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Robert R. De JONGH
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 12153857 | ||||||
| AGE | - yo | ||||||
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| ETAT | Jamnice NEW YORK | ||||||
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| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 758th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 459th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 15th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Etang de Vaccarès - South of Arles | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type H-20-FO - s/n 42-94935
Macr: 7029 Mission: Chanoines aerodrome - region of Istres (13) Take off Giulia (ITALIE) Shot by the flak (88mm direct hit in the bomb bay) Partially evacuated aircraft (3) in parachute (too short time before the crash or unopened parachutes) - 12:08 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-20-FO - s/n 42-94935
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| 1st Lieutenant | John KALIE | Pilot | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-696376 - AM+2 - Indiana USA | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Quentin E CADD | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-820152 - AM+2 - Columbus, Ohio USA | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Richard Mac | SIMMONS | Bomber | Prisoner | O-698609 - Né le 14/11/1921 - Jamestown, New York USA - Camp inconnu | |
| T/Sergeant | Willard A | CAMPBELL | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Ardennes Neupre (Belg) | 37508716 - AM+3 PH - Independence, Missouri USA |
| S/Sergeant | Osborn D | ASHFORD | Mechanic/Gunner | Prisoner | 37351661 - Stafford, Kansas USA - Grièvement brûlé - Hospitalisé à Paris - | |
| S/Sergeant | Bernard | MILLER | Radio/Gunner | Dead | 31301251 - Chelsea, Massachusetts USA | |
| S/Sergeant | Robert R DE JONGH | Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 12153857 - AM+2 PH - Jamnice, New York USA | |
| S/Sergeant | Edwin Humes | THOMAS | Gunner | Prisoner | 33600100 - Tucson, Arizona USA - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | |
| S/Sergeant | Anthony G | BUCCINI | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Ardennes Neupre (Belg) | 32807466 - AM+2 - Boston, Massachusetts USA |
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - 459bg.org |
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| PROGRAMMER | Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |