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William Arnold STEINHURST
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Source : Andy
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-511942 | ||||||
| AGE | 31 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12 April 1913 Boston, Suffolk County, MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Spouse : Marion D. STEINHURST Parents : Abraham & Pauline STEINHURST | ||||||
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| FONCTION | medical specialists | ||||||
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| REGIMENT | 136th Malaria Control Unit | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 1 November 1944 |
Source : Victor DANIEL | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | 12 Km South East of St. Chamond | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
Douglas C-47 - type A-10-DK - s/n 42-92700
Mission : Sanitary evacuation between Luxeuil (70) and Istres (13) Based in Istres (13) - Luxeuil takeoff (70) - German prisoners are: Anton Eppenschwantiner, Bertholdt Weather conditions (fog, frost and rain) The plane crashed into a mountain -Crash of Medical Air Evacuation C-47 s/n 42-92700 around 2.30pm with 15 wounded (9 allies and 6 German prisoners) being transferred on board | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Luynes Cemetery Aix-En-Provance N°3551 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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Capt STEINHURST with his wife Marion recently became STEINHURST Source : Andy | ||||||
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Source : Fold3 | |||||||
Source : Andy
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Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A-10-DK - s/n 42-92700
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| 1Lt | Carson Max | ROBERTS | Pilot | Dead | Golden Gate Nat Cem. B.156 - San Bruno, California | O-889032 |
| 2Lt | William C | WARD | CoPilot | Dead | Jefferson Barracks Nat Cem. 82.112 - Saint-Louis, Missouri | O-715891 |
| Sgt | Shirley N | BRECKENRIDGE | Mechanic | Dead | Mem Park Cem. Enid, Garfield Co, Oklahoma | 18130324 - 23 yo - Oklahoma |
| Cpl | Howard E | KAHLER | Radio | Dead | Cedarlawn Mem Park, Sherman, Texas |
16104389 - 30 yo |
| 1Lt | Aleda Ester | LUTZ | Nurse | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
N-730648 - DFC/AM+4/PH - 802eMAE Sq - 29 ans - Née le 9/11/1915 - Michigan - 1st female officer killed on the European front |
| Cne | William A STEINHURST | Passager | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-511942 - 136th Malaria Control Unit - Massachusetts |
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| 1Lt | Roger N | PHILLIPS | Passager | Dead | Sunset Cem. Manhattan, Riley Co, Kansas | O-463816 - 23 yo- Kansas |
| S/Sgt | Leonard B | VASQUEZ | Passager | Dead | Fort Bliss Nat Cem. El Paso, Texas | 20820360 - 22 yo |
| Sgt | Ronald | TAKARA | Passager | Dead | Jefferson Barracks Nat Cem. 82.112 - Saint-Louis, Missouri | 30102047 |
| 1Cl | Ellis Frederick "Bub" | GILLESPIE | Passager | Dead | Fort Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville, Ohio | 35606884 - 21 yo - 36thID/141stIR/Easy Com - |
| Pfc | Ciro J | ROMANO | Passager | Dead | Jefferson Barracks Nat Cem. 82.112 - Saint-Louis, Missouri |
32659599 |
| Pvt | Edwin | BEAL | Passager | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
31041602 - PH - 29 yo - Shapleigh, Maine USA - 72nd Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion |
| Pvt | John | FERRARA | Passager | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 33671964 - PH+1 - 21 yo - Palena, Pennsylvania |
| Pvt | John J Jr | YOUNG | Passager | Dead | Hillside Cem. Thomaston, Connecticut |
31250868 - 22 yo - Thomasrton, Litchfield Co, Connecticut - Son of John Joseph et Letitia Rebecca (Rankin) Young - 192 Tank Bn |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor Daniel - Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Fold3 |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |