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John Corliss CAMPBELL Jr
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Source : Andy (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-747376 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
25 May 1923 Sherwood Renville Stark County NORTH DAKOTA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MINNESOTA | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : John C & Edith MUNRO CAMPBELL Siblings : Mary C, Colin L & Logan | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Actor |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 6 April 1942 Minneapolis | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 407th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 92th Bomb Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 30 April 1944 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Vannes sur Corson | ||||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-35-DL - s/n 42-107012 PY*J Triangle-B
Macr : 4466 Mission : Aérodrome de Lyon-Bron (69) Décollage 06h00 station 109 Podington, Bedfordshire Abattu par chasseurs 16h48 - Avion évacué partiellement en parachute | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
Initially buried in Orléans-Les Aubrais (45)
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Solers Melun N°3568
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| CEMETERY | EPINAL AMERICAN CEMETERY of Epinal (Dinoze-Quèquement) France | ||||||
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| DECORATION & BREVET |
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| STORY | |||||||
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Takeoff from the Podington station (England) at 6 o'clock. Mission Lyon Brone Airdrome (Lyon 69) They are attacked by 6 Messerschmitt fighter jets upon returning from the mission. The electrical system is destroyed, which causes serious damage to the steering station, there is no more oxygen. The alert system is also hit, Lieutenant CAMPBELL then leaves his position and gives the order to evacuate the plane. The device explodes in flight, it is 12:45.
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-35-DL - s/n 42-107012 PY*J Triangle-B
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| 1Lt | John Corlis CAMPBELL | Pilote | Décédé | Cim Am Epinal (88) | O-747376 - AM+1/PH - 20 and - Born on 25/05/1923 -Son of John C and Edith (Munro) Campbell - Dickinson, North Dakota - Originally buried in Orléans-Les Aubrais (45) | |
| 2Lt | Joseph F | REGAN | CoPilote | Echappé | O-816693 - Né le 12/04/1920 - Avoca, Pennsylvania - Se pose à 7 km S de Tigy | |
| S/Sgt | William J | POWERS | Mecanicein | Décédé | Zachary Taylor Nat Cem. TC E-136 Louisville, Kentucky | 32732538c - Syracuse, New York |
| S/Sgt | John E | WELLS | Radio | Décédé | Zachary Taylor Nat Cem. TC E-136 Louisville, Kentucky | 37655867 - Sioux City, Iowa |
| 2Lt | Murray | KITT | Navigateur | Prisonnier - Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 | O-814338 - Niagara Falls, New York | |
| 2Lt | Joseph Bryan | WILSON | Bombardier | Prisonnier- Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | O-679267 - Né le 07/08/1920 - Fulton, Arkansas - Capturé le 11/06/1944 au S d'Orléans (45) | |
| Sgt | Harry W | WERNETH | Mitrailleur | Décédé | Cim Am Epinal (88) | 13045228 - AM/PH - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Sgt | George D Jr | ADAMS | Mitrailleur | Décédé | Cim Am Epinal (88) | 39121194 - AM/PH - San Rafael, California - Initially buried in Orléans-Les Aubrais (45) |
| Sgt | James J | ANGELILLO | Mitrailleur | Décédé | Long Island Nat Cem. H-9281 Farmingdale, New York | 32726843 - 20 ans - Né 04/01/1924 - New York, New York |
| Sgt | George F | MAGNANI | Mitrailleur | Décédé | Cim Am Epinal (88) | 32863098 - AM/PH - New York |
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Source : Ancestry |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | JP Gentil - Francecrashes39-45.net - Weremember.abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Ancestry |
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| REDACTEURS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud, il était |