ECK Joseph A - 349 BS 100 BG

 

Joseph Alexander ECK 

 

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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER35749064
AGE21 yo
DATE OF BIRTH14 may 1923
STATEClarksburg, Harrison County, WEST VIRGINIA
FAMILYParent: Andrew ECK & Theresa BOUGHNER (Parents immigrated in the USA in 1913)
Sibling : John T, George (enlisted in US Navy the 28/10/1942) Anna, Mary F
Maried:Laura Bell PRITT (17 june 1942 in Lewis, Harrison County, WEST VIRGINIA)
RANKStaff Sergeant
FONCTIONBall Turret Gunner( BTG) of training. TOG during his last flight
JOB before ENLISTEMENTUsed by the company AKRO agate Glass CompagnyWV
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 6 february 1943 to Clarksburg, Harrison County, WEST VIRGINIA
The index card of incorporation mentions 68 inches and 132 pounds
SQUADRON349th Bomb Squadron
GROUP100th Bomb Group
ARMY8th Air Force
DATE OF DEATH28 april 1944eck joseph a tombe
STATUSKIA – plane explosion
PLACE OF DEATHTamerville 3km NE to Valognes
DATA PLANB17 Flying Fortress type G-35-DL S/M42-107056 « The Denver Doll »
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

Municipal cemetery of Cherbourg

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CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY
GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
G1814
DECORATION
Purple Heart
 
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Photo FDLM
 
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8AIRFORCE 100bg     349bs
STORY

Joseph ECK followed his scolarship at St Mary's high school, until the grammar school level.

Before his enlistment he was employed in a company named AKRO Agate Glass.

He took part in a bombing mission on a V2 missile site.

The plane took off from 139 Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk, UK.

Joseph had flown with another crew previously; it was his second flight with this crew during the crash that would take his life.

He had volunteered despite the end of his enlistment.

The plane crashed after being hit by the Flak.

Three crew members were able to exit the plane before he exploded.

Crash position : 49°32N/01°30O, 5 km of Tamerville.

All the bodies were initially buried in the Cherbourg British military cemetary before being transferred to the one in Colleville-sur-Mer.


A little article on a local newspaper related to his death :
 
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Crew of B-17 Fortress

type G-35-DL - s/n 42-107056 XR*O
2ndLieutenant James W Mc GUIRE Pilot  Deceased - Cemetery American Normandy  mcguire james w tombe    
2ndLieutenant Randell L BRADLEY CoPilot  Prisonner
2ndLieutenant John Moye JONES Navigator Prisonner - Oflag 9A/H Spangenberg-Kassel Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 51-09
Staff/Sergeant Joseph A ECK Bomber Deceased - Cemetery American Normandy eck joseph a tombe
T/Sergeant Rodney M MC CAUGHIN Radio Deceased
Tech/Sergeant Frank V DEGEORGE Mechanic Prisonner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
Staff/Sergeant John P RIBUFFO Gunner Deceased
Staff/Sergeant Donald E KUNTZ Gunner Deceased
Staff/Sergeant Alan Raymond DILL Gunner Deceased
Staff/Sergeant John W SABOTKA Gunner Deceased
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INFORMATION SOURCE

Marie-Sophie BOUFFIER

 Alexandre BOUFFIER- Francecrashes39-45.net

PICTURE SOURCEClive TIRLEMONT & Nancy J MORRELL
TRANSLATORRenaud BOUFFIER
PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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