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Joseph E. PLAYFORD
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Source : Andy
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 11052136 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents: Silas & Alma M (Morin) PLAYFORD | ||||||
| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled machine shop and related occupations |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 17 May 1942 Boston MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 68th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 44th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 21 January 1944 |
Source : Andy
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| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Neuville-Ferrieres - 6 km of Neufchâtel-en-Bray | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type E-1-FO - s/n 42-7514 WQ*O "Valiant Lady"
MACR : 2359 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of -- N°--
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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Source : Jeanne Sutherland
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Equipage du B-24 Liberator - type E-1-FO - s/n 42-7514 WQ*O"Valiant Lady"
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| 1st Lieutenant | Gary Mayer | MATHISEN | Pilot | Dead | Evergreen-Washelli Mem Park. Seattle, Washington | O-735418 - Né le 03/10/1917 - Seattle, Washington - Initialement inhumé à Poix |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Norris Stanford | BALLANGRUD | CoPilot | Dead | Valley View Cem. Silverton, Marion Co, Oregon | O-681300 - 25 ans - Né le 25/07/1918, Beltrami Co, Minnesota - Portland, Oregon |
| 2nd Lieutenant | John J | CLEARY | Navigator | Prisoner | O-678686 - Long Beach, New York - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Donald R | HOELTKE | Bomber | Prisoner | O-678414 - Pittsford, New York - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia |
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| T/Sergeant | Richard E | ALLEN | Radio/Gunner | Prisoner | 32456988 - West Orange, New Jersey - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | |
| T/Sergeant | John L | DICKINSON | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Ardennes Neupre | 32453614 - AM/PH - Bedminster, New Jersey |
| S/Sergeant | Leo M | TYLER | Mitrailleur | Prisoner | 17155940 - Glenwood, Minnesota - Décédé en captivité le 21/11/44 | |
| S/Sergeant | Jack N | OSTENSON | Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 6569189 - AM/PH - Saint George, Utah |
| S/Sergeant | Victor J | ADAMS | Gunner | Dead | Long Island Nat Cem. HO.11339 Farmingdale, New York | 32323720 - Brooklyn, New York |
| S/Sergeant | Joseph E PLAYFORD | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 11052136 - AM/PH - Ossining, New York |
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Source : usafdo |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |