Jerome Hubert FONTAINE
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-744369 (17062876) | ||||||
AGE | 25 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 | ||||||
ETAT | Minneapolis, MINNESOTA | ||||||
FAMILY | Single | ||||||
RANK | 2nd Lieutenant | ||||||
FONCTION | Bomber | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Clerks, general office | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 26 march 1942 Minneapolis MINNESOTA | ||||||
SQUADRON | 560th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 388th Bomb Group | ||||||
ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 25 may 1944 | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Campneuseville - Poix-de-Picardie | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-35-DL - s/n 42-107017 *A
Take-off 05:30 station 136 Knettishall, Suffolk UK - Persons assisting escapes: Ms. René Dumont, Roger Messier, Mr. Gorin, Rene Descroix / Eugene Nolent. Shot by flak Airplane on fire, 2 HS engines, evacuated 20000 feet - Explosion in flight - 08:12 | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |