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Alva Devere BESSEY
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Source : Arnaud Gate | |||||||
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-696993 (16060180) | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9 February 1921 Montcalm County, MICHIGAN | ||||||
| STATE | MICHIGAN | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parent: Clarence E & Ethel BESSEY | ||||||
| RANK | 2nd Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled machine shop and related occupations, |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 22 july 1942 Grand Rapids MICHIGAN | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 378th Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 362nd Fighter Group | ||||||
| ARMY | -th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 22 june 1944 |
Source : J. Van Holstyn | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Bretteville (Cherbourg) | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
P-47 Thunderbolt - type D-15-RE - s/n 42-76266 G8
Shot down by flak Crash observed by 2Lt Howard C Kelgard | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St Mère Église #2 N°3586
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | ||||||
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Source : J. Van Holstyn |
Monument in memory of Alva D BESSEY to Bretteville Source : J. Van Holstyn | ||||||
| INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net- Aerosteles.net - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |