Richard Stanton FAWCETT
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Amherst High School 1939, Amherst, MA Source : Andy (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||
NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-805801 | ||||||
AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 22 October 1919 NEW HAMPSHIRE | ||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW YORK | ||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : Clifford J & Florence Steer | ||||||
RANK |
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FONCTION | Pilot - B-24 "Liberator" | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Student | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | |||||||
SQUADRON | 766th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 461st Bomb Group (Heavy) | ||||||
ARMY | 15th Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 12 July 1944 |
Source : Victor DANIEL | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Lieu-dit Roussoni, between Brue-Aubrac and St-Martin | ||||||
FLIGHT PLAN |
B-24 Liberator type G-10-NT - s/n 42-78202 "Hi-Ho Silver" Macr : 6895 Mission : bombing of the Nîmes marshalling yard The debris will be widely scattered due to the explosion. | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Luynes Cemetery, Aix-En-Provance N°3551 | ||||||
CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
Nose-art de l'appareil n°50 "Hi-Ho Silver" (source : 461st.org ) | Headstone inscription and internment record (source : archives.gov) | ||||||
(source : Fold3) |
Source : Andy | ||||||
(source : Fold3) |
Crew of B-24 Liberator type G-10-NT - s/n 42-78202"Hi-Ho Silver"
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1Lt | Richard Stanton FAWCETT | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-805801 - AM+2 - Né en 1920 - Fils de Mr Clifford J. Fawcett - Massachusetts | |
2Lt | Frank Ingvald | DENSTAD | CoPilot | Dead | Salt Lake City Cem. X.2.134.5W - Utah |
O-755299 - AM - 24 ans - Epoux de Mme Frank Denstad - Salt Lak City, Utah |
2Lt | Walter J | GRAHAM | Navigator | Dead | Inconnu | O-691991 - Fils de Mme Edith Graham - New York, New York |
2Lt | Robert M | SANDERS | Bomber | Prisoner | O-753079 - Fils de Mr Thomas S. Sanders - Topeka, Kansas |
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S/Sgt | James W | KELLY | Gunner | Prisoner | 38108785 - Fils de Mr D.C. Kelly - Petersburg, Tennessee |
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S/Sgt | Lenard S | JOHNSON | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 39125202 - Fils de Mme Maria S. Johnson - Berkeley, California Tué pendant l'attaque |
S/Sgt | Joseph A | BRNETICH | Gunner | Dead | Forest Home Cem. Newberry, Luce Co, Michigan | 36083427 - 21 ans - Fils de Mme Louise Brnetich - Newberry, Michigan |
S/Sgt | Robert J | WEISFELD | Gunner | Prisoner | 13119781 - Fils de Mme Francis Weisfeld - Abingdon, Virginia - Camp inconnu | |
T/Sgt | Walter S | GLADKOWSKI | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 11105786 - AM+3 - Fils de Mme Helsa Gladkowski - Springfield, Massachusetts |
S/Sgt | Duane J | LANTOW | Gunner | Dead | Lyons Municipal Cem. Rice Co, Kansas | 37213735 - 23 ans - Fils de Mr John G. Lantow - Kansas |
Equipage du B-24 "Hi-Ho Silver". (source : saintmaximin2008.fr ) |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor DANIEL - abmc.gov - fold3.com - archives.gov - Ancestry.com - fr.findagrave.com - francecrashes39-45.net - 461st.org - saintmaximin2008.fr |
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PROGRAMMEURS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |