Andre F. KREFT

 

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Source : Arnaud Gaté

NUMBER OF SERVICE12057415
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1921
ETATNEW YORK
FAMILY 
RANKStaff Sergeant
FONCTIONGunner
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTSemiskilled mechanics and repairmenNE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT2 February 1942 New York City NEW YORK
 SQUADRON575th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP 391st Bomber Group, Medium
ARMY9th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH27 April 1944

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Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHCne d'Aubermesnil-Beaumais -  Dieppe
DATA PLAN

B-26 Marauder - type B-50-MA - s/n 42-95845 O8*Q  "Hoof Hearts"

blosville

Macr : 4216

Mission : Arras (62) - Installations ferroviaires

Décollage station 166 Matching Green, Essex

Coup direct de la  flak 

Moteur droit en feu 

Avion évacué en parachute à partir de 10 000 pieds juste avant explosion en vol - Vers 17h00

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St-Riquier-es-Plains (80)

Story of Cemetery Temporary

Then to the CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572

3572 St André

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
B1922
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 


Photo FDLM

victory medal

 

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STORY
 

 

Crow of  B-26 Marauder - type B-50-MA - s/n 42-95845 O8*Q 

"Hoof Hearts"

 

Capitaine William S ALDRIDGE Pilot Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan  O-731780 - CALIFORNIA
Capitaine Merlin K BURGESS CoPilot Escaped   Escape through the Pyrenees / Spain / Gibraltar
O-404086 - Born the 09/10/1916 - Roosevelt, UTAH
2nd Lieutenant Emil M HANTON Navigator/Bomber Escaped Escape through the Pyrenees / Spain / Gibraltar O-741340 - Born the 13/12/1920 - Gary, INDIANA
Coporal Sterl E SAYLOR Radio/Gunner Dead MIA - Cim Am Ardennes Neupre (Belg) 12098426 - AM/PH - Born the 20/07/1922 - Son of Sterl et Marion Saylor - Chemung Co, NEW YORK
Sergeant John Frederick LAYCOCK Mechanic/Gunner Prisoner 32143301 - Born the 05/02/1921 à Interlaken - NEW YORK
S/Sergeant Andre F.  KREFT Gunner Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 12057415 - PH - RHODE ISLAND
blosville

SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOAad.archives.gov  - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Frédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERHenri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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