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Dean Gray AITKEN
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Source : Nancy~ | |||||||
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 36480191 | ||||||
| AGE | 19 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 24 october 1924 | ||||||
| STATE | Sparts, ILLINOIS | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parent: Hughes Emerson & Grace Geraldine (GRAY) AITKEN | ||||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 6 April 1943 Peoria ILLINOIS | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 705th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 446th Bomb Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 12 june 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Between Langan and Romillé | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type H-20-FO - s/n 42-94859 HN*F "Do Jim Don"
Mission: Sector Rennes (35) Takeoff: station 125 Bungay, Suffolk Persons who helped escapes: Leon Bushnell/Leon Brassier (La Mézière) Maire de l'Huede, Mme Saison René Pinaut, Mme Petit Louis Ravalet (Rennes) Shot by 3 hunters Messerschmitt Me109 At 19,000 feet around 10:20 Flying plane evacuated in flight. | ||||||
| CEMTERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Saint-James N°3578
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | ||||||
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Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-20-FO - s/n 42-94859 HN*F"Do Jim Don" |
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| 1st Lieutenant | Wilbur H | TURNER | Pilot | Escaped |
O-792356 - AM - 15 missions - Born 27/03/1917 - Columbus, OHIO Come back UK 04/08/1944 |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Willard A Jr | HILL | CoPilot | Décédé - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) | O-808995 - AM+2 - Toledo, OHIO |
| Flight/Officer | Hyman | NUTKIS | Navigator | Prisonnier - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang | T-123619 - Jersey City, NEW JERSEY |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Blaine H | BARRITT | Bomber | Escaped | O-703422 - Born 23/07/1916 - Hutchinson, KANSAS - Come back UK 09/08/1944 |
| S/Sergeant | Joseph J | SABARICH |
Mechanic Gunner |
Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) | 13022777 - DFC/AM+1/PH - Né en 1922 - Sykesville, PENNSYLVANIA |
| S/Sergeant | Waldo W | GLASS | Radio | Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) | 12098859 - AM+1 - Bradford, PENNSYLVANIA |
| Sergeant | Harry Fulton | MEEKER | Gunner | Escaped |
39411433 - Born 03/12/1923 - Oroville, CALIFORNIA Come back UK 05/08/1944 |
| Sergeant | A C | BROSSETT | Gunner | Dead - Mulhearn Mem Park Cem., LOUISIANA | 38519103 - 21 yo - Born 14/06/1923 - Chickasaw, ALABAMA |
| Sergeant | Dean G | AITKEN | Gunner | Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James (50) | 36480191 - AM+1/PH - 19 yo - Born 24/09/1924 - Sparts, ILLINOIS |
| Sergeant | John L | BOROWSKI | Gunner | Escaped | 36346674 - Born 12/09/1906 - Cicero, ILLINOIS |
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | France craches 39-45 |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Findagrave.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |