James D KING | |||||||
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 39528067 | ||||||
| AGE | 30 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1914 IDAHO | ||||||
| STATE | ARIZONA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Separated | ||||||
| RANK | Pvt | ||||||
| FONCTION | Paratrooper | ||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 21 july 1942 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company Charlie | ||||||
| BATTALION | 1st Battalion | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| DIVISION | 101st Airborne Division | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | La Maison de Haut - Picauville | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
Passengers of the Douglas C-47 - type A - s/n 42-100819 L4*O Chalk #32
Macr: 7133 #11 - Albany Slaughtered by the flak at 01:14 before the dropping of the paras - Crashes in flames | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A - s/n 42-100819 L4*O Chalk #32 |
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Marston Folsom SARGENT | Pilot | 91st Troop Carrier Squadron | Dead - Corps rapatrié aux USA |
| Flight/Officer | Steve Casimir BARAN | CoPilot | 91st Troop Carrier Squadron | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| T/Sergeant | Walter Flyod GENDRON | Disp | 91st Troop Carrier Squadron | Dead - Long Island Nat Cem. Farmingdale, New York |
| S/Sergeant | Melvin Bell SHULLANBERGER | Radio | 91st Troop Carrier Squadron | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
Passengers of the Douglas C-47 |
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| 1st Lieutenant | Kenneth A BEATTY | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| Sergeant | Roy Herman SPEAKE | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Spring Creek Cem. Kettering, Ohio |
| Caporal | Eugene Edward "Buster" MIDDLETON | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Calvary Cem. |
| Pfc | Frederick J FENERAN | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| Pvt | Luther F MORRISON | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - akwood Cem. Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Pvt | Augustine GONZALES | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Fort Sam Houston Nat Cem. San Antonio, Texas |
| Pfc | Robert M NAIMOLI | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - St-John Cem. Middle Village, Queens Co, New York |
| Pvt | Salvatore LAFERRERA | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| Pfc | Jay E CHEEL | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Woodlaw Cem. Las Vegas, Nevada USA |
| Pfc | Robert J HENSEL | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia USA * |
| Pvt | James D KING | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| Pfc | Colin CAMPBELL | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| Pvt | Benjamin F WINN | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Long Island Nat Cem. Farmingdale, New York |
| Tech/5 | John D HALL | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Chattanooga Nat Cem. Tennessee USA |
| Tech/5 | J L DAVIS | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Long Island Nat Cem. Farmingdale, New York |
| Pvt | Hugh F WILLIAMS | paratrooper | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Dead - Long Island Nat Cem. Farmingdale, New York |
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE - Findagrave.com |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |