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Glen Thurston MALTBY
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Source : Andy (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-744732 | ||||||
| AGE | 26 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12 May 1918 Denver, City and county of Denver, COLORADO | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | Muleshoe, TEXAS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Glen T & Ethel C Overbaugh | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Farmer |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 16 October 1940 | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 524th Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 27th Fighter Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 12th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 11 September 1944 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | DNB | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Notre-Dame-de-le-Salette, commune de Leyrieu | ||||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN |
B-25 "Mitchell" type D-25 - s/n 42-87440
Mission: Transport of personnel The aircraft struck a chapel and all the passengers died. | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Luynes Cemetery, Aix-En-Provance N°3551
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| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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 Cpt. Glen MALTBY in 1944(source : Andy) |
Commemorative plaque recalling the names of the 15 passengers of the B-25 having crashed on the hill of Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette on September 11, 1944, it is arranged on one of the walls of the chapel. | ||||||
Certificate of delivery of the DFC to Cpt. MALTBY |
Certificate of delivery of the DFC to Cpt. MALTBY | ||||||
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Crew of B-25 "Mitchell" type D-25 - s/n 42-87440
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| Mr | Harry J | CONLEY | Passenger | Civil | Dead | Technician of the Sté Pratt&Whitney | |
| Mr | Arthur H | TOWLER | Passenger | Civil | Dead | Technician of the Sté Republic Aviation | |
| Cpl | John W Jr | UTKEWICH | Passenger | USAAF | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) | 11052366 - 523rd FS - Boston, Massachusetts |
| Cpl | Lawrence K | WECKEL | Passenger | USAAF | Dead | Inconnu | 16141105 - 523rd FS - Born to 1921 - Rock Island, Illinois |
| 1Lt | Peter L | WHELAN | Passenger | USAAF | Dead | Inconnu | O-562334 - HQ |
| Cpl | Harry | WILNER | Passenger | USAAF | Dead | Inconnu | 32502138 - 523rd FS - New York |
| Capt | Glen Thurston MALTBY | Pilot | USAAF | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) | O-744732 - DFC/AM+3 - 524th FS - 26 yo - Denver, Colorado | |
| S/Sgt | Thomas F | GILLMORE | Mechanic | USAAF | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) | 37013182 - 522nd FS - 27 yo - Iowa - Son of Willis W et Celia S Gillmore - Kansas |
| S/Sgt | Carl L Jr | WILLIAMS | Passenger | USAAF | Dead | Inconnu | 13041183 - Né 27/07/1907 - 523rd FS - Illinois |
| T/Sgt | Frank W | SOBIERAJSKI | Passenger | USAAF | Dead | Riverside Cem. Rochester, Monroe Co, New York USA - S.Vet.120 | 12030770 - HQ - 23 yo - Monroe, New York |
| Cpl | Vernon J | HERBERT | Passenger | USAAF | Dead | Olive Branch Cem. Harrisville, Ohio | 33276525 - 523rd FS - Born to 1918 - Allegheny, Pennsylvania |
| S/Sgt | James T | LEE | Radio | USAAF | Dead | Camp Butler Nat Cem. Springfield, Illinois | 16036606 - 522nd FS - Cook, Illinois |
| Cpl | Stuart E | MATHER | Passenger | USAAF | Dead | Pine Grove Cem. WW2.B.3 - Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts | 31224021 - 523rd FS - Born to 28/11/1916 - Son of Charles E et Jennie Mather - Essex, Massachusetts |
| Cpl | Kurt D | MEYER | Passenger | USAAF | Dead | Home Cem. Greenfield, Wisconsin | 16048198 - HQ - Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Cpl | Peter | ROBERTS | Passenger | USAAF | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) | 36325554 - HQ - Illinois |
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor DANIEL - abmc.gov - archives.gov - fold.com - ancestry.com - fr.findagrave.com - francecrashes39-45 |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |