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Max Leroy HECOX
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Source : Lieuxdememoire22
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-727989 | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20 May 1920 Bovina, Parmer County, TEXAS | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | CALIFORNIA | ||||||
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| RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 410th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 94th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 29 May 1943 |
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| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Hameau de la Poterie - Cne Les Champs-Géraux | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-55-BO - s/n 42-29476 GL*M "Snafu"
Mission : Rennes (35): entrepôts maritimes Take off from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Shot down by fighters - The plane goes into a spin, preventing the men from parachuting - Alone, the Gunner G is ejected with his parachute | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Saint-James N°3504
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin) | ||||||
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Memorial to the crew of B-17 # 42-29476 at Les Champs-Gérale in Brittany. Source: Joris Brouard |  | |||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-55-BO - s/n 42-29476 GL*M"Snafu"
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| 1 Lieutenant | Max L HECOX | Pilot | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-727989 - AM/PH - CALIFORNIA |
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| 2 Lieutenant | Rolland V. VANDERHOOK | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-793203 - PH - NEBRASKA |
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| 2 Lieutenant | Charles B "Chuck" | HARRISON | Navigator | Dead | Cim Nat de LONG ISLAND | 0-664302 - State to NEW YORK |
| 1 Lieutenant | Ronald G "Ronnie" | McCOY | Bomber | Dead | Fort Palmer Cem. Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co, PENNSYLVANIA | O-731524 - born to 1921 - PH - Westmoreland, PENNSYLVANIA |
| S/Sergeant | Harry Delbert "Dibby" | SYMMONDS | gunner | Dead | Oakland Cem. Keokuk, Lee Co, IOWA | 37195169 - 22 yo - Né le 11/12/1920 - IOWA |
| S/Sergeant | George T. COATES | Radio | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 16035138 - AM/PH - ILLINOIS |
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| S/Sergeant | Fred G. SNELL | gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 35452643 - AM/PH - OHIO |
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| S/Sergeant | Eugene "Gene" McCOY | gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 35470766 - AM/PH - OHIO |
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| Sergeant | Joseph G | TASHJIAN | gunner | Dead | New York Cem | 12060446 - Born in 1924 - New York City, NEW YORK |
| T/Sergeant | Herman | PHILBECK | gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 15043341 - Born the 26/08/1921 - INDIANA - Ejected from the plane |
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| Major | Randolph C. BARTHOLD | Observator | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-430560 - PH - TEXAS |
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l'équipage du B17 Source : Lieuxdememoire22 |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | WW2Researcher - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Lieuxdememoire22 - Absa3945.com |
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