William Frederick STARK
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Source : Bruno Cadeville
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 18074157 | ||||||
AGE | 25 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 28 March 1919 | ||||||
ETAT | TEXAS | ||||||
FAMILY |
Married Parents : August Fredrick & Beulah Mae King STARK Siblings : Augusta Mae | ||||||
RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
FONCTION | Mechanic / Gunner | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Farmers | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 2 January 1942 Lubbock TEXAS | ||||||
SQUADRON | 449th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 322nd Bomber Group, Medium | ||||||
ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 12 August 1944 |
Source : -- | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | L'Etre - Commune de Saint-Pierre-du-Regard | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type B-21-MA - s/n 41-31741 PN*N "Winnie Dee II" Macr : 80390 Mission : Ramrod - Secteur de Flers (61) Take off station 485 Andrews Field , Essex UK Crash observed by S / Sgt Robert F Wittling Shots by flak Airplane evacuated by parachute Explosion in flight - 8:40 p.m. | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508
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CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
In January 1942, William enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in Lubbock (Texas). He completed a gunner training, then a radio operator one. The grave would be maintained and flowered until January 1947. The body was exhumed to be transferred to the Blosville temporary cemetery, under an X number. The investigation which started to identify the B-26 crew’s bodies was long. William was the last to be identified in January 1949, after two investigations. He was buried in November 1949, in Colleville-sur-mer cemetery. |
Crew of B-26 Marauder - type B-21-MA - s/n 41-31741 PN*N"Winnie Dee II" | ||||||||||
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1st Lieutenant | Francis Lee | HUNT | Pilot | Dead | Rockfish Presb Church Cem. Wallace, NORTH CAROLINA | O-2045019 - 25 ans - Son of Allen Lee et Sallie E (Fussell) Hunt, Teachey, NORTH CAROLINA | ||||
1st Lieutenant | Lyle L | PETERS | CoPilot | Dead | Fulton Center Cem. Perrinton, MICHIGAN | O-679114 - 26 ans - Married to Elain R Peters, Clayton, NEW YORK |
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1st Lieutenant | Morris | RAFALOW | Navigator/Bomber | Dead | Inconnu | O-748102 - Son of Molly Rafalow, Bronx 59, NEW YORK |
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T/Sergeant | Raymond J. MORIN | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 31127019 - Son of Henry J Morin, Fall River, MASSACHUSETTS - Married of Florence L Morin, Stepney, Greater London, ENGLAND | |||||
S/Sergeant | William F. STARK | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 18074157 - DFC+1/AM+7 - Son of Boulah M Stark, Perryton, TEXAS |
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S/Sergeant | Norman E | THIELAN | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 3C Alt Drewitz Brandenburg | 14057011 - Folay, ALABAMA |
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Americanairmuseum.com |
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PROGRAMMEURS | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |