Stephen M. DANFORTH
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 0-793075 | ||||||
AGE | yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | |||||||
ETAT | Providence, RHODE ISLAND | ||||||
FAMILY |
Husband of Mrs Stephen M Danforth | ||||||
RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
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SQUADRON | 552nd Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 386th Bomber Group, Medium | ||||||
ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 9 September 1943 | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Near Marquise - Boulogne-sur-Mer | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type C-15-MO - s/n 41-34958 RG*F "Hazard" Macr: 15266 Mission: Usine et noeud ferroviaire sur Marquise (62) Takeoff Station 150 Boxted, Essex Above the target at 8000 feet, direct fire from the flak in the bomb bay during the drop After a cloud of black fumes, explosion behind the wings, the aircraft disintegrates in two parts, the rear fuselage and the tail graze the B26 "Gambler's luck" while the front part plunges to the ground - 08h44 | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Crew of B-26 Marauder - type C-15-MO - s/n 41-34958 RG*F"Hazard" | ||||||
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1st Lieutenant | Stephen M. DANFORTH | Pilot | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 0-793075 - AM/PH - Husband of Mrs Stephen M Danforth, Providence, RHODE ISLAND | ||
2nd Lieutenant | Joseph Mathis | BRUCK | CoPilot | Dead - Long Island Nat Cem. Farmingdale, New York | O-795352 - 24 ans - Son of Mrs Peter P Brock, New York, NEW YORK | |
2nd Lieutenant | William J. Jr COFFEY | Bomber | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-731147 - AM/PH - Husband of Mrs William J Coffey, Lowell, MASSACHUSETTS | ||
T/Sergeant | Jack E. WHITEHEAD | Radio/Gunner | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 18029513 - AM/PH - Son of Mrs May G Whitehead, Lawton, Comanche Co, OKLAHOMA | ||
Sergeant | Louis P | McNEILL | Mechanic/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11 | 31132434 - Brothers of Mrs Isobal McNeill Skakun, Somerville, MASSACHUSETTS | |
S/Sergeant | Joseph E | SANCHEZ | Gunner |
Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf |
34078913 - Son of Mrs Ella T Sanchez, Morgan City, LOUISIANA | |
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |