Robert E. ENGLISH
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Source : Frédéric Hénoff via Scott Gitchell (Mathieu Fromage) | |||||||
NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-553906 | ||||||
AGE | 20 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 13 December 1923 Corning, Steuben County, NEW YORK | ||||||
ETAT | Toledo, OHIO | ||||||
FAMILY |
Parents: Robert Dean & Elizabeth Dwyer English Siblings: James Dwyer | ||||||
RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
FONCTION | Radar Operator | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | |||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | |||||||
SQUADRON | 425th Night Fighter Squadron | ||||||
ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 28 August 1944 | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Commune St-Avé - Vannes-Meucon | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
P-61 Northrop - type Black Widow - s/n 42-5566 Probably due to bad weather | ||||||
CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
KIA 28-8-1944 as radar operator of P-61 / #42-5566. Crashed possibly due to bad weather conditions at Ferme de Lesneue, St. Ave, 2 km south of Vannes-Meucon aerodrome, France. 2 KIA. 2Lt English is buried at Brittany Cemetery, L-7-5. | |||||||
Equipage du P-61 Northrop - type Black Widow - s/n 42-5566
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2nd Lieutenant | Joseph C | WEBB | Pilot | Dead | Unknow | O-754568 |
2nd Lieutenant | Robert E . ENGLISH | Radar | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-553906 - PH - Pennsylvania |
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Frédéric Hénoff via Scott Gitchell - Francecrashes39-45.net - Facebook.com - Clive TIRLEMONT - Arie-Jan VAN HEES - Findagrave.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |