Jack David LANGSTON
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Source : Arnaud Gaté (Ellen Marchese) | |||||
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-756621 (19093960) | ||||
AGE | 23 yo | ||||
DATE O BIRTH | 8 November 1921 Cholame, CALIFORNIA | ||||
STATE | TEXAS | ||||
FAMILY | Single | ||||
RANK | 1st Lieutenant | ||||
FONCTION | Pilot | ||||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Skilled mechanics and repairmen, railroad and carshop | ||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 19 june 1942 Minter Field Bakersfield CALIFORNIA | ||||
SQUADRON | 394th Fight Squadron | ||||
GROUP | 367th Fight Group | ||||
ARMY | 9th Air Force | ||||
DATE OF DEATH | 22 june 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||
STATUS | MIA | ||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Cherbourg | ||||
DATA PLAN | P-38 Lightning - type J-15-LO - s/n 42-104212 Mission: Strafing and bombing South Cherourg Take Off Station 452 Stoney Cross, Hampshire UK Shot down by flak during a low-altitude attack - Crashes in Flames - 1:15 p.m. | ||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | ||||
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Source : USAAF Class Book Research Project & Arie-Jan van Hees |
MIA 22-6-1944 as pilot of P-38J / #42-104212 / 4N-? / MACR 6203. Lost on an operational sortie to Cherbourg, France. Shot down by ground fire. Crash site unknown but believed to be east norht-east of Cherbourg. Source of the photograph: Pilot Class 43-I, Luke Field, Arizona. Courtesy of Mr. Claiborne Stokes who uploaded this class book to Fold3.
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Source : USAAF Class Book Research Project & Arie-Jan van Hees |
INFORMATION SOURCES | Arie-Jan van Hees - Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com |
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PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |