FONTAINE Jerome H - 560 BS 388 BG

 

Jerome Hubert FONTAINE

 

FONTAINE Jerome H

  

NUMBER OF SERVICEO-744369 (17062876)
AGE25 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1919
ETATMinneapolis, MINNESOTA 
FAMILYSingle
RANK2nd Lieutenant
FONCTIONBomber
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTClerks, general officeMN
DATE of ENLISTEMENT26 march 1942 Minneapolis MINNESOTA
 SQUADRON560th Bomb Squadron 
 GROUP388th Bomb Group
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH25 may 1944--
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHCampneuseville - Poix-de-Picardie
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type G-35-DL - s/n 42-107017 *A

b17
Macr: 5262 
Mission: Liège (Belg)

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

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
A2038
DECORATION

Air Medal + 2 OLC

Purple Heart

am2olc

Photo FDLM

 

usaf  8air force  388bg  560bs
 
 

Equipage du B-17 Fortress - type G-35-DL - s/n 42-107017 *A
1st Lieutenant William Thomas Jr WARREN Pilot Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer  O-684092 - AM+2 - Columbus, OHIO
1st Lieutenant Charles Nichol HILDEBRANDT CoPilot Escaped

O-361178 - AM+1 (16 missions) - Born to 16/10/1916 - Canoga Park, CALIFORNIA

Stayed in France until the Liberation

Retour UK 08/09/1944 
2nd Lieutenant Eugene Lester McCLELLAN Navigator  Prisoner Milwaukee, WISCONSIN - Camp inconnuw
2nd Lieutenant Jerome Hubert FONTAINE Bomber Dead -Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 
 AM+2/PH - Minneapolis, MINNESOTA
T/Sergeant Harold Powell SMITH Radio/Gunner  Escaped

AM (18 missions) - Né le 15/05/1923 - Williamson, WEST VIRGINIA 

Arises in Charny, Cne de Morvillers-St-Saturnin(80) -

Stayed in France until the Liberation - UK Return 08/09/1944
T/Sergeant Oakley Alphonso ANDERSON Mechanic/Gunner Prisoner Asheville, NORTH CAROLINA - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
S/Sergeant Russell Ray FIELD Gunner Prisoner Independance, MISSOURI - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
S/Sergeant Sterly Goldon Jr CLAYTON Gunner Prisoner Dormont, PENNSYLVANIA  - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria
S/Sergeant Clarence Ford PEATROSS Gunner Prisoner High Point, North CAROLINA - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
S/Sergeant Arthur Irvin LUCKANISH Gunner Prisoner Wilmington, DELAWARE - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
 b 17

SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOFrancecrashes39-45.net - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov
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