William A. BLOOM Jr
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Source : Linda Giovanna Zambanini | |||||||
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-661435 | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 | ||||||
| STATE | TEXAS | ||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||
| RANK | 1st Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Skilled mechanics and repairmen |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 10 November 1941 Houston TEXAS | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 439th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 319th Bomb Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 15th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 12 November 1942 |
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| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Les Pieux (50) | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type B-3-MA - s/n 41-17777 "Boogie Woogie"
Mission: Transfer of HeadQuarter Attalbridge UK to North Africa Operation Torch | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | ||||||
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Equipage du B-26 Marauder - type B-3-MA - s/n 41-17777"Boogie Woogie" |
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| 1st Lieutenant | William A Jr BLOOM | Pilot | USAAF | Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| 1st Lieutenant | Ray W HENSLEE | USAAF | Dead Cim Am Cambridge | |
| Sergeant | Arnold F BETTGE | USAAF | Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| T/Sergeant | Carroll F SALTER | USAAF | Dead Cim Am Cambridge | |
| Lieutenant/Colonel | Alvord RUTHERFORD | Passager | USAAF HeadQuarter | Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Arthur K Jr PERRY | Passager | USAAF HeadQuarter | Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Findagrave.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Linda Giovanna ZAMBANINI |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |