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Frederick Joseph La POINT
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Source : Forcedlanding.pagesperso-orange.fr
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 32604193 | ||||||
| AGE | 25 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW JERSEY | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Single | ||||||
| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled construction occupations |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 31 december 1942 Newark NEW JERSEY | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 615th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 401st Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 1 August 1944 |
Source : Andy Swinnen
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| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Poisvilliers - CHARTRES | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-70-VE - s/n 43-37859 IY*D "Jeanne" Macr : 9189 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Saint André N°3572
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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| STORY | |||||||
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During its fall, Lt MELOFCHIK's B-17 collided with another bomber from the same squadron in formation, slightly lower on the left. This is the B-17 (Nr 43-37859) piloted by 2nd Lt Robert B. SPROUL which immediately crashes north of Chartres. No airman had time to escape from the cabin. The bodies of Lt SPROUL and S / Sgt KOTILA were first buried in the communal cemetery of Chartres North. Small items found on these two bodies were reunited on September 9, 1944 at Civil Affairs at 22, Boulevard de la Courtille in Chartres. The bodies of SPROUL, BENNET, ELLINGTON, LA POINT and HINDERSCHIELD were finally buried after the war in the American military cemetery of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. The bodies of MOON, KOTILA, MARK and CORNWELL were transported and buried in the USA. | |||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-70-VE - s/n 43-37859 IY*D"Jeanne"
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Robert Bernard SPROUL | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-816373 - PH - MASSACHUSETTS | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Donald Lutelle BENNETT | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-687733 - PH - DAKOTA | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Thomas P ELLINGTON | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-719034 - PH - FLORIDA | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | James Nicholas | MOON | Bomber | Dead | Arlington Park Cem. Greenfield, WISCONSIN | O-771956 - 21 yo - WISCONSIN |
| Sergeant | Frédérick James HINDERSCHIED | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 35049111 - PH - OHIO | |
| Sergeant | Kenneth Warren | MARK | Gunner | Dead | Washington Mon Cem. South River, NEW JERSEY | 32928756 - Né en 1924 - Middlesex Co, NEW JERSEY |
| S/Sergeant | Donald Oliver | KOTILA | Radio | Dead | Long Island Nat Cem. East Farmingdale, NEW YORK | 32893441 - 24 yo |
| S/Sergeant | Frederick Joseph La POINT |
Mechanic/ Gunner |
Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 32604193 - PH - NEW JERSEY | |
| Corporal | Franck M | CORNWELL | Gunner | Dead | Olla Cem. La Salle Parish, LOUISIANA | 34028867 - 26 yo |
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Behind from left to right: LA POINT, KOTILA, HINDERSHEID, MAPES, WILLIAMS, HYSELL Source : Force Landing |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Forcedlanding.pagesperso-orange.fr - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |