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Elbert Clinton MINER
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Source : Monty McDaniel
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 34300005 | ||||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20 January 1916 NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||
| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Farmer |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 15 April 1942 Fort Bragg NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 526th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 379th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 17 July 1944 |
Source : Séb | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Off Berck-sur-Mer | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G - s/n 42-102961 LF*T
Macr : 7839 Mission: #167 - Bombing of Frévent (62): Railway installations Take off 06:55 Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire Shot down by flak at 10:46 a.m. The plane would have been evacuated by parachute at sea | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
MUNICIPAL CEMETERY of Camiers (62) more CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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His next of kin was noted as Mrs. Anna M. Flynt who resided in Elkin, North Carolina. Elbert served as a Staff Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-17G #42-102961, 526th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He resided in Wilkes County, North Carolina prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on April 15, 1942 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents. Elbert was "Killed In Action" when his B-17, while returning from a bombing mission, crashed into the sea due to damage done by enemy flak during the war. It was noted that 4 parachutes were seen leaving the B-17. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart. Elbert was possibly one of the airmen to parachute out of the B-17 since his remains were recovered. |
Source : Jaap Vermeer | ||||||
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Source : Jaap Vermeer | |||||||
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Source : Monty McDaniel
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Source : Jaap Vermeer | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G - s/n 42-102961 LF*T
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| 1Lt | Stephen M | BARISH | Pilot | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Ardennes Neupre | O-748322 - AM+2 - Fils de Mrs Gertrude W Barish, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2Lt | Wainwright D Jr | TWING | CoPilot | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Cambridge |
O-755794 - AM+2/PH - Epoux de Mrs Thalma R Twing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2Lt | Arthur F | CONNORS | Navigator | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Cambridge |
O-694859 - AM+2/PH - Fils de Mrs Asther P Connors, Butte, Montana |
| 2Lt | Joaquin | PONCE | Bomber | Dead | Cim Am Epinal (88) |
O-751676 - AM+2/PH - Fils de Mrs Severa T Ponce, Laredo, Texas |
| T/Sgt | Robert J | BLUEMLING | Radio/Gunner | Dead | MIA | 33418815 - Fils de Mr Peter D Bluemling, Millvale, Pensylvania USA - A noter que le MACR le donne Pow |
| T/Sgt | Frank | SAVIO | Mecanic/Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Cambridge |
17090138 - AM+2 - Fils de Mr William A Savio, Pike View, Colorado |
| S/Sgt | Clyde W | MURRAY | Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Cambridge |
35504946 - AM+2/PH - Fils de Mr Harry H Murray, Bridgeport, Ohio |
| S/Sgt | Kenneth | SEXTON | Gunner | Dead | MIA | 15115303 - Epoux de Mrs Billie F Sexton, Ardmore, Oklahoma |
| S/Sgt | Elbert C. MINER | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer (14) |
34300005 - AM+1 - Elkin, North Carolina - Corps rejeté par la mer le 37/07/1944 - Initialement inhumé à Camiers (62) T.6 | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Sébastien CRETON - Ellen Marchese - Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |