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Warren Everett SEMPLE
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Source : Nico..! & Ellen Marchese | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-744772 | ||||||
| AGE | 27 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
11 July 1916 Norwalk, Fairfield county, CONNECTICUT | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | Norwalk, Fairfield county, CONNECTICUT | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Spouse : (1937 - 1942) Avon S Lamb Parents : John W & Carrie E Jones SEMPLE Siblings : Wesley A, Marion A & Virginia C | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |
Employee at Kitchen Combination Equipment Co. | ![]() | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 16 October 1940 | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 49th Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 14th Fighter Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 15th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 15 June 1944 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH |
Near Orange (84) | ||||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN |
P-38 "Lightning" J-15-LO s/n 42-104266
Macr 6423 Mission : Attaque aérodrome Plan de Dieu / Orange | ||||||
| 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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Plaque commémorative 2016 à Orange (source: Nicolas COURTINE). Source : Cyrille MARIE |
Warren was the pilot of a P-38 aircraft. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American propeller-driven fighter aircraft. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Service No. O-744772. Award- Distinguished flying Cross, Air Medal. 49th Fighter Squadron, 14th fighter Group. He was shot down by a German pilot while strafing the Orange-Caritat airstrip. | ||||||
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Source : Sherlocks Cousin |
Source : Sherlocks Cousin | ||||||
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Source : Victor Daniel |
Source : Victor Daniel | ||||||
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Source : Victor Daniel |
Source : Victor Daniel | ||||||
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Source : jeffd1121 |
Source : Nico..! | ||||||
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Hometown Heroes Banner Program, Summer 2020, Norwalk, Connecticut. Source : jeffd1121 |
Mémorial de Plan de Dieu à Travaillan, Vaucluse, FRANCE (source: Nico COURTINE) Source : Cyrille MARIE | ||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor DANIEL - abmc.gov - archives.gov - ancestry.com - fr.findagrave.com - francecrashes39-45.net |
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| EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |






























