Murl Francis SIMMONS
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Source : Cmn97
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 32663831 | ||||||
AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 5 October 1922 De Kalb Junction, St. Lawrence County, | ||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW YORK | ||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : Ralph R. & Isabelle June Savage Hall | ||||||
RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
FONCTION | Mechanic Gunner | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Attendants, recreation and amusement | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 24 November 1942 Utica NEW YORK | ||||||
SQUADRON | 534th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 381st Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 22 June 1944 |
Source : DaurRegt
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STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Epagne-Epagnette - Abbeville | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-40-BO - s/n 42-97084 GD*H "Spare Charlie" Macr : 5918 Mission : Tingry (62) - Abbeville Takeoff station 167 Ridgewell, Essex Plane evacuated by MitD only at 7:08 p.m. just before the explosion and the crash - Plane 100% destroyed | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Mareuil-Caubert | ||||||
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572 | |||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
Son of Ralph Simmons and Isabelle “June” Savage Simmons Hall, who resided in Gouverneur, New York. Stepson of Glen Hall. Murl was the second of five children. Prior to the war, Murl lived in Gouverneur and graduated from Gouverneur High School in 1939. He worked for Rushmore Paper Company at the Natural Dam mill site in Gouverneur. Murl’s ambition was to be the famous actor Robert Taylor’s stand-in. His peers noted that Murl’s redeeming virtue was modesty. He served as a Staff Sergeant, Engineer, and Top Turret Gunner in the 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bombardment Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the Sam Peak crew and trained with his crew members at Alexandria Air Base (Alex) in Alexandria, Louisiana, prior to going overseas in late March 1944.
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SOURCE INFORMATION | Complete history of the B 17 | Somme-aviation-39-45.fr |
Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-40-BO - s/n 42-97084 GD*H"Spare Charlie"
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1st Lieutenant | Samuel L "Sam" PEAK | Pilot | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-398074 - AM+3/PH - born in 1917 - Fils de Samuel Lee et Elizabeth Ann (Burns) Peak - Leesville, Louisiana | ||||
1st Lieutenant | Robert F "Bob" PETROSKI | CoPilot | Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-801198 - AM+1/PH - Wayne, Michigan | ||||
2nd Lieutenant | John K LUNDBERG | Navigator | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-676081 - AM+1 - Salt Lak City, Utah | ||||
2nd Lieutenant | Allen | OSTERBERG | Bomber | Dead | Gardens of Rest, Escabana | O-741356 - 26 yo- born the 25/10/1917 - Escanaba, Michigan - Inhumé USA en 1949 | ||
S/Sergeant | Murl F SIMMONS | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 32663831 - AM+2/PH - Gouverneur, New York | ||||
S/Sergeant | Frank A Jr | WELKE | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Greenfield Cem. - Uniondale, New York | 32800468 - 20 yo - Hempstead, New York - Inhumé USA en 1949 | ||
S/Sergeant | SCHARFF | Gunner | Dead | Woodlawn Cem. - Bronx, New York | 12148493 - 22 yo- Né le 10/12/1921 - Bronx, New York | |||
S/Sergeant | Richard D | OBERLIN | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 35547736 - West Unity, Ohio | |||
S/Sergeant | Max L ROCKEY | Gunner | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 36417125 - AM+2/PH - Springport, Michigan | ||||
Crouching, left to right : Pilot Samuel L Peak 1st Lieutenant, Co pilot Victor R. Romasco 2nd Lieutenant , Navigator Thomas J Tracy 2nd Lieutenant, Bomber Allen Hilding Osterberg 2nd Lieutenant Source : Yann Defacque |
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Americanairmuseum.com - Time To Go Home - Actu.fr - Somme-aviation-39-45.fr - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |