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Richard John YOUNGDAHL
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Source : Chris Johnson | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 42075194 | ||||||
| AGE | 19 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11 Sep 1925 Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), NEW YORK | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW YORK | ||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 22 February 1942 Camp Upton Yaphank NEW YORK | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 407th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 14 February 1945 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Dunkerque sector | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G - s/n 43-38735 "Flat Top"
Macr : 12354 Mission : Dresden (All) Takeoff Podington, Bedfordshire UK Shots by flak | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Source : Chris Johnson |
Source : Chris Johnson | ||||||
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Source : Chris Johnson |
Source : Chris Johnson | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G - s/n 43-38735 "Flat Top"
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| 2Lt | Walter S | KELLY | Pilot | Dead | Repton Methodist Church Cem. Alabama | O-830867 - 23 ans - Son of Joseph E Kelly, Repton, Alabama |
| 2Lt | Alexander Morris Jr | ELLETT | CoPilot | Dead | Fort Leavenworth Nat Cem. Kansas | O-780554 - 28 ans - Son of Bess I Demeree, Beverly Hills, California |
| F/O | Walter S Jr | SIERZANT | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Epinal | T-134780 - PH - Son of Anna Sierzant, Hanticoke, Pennsylvania |
| Sgt | William Louis Jr | BALENTINE | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Epinal | 34659042 - PH - 20 ans - Son of William Louis Balentine et Annie Lou (Gibson) Daniel - Greenville, South Carolina |
| Sgt | Malcolm M | SERFASS | Gunner | Dead | Kresgeville Cem.Monroe Co, Pennsylvania | 33056770 - Né en 1918 - Son of Nora Sybilla (Serfass) Bartholomew |
| Sgt | Benjamin A "Bennie" | BRITTON | Gunner | Dead | Santa Fe Nat Cem. New Mexico | 38584502 - 25 ans de Sante Fe, New Mexico |
| Sgt | Richard J. YOUNGDAHL | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 42075194 - AM/PH - Son of Agnes B Youngdahl, Flushing, New York |
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| Sgt | Ernest F | ROBERTSON | Radio/Gunner | Prisoner | 14154046 - Son of William C Robertson, Acworth, Georgia - Evacue en parachute |
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| S/Sgt | Roman | PASINSKI | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Epinal | 11073130 - AM+2/PH - Son of John Pasinski, East Haven, Connecticut |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |