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Richard Earl FOUTS
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Pilot Class Book 43-C, Luke Field, ARIZONA Source : Arie-Jan van Hees & Usaafclassbookproject.nl | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-742860 (15096397) | ||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1 June 1921 Massillon, Stark County, OHIO | ||||||
| ETAT | Massillon, OHIO | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Single | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled cranemen, derrickmen, hoistmen, and shovelmen |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 25 March 1942 Cleveland OHIO | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 711th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 447th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 28 February 1944 |
Source : Len | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Between Blangermont and Croisette | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-5-BO - s/n 42-31204
Macr : 2890 Mission : Site V1 de Croisette (62) Takeoff Station 126 Rattlesden, Suffolk Shots by flak Explosion in flight at 15:07 before the burning plane was evacuated. It seems that the survivors were ejected by the explosion at the time of the jump. | ||||||
| CEMETERY COMMUNAL |
CEMTERY COMMUNAL of Blangermont | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Washington High School, 1937 Source : Hudson Louie | |||||||
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Source : Fold3 |
Source : Fold3 | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-5-BO - s/n 42-31204
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| First Lieutenant | Richard E. FOUTS | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-742860 - AM/PH+1 - Massillon, OHIO | |
| Second Lieutenant | Harry P PETTIT Jr | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-741933 - AM/PH - Birmingham, ALABAMA | |
| Second Lieutenant | Elbridge M. PARK | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-687900 - AM/PH+1 - Richmond, Virginia | |
| Second Lieutenant | Clifford Leon | HYBARGER | Bomber | Prisoner | O-679523 - Beaumont, TEXAS - Captured in Croisette - Hospitalized in Lille (59) until Apr. 44 - Then Camp unknown | |
| T/Sergeant | Karl F JOERGER Jr | Radio/Gunner | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 13154260 - AM/PH - Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA | |
| T/Sergeant | Billy J | WILMURTH | Mechanic/Gunner | Décédé | Old Union Cem. Titus Co, Texas | 18040690 - 20 ans - Mount Pleasant, TEXAS -Originally buried at Blangermont's Cim Com (62) |
| S/Sergeant | Eric | HILL | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 32717695 - College Point, NEW YORK | |
| S/Sergeant | Charlie Elbert | HARRIS | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 13118796 - Radford, VIRGINIA | |
| S/Sergeant | John C | CURBY | Gunner | Dead | Horse Creek Cem. Pawnee, Sangamon Co, Illinois | 16019172 - 24 ans - Fils de John L et Nona (Stevens) Curby - Pawnee, ILLINOIS - Originally buried at Blangermont's Cim Com (62) |
| S/Sergeant | Lawrence T. BULGAREL | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 18040209 - AM/PH+1 - Decatur, TEXAS | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |