David H THORN
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-793198 (12046695) | ||||||||
| AGE | 25 yo | ||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 | ||||||||
| STATE | SOUTH CAROLINA | ||||||||
| FAMILY | Married: Betty Jane THORN | ||||||||
| RANK | Captain | ||||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Authors, publishers and journalists |  | |||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 14 january 1942 Trenton NEW JERSEY | ||||||||
| SQUADRON | 573rd Bomber Squadron | ||||||||
| GROUP | 391st Bomber Group | ||||||||
| ARMY | 9th Air Force | ||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 25 august 1944 |  | |||||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Mouth of the Trieux - LEZARDRIEUX | ||||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type B-45-MA - s/n 42-95802 T6*P "Skeeter"
Macr: 8058 Take off: Station 166 Matching Green, ESSEX Lack of fuel Collision with B-26 42-95797 around 16h20 A single parachute evacuation at 500 feet | ||||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James | ||||||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Aerosteles.net - Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE - JF PELLOUAIS - Vincent RENAULT |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |