATE OF BIRTH24 July 1921 Winsted 
STATELitchfield County CONNECTICUT
FAMILYParents : William Thomas & Ida Maria Weaver CANTY
Brothers : William Thomas & John Henry
RANKStaff Sergeant
FONCTIONGunner
JOB before ENLISTEMENTSemiskilled occupations in fabrication of metal productsCO
DATE of ENLISTEMENT17 July 1942 Hartford CONNECTICUT
SQUADRON555th Bomb Squadron
GROUP386th Bomb Group
ARMY9th Air Force
DATE OF DEATH23 June 1944

canty john h tombe

Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSMIA
PLACE OF DEATHBaron-sur-Odon
DATA PLAN

B-26 Marauder - type B-55-MA - s/n 42-96087 "YAO"

B26 MARAUDER
Mission: HeadQuarter Allemand from Caen (14)
Macr: 6283

Take Off: Station 164 Great Dunmow, Essex UK

Felled by the flak - Explosion in flight

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville

Map Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
Wall of Missing
DECORATION

Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters

Purple Heart

Army Good Conduct Medal

American Campaign Medal

World War II Victory Medal

 

dsc

Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters

Photo FDLM

Good Medal Conduite

american campaign medal

victory medal
usaf  9af 386bg 555bs
 
 

Crew of B-26 Marauder - type B-55-MA - s/n 42-96087 "YAO"
Lieutenant-Colonel Don L WEISS Pilot Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia O-437629 - DFC/Air Medal+10/Purple Heart
1st Lieutenant Axel P SLUSTROP CoPilot Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia O-738483 - DFC/Air Medal+9/Purple Heart
1st Lieutenant David MESEROW Bomber Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia O-732880 - DFC/Air Medal+10/Purple Heart
1st Lieutenant George H HAZLETT Navigator Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia O-794005 - DFC/Air Medal+11/Purple Heart
T/Sergeant Robert E PERKINS Gunner Dead - Cim Air Medal Colleville-sur-Mer (14) 33297432 - Air Medal+8/Purple Heart
S/Sergeant John H CANTY Gunner Dead - Cim Air Medal Colleville-sur-Mer (14) 11072858 - DFC/Air Medal/Purple Heart
S/Sergeant Thomas MCCASLIN Gunner Dead - Cim Air Medal Colleville-sur-Mer (14) 17038437 - DFC/Air Medal+11/Purple Heart
Capitaine Orville D THATCHER Passager Dead - MIA O-356255 - IOWA - Médecin
B26 1-B26 2

INFORMATION SOURCESFrancecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - TogetherWeServed.com(Fold3)
PICTURE SOURCEFrédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAir MedalMERFrédéric &Air Medalp; Renaud
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