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Joseph GOLD
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-814889 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 21 January 1922 Elizabeth, Union County, NEW JERSEY | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW JERSEY | ||||||
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| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Co-Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 337th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 96th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 27 May 1944 |
Source : Charlotte Storer Fisher | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Villy-sur-Yeres | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-45-BO - s/n 42-97269 QJ*U
Macr : 5161 Takeoff station 138 Snetterton Heath, Norfolk UK - Almost all bodies were found with broken spines They were initially buried in the Mil d'Abbeville cemetery (80) Mid-air collision with B-17 42-102515 Lt Borkowski at 11:11 a.m. | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
MUNICIPAL CEMETERY of Abbeville
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Saint André N°3572
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Source : RCA |
Source : RCA | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-45-BO - s/n 42-97269 QJ*U
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| 1Lt | John W | ZIEGLER | Pilot | Décédé | Grove Cem. Coeymans, Albany Co, New York | O-753774 - 25 ans - Né en Nov 1918 - Teaneck, New Jersey |
| 2Lt | Joseph | GOLD | CoPilot | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-814889 - AM+1 - Elisabeth, New Jersey - Initialement inhumé à Abbeville (80) |
| 2Lt | James E | McLAUGHLIN | Navigator | Décédé | Inconnu | O-699221 - Dorchester, Massuchasetts |
| 2Lt | Aaron I | MILLER | Bombardier | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-757012 - AM+1 - New York, New York |
| T/Sgt | Leon Hayes "Pete" | SWEATT | Mec/Mitrailleur | Décédé | Devine, Medina Co, Texas | 18048549 - 24 ans - Né le 15/08/1919 - Gatesville, Texas |
| T/Sgt | Mike R | LAPETINA | Radio/Mitrailleur | Décédé | Mount Carmel Cem. Hillside, Cook Co, Illinois | 36724223 - 21 ans - Né le 21/03/1923 - Fils de Donato et Nettie Lapetina - Chicago, Illinois |
| S/Sgt | Sheldon J | TRUSTY | Mecanicien/Mitrailleur | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 36708974 - AM+1/PH - 22 ans - Né le 01/06/1921 - Chicago, Illinois |
| S/Sgt | Charles E | CUSHING | Radio/Mitrailleur | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 31316857 - AM+2/PH - Waldwick, New Jersey - Initialement inhumé à Abbeville |
| S/Sgt | Max R | THOMPSON | Mitrailleur | Décédé | Mount Hope Cem. Topeka, Shawnee Co, Kansas | 20759068 - 24 ans - Né le 11/10/1919 - Fils de James D et Barbara R (Kreitzer) Thompson - Topeka, Kansas - Initialement inhumé à Abbeville |
| S/Sgt | William A | HUMBIRD | Mitrailleur | Décédé | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 17099682 - AM+2/PH+1 - Marceline, Missouri - Initialement inhumé à Abbeville |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |