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Loyal Moore FELTS
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-366259 | ||||||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 Oregon | ||||||||
| STATE | WASHINGTON | ||||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||||
| RANK | 1st Lieutenant | ||||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||||
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| SQUADRON | 423rd Bomb Squadron | ||||||||
| GROUP | 306th Bomb Group | ||||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 9 November 1942 |  | |||||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Ranlieu - (St-Andre-des-Eaux) around 14h40 | ||||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-15-BO - s/n 41-24491 RD*H "Man O War"
Macr : 6012 Mission : St-Nazaire (44): base de sous-marins (n°18) Takeoff 10h00 station 111 Thurleigh, Bedfordshire Shots by flak Airplane partially evacuated by parachute - 2:40 pm | ||||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St James N°3578
Histoire des Cimetières Provisoires
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | ||||||||
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| DECORATION |
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B-17 Fortress - type F-15-BO - s/n 41-24491 RD*H"Man O War" |
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| 1st Lieutenant | Loyal M FELTS | Pilot | Dead- Cim Brit Am St-James | Killed at his post by the flak- PH - Washington |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Robert J JONES | CoPilot | Prisoner | Kansas USA - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Forrest D HARTIN | Navigator | Escape | 18 yo - Supported by network Comet/Pyrenees Déc 42 |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Andrew L Jr GRAHAM | Bomber | Prisoner | Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 |
| T/Sergeant | Richard L BEERS | Mechanic Gunner | Dead- Jefferson Barrack Nat Cem. St-Louis, Missouri | 18 yo - Killed at his post by the flak |
| T/Sergeant | John A WESTCOTT | Radio | Dead- Jefferson Barrack Nat Cem. St-Louis, Missouri | |
| S/Sergeant | Charles E VONDERLIETH | Gunner | Dead- Cim Brit Am St-James | |
| Sergeant | George P BOGUMILL | Gunner | Dead- Cim Brit Am St-James | Probably killed during its descent by automatic weapons |
| Sergeant | Elden I WRIGHT | Gunner | Dead- Jefferson Barrack Nat Cem. St-Louis, Missouri | |
| Sergeant | Doane Jr HAGE | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | |
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| Source Photo & Information | Francecrashes39-45.net | |||
| INFORMATION SOURCES | Bruno CADEVILLE - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Findagrave.com |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |