James H JAPHET
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 18119195 | ||||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | ||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 | ||||||||
| STATE | Harris County TEXAS | ||||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||||
| RANK | S/Sergeant | ||||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry | ||||||||
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| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 22 september 1942 Houston TEXAS | ||||||||
| COMPANY | Company I | ||||||||
| REGIMENT | 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | ||||||||
| DIVISION | 101st Airborne Division | ||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 |  | |||||||
| STATUS | MIA | ||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Region Valognes | ||||||||
| DATA PLAN |
Transport by a Douglas C-47 - type A-70-DL - s/n 42-100733 of 96th Troop Carrier Squadron Dropping 19 paras 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Cie I) Mission Albany 16 - DZ:D (Angoville-au-Plain) Shot down by flak at 1:40 - 4 paratroopers could only jump from the plane before the crash (2Lt Floyd R Johnston, Pfc Niels Christensen, Pvt Raymond L Crouch, Pvt Leonard S Goodgal) | ||||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville | ||||||||
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Crew Douglas C-47 |
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| 2nd Lieutenant | William H ZEUNER | Pilote | Dead - Arlington Cem. Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania USA | |||||
| 2nd Lieutenant | Harry N. Jr LUMSDEM | CoPilote | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |  |
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| S/Sergeant | Albert T MARGOTTO | Ch/Bombardier | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |  |
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| Caporal | William P BELLINGHAUSEN | Radio | Dead - Sacred Heart Cem. Templeton, Iowa USA | |||||
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506th Parachute Infantry Regiment - 101st Airborne Division |
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| PFC | Newton P WEATHERSBY | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |  |
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| PVT | Keith K BRYAN | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am St-James |  |
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| Sergeant | Beverly Jean MANLOVE | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |  |
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| PVT | George V FERNANDEZ | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |  |
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| PVT | Robert C KINZY | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |  |
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| PFC | Bryant Lamar HINSON | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |  |
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| PFC | Harry L Jr BURG | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am St-James |  |
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| PVT | Roy MEZO | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Cambridge UK | |||||
| PFC | Alvin D POYNTER | Parachutiste | Dead - Frankfort Cem. Kentucky USA | |||||
| PFC | Christopher C SMITH | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |  |
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| PVT | Jesse M HAWKINS | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |  |
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| PVT | George J KARALUNAS | Parachutiste | Dead | |||||
| Sergeant | Victor A TURKOVICH | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |  |
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| S/Sergeant | James H JAPHET | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
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| PVT | Edwin FINDER | Parachutiste | Dead - Cim Am Cambridge UK |  |
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| SOURCES INFORMATIONS | www.ww2-airborne.us |
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| INFORMATION SOURCE | Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Monty McDANIEL - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |