REICH Vernon V - 642 BS 409 BG


 

Vernon Vance REICH

 

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Source : Arnaud Gaté

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER15334887
AGE21 yo
DATE OF BIRTH12 July 1922 North Vernon, Jennings County, INDIANA
STATECroydon, INDIANA
FAMILY

Parents : George Frederick & Pearl Vance Reich

Siblings : Roland Roderick & Marylynn L.

RANKSergeant
FONCTIONGunner
JOB before ENLISTEMENT INDIANA
DATE of ENLISTEMENT3 November 1942 Fort Benjamin Harrison INDIANA
SQUADRON642nd Bomb Squadron
GROUP409th Bomb Group
ARMY9th Air Force
DATE OF DEATH6 june 1944

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Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHTamerville - 3 km of Valognes
DATA PLAN

Douglas A-20 Havoc - type J-10 - s/n 43-10128

Douglas A 20G Havoc
Macr: 5655
Mission: Valognes
Take Off: Station 165 Little Walden, ESSEX
Shots by flak
Crashes in flames around 13:50
Remains found

CEMETERY TEMPORARYCEMETERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508
CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville

Map Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
F2626
DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

 Air-Force Gunner Wings, Bombardier

 

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Photo FDLM

victory medal

 Aerial Gunner Badge

 
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Cedar Hill Cemetery Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana

Source : Dr. Garry Buchanan

 
 

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Source : Will Vance

Crew of Douglas A-20 Havoc - type J-10 - s/n 43-10128
1st Lieutenant Rex Tremaine WINN Pilot Prisoner O-737921 - Detroit, Michigan USA - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
2nd Lieutenant Michael Alexander WALEK Bomber Prisoner O-748135 - Butler, Pennsylvania USA - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia
S/Sergeant John SHARY Gunner Dead- Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 6884711 - AM+4 - Pennsylvania USA
Sergeant Vernon Vance REICH Gunner Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 15334887 - AM/PH - Croydon, Indiana USA
Douglas A 20G Havoc 1

INFORMATION SOURCESFrancecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com
PICTURE SOURCEFrédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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