LANGSTON Jack D - 394 FS 367 FG

 

Jack David LANGSTON

 

LANGSTON Jack D

Source : Arnaud Gaté (Ellen Marchese)

ARMY SERIAL NUMBERO-756621  (19093960)
AGE23 yo
DATE O BIRTH8 November 1921 Cholame, CALIFORNIA
STATETEXAS
FAMILYSingle
RANK1st Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB before ENLISTEMENTSkilled mechanics and repairmen, railroad and carshopCALIFORNIA
DATE of ENLISTEMENT19 june 1942 Minter Field Bakersfield CALIFORNIA
SQUADRON394th Fight Squadron
GROUP367th Fight Group
ARMY9th Air Force
DATE OF DEATH22 june 1944

langston jack tombe

Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSMIA
PLACE OF DEATHCherbourg
DATA PLANP-38 Lightning - type J-15-LO - s/n 42-104212
p38
Mission: Strafing and bombing South Cherourg
Take Off Station 452 Stoney Cross, Hampshire UK
Shot down by flak during a low-altitude attack - Crashes in Flames - 1:15 p.m.
CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville

Map Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
Wall of Missing
DECORATION

Air Medal + 2 OLC

Purple Heart

Brevet Pilote

 

am2olc

Photo FDLM

combat infantryman badge

 
usaf 9af 367fg
 
 

langston jack

Source : USAAF Class Book Research Project & Arie-Jan van Hees

 MIA 22-6-1944 as pilot of P-38J / #42-104212 / 4N-? / MACR 6203.

Lost on an operational sortie to Cherbourg, France.

Shot down by ground fire.

Crash site unknown but believed to be east norht-east of Cherbourg.

Source of the photograph: Pilot Class 43-I, Luke Field, Arizona.

Courtesy of Mr. Claiborne Stokes who uploaded this class book to Fold3.


All other photographs were sourced from the 367 FG history book 'The Dynamite Gang'.

  

langston jack

Source : USAAF Class Book Research Project & Arie-Jan van Hees

 

INFORMATION SOURCESArie-Jan van Hees - Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com
PICTURE SOURCEFrédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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