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Charles SHERRILL
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Source : Jim Vaught
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-757927 | ||||||
| AGE | 26 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22 February 1918 Bisbee, Cochise County, ARIZONA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | INDIANA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parents : William Purdy SHERRILL | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Bomber | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Weighers |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 14 October 1941 Fort Benjamin Harrison INDIANA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 322nd Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 91th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 8 August 1944 |
Source : Dominique Potier | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Near of Lonlay-L'Abbaye | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-15-BO - s/n 42-31367 LG*R "Chow Hound"
Macr : 8079 Mission : Bretteville-sur-Laize Take off from Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire UK Remains discovered in 2002 by ANSA39/45 Hit by the flak Plane cut in half - the front part explodes in flight | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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According to the official report when returning to the base of the other witnesses of the drama crews, August 8, 1944, at 13:10, the aircraft was flying in formation at an altitude of 4,250 meters. He was responsible for thirty antipersonnel bombs of 150 kg each, intended to attack the German front line from behind for the enemy, then offered south of Caen, fierce resistance to Canadian troops and their was quitting progression. As soon cross the liberated part, the Germans opened fire with their equipped DCA 88 caliber guns. It is assumed that a shell reaches the full force bomber, severing the tail of the aircraft. Out of control, the plane part spin. Then a wing and an engine stand out from the fuselage before the aircraft plunged to the ground to catch fire, the bombs bursting under the effect of heat. It was so sudden that the crew had no time to evacuate the plane and skydive. There would no survivors among the nine occupants. The tail gunner was found still strapped to his seat. This is the territory of the town of Lonlay l'Abbaye that the plane was shot down. | |||||||
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Source : Dominique Potier | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, VIRGINIA | ||||||
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In memory of the crew of the B17 FLYING FORTRESS N°42-31367 of the 322° Bomb Squadron of the US Army Air Force Monument in Lonlay-l'Abbaye Source : Aerosteles.net |  | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-15-BO - s/n 42-31367 LG*R"Chow Hound"
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| 1Lt | Jack R | THOMPSON | Pilot | Dead | Memorial Arlington Nat Cem. | O-552172 |
| 2Lt | David J | NELSON | CoPilot | Dead | Arlington Nat Cem. | O-552168 |
| 2Lt | Charles F | BACIGALUPA | Navigator | Dead | Memorial Arlington Nat Cem. | O-716321 |
| 2Lt | Charles SHERRILL | Bomber | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-757927 - AM+2/PH - 26 ans |
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| T/Sgt | Blake A Jr | TREECE | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Arlington Nat Cem. | 14033465 - AM+1/PH - Born the 01/11/1920 - Arkansas |
| T/Sgt | Gerald F | GILLIES | Gunner | Dead | Memorial Arlington Nat Cem. | 37540830 |
| Sgt | Richard R | COLLINS | Gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 32099321 - AM+1/PH - New-York |
| Sgt | Warren D | GODSEY | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 37534026 - AM+2 - Missouri |
| T/Sgt | Henry F | KORTEBEIN | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | Arlington Nat Cem. | 12127310 - AM+1/PH - 24 ans - New-York |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |