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Orlo Arle MONTGOMERY
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Source : George Bacon | ||||||
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 17089122 | |||||
| AGE | 26 yo | |||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5 September 1919 Sutherland, Lincoln County, NEBRASKA | |||||
| STATE | COLORADO | |||||
| FAMILY | Maried: Bernardine MONTGOMERY | |||||
| RANK | Staff/Sergeant | |||||
| FONCTION | Radio | |||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Machinists |  | ||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 28 october 1942 | |||||
| SQUADRON | 14th Troop Carrier Squadron | |||||
| GROUP | 61st Troop Carrier Group | |||||
| ARMY | 9th Air Force | |||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 |  | ||||
| STATUS | MIA | |||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Lieu-dit "Village de Rouville" - Commune de Negreville | |||||
| DATA PLAN |
Douglas C-47 - type A - s/n 42-23638
Décollage: Shot down by flak - Plane evacuated by the crew to 2500 feet between 2:00 ET 3:00 | |||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville | |||||
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Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A - s/n 42-23638 |
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| 1st Lieutenant | William R HITZALER | Pilot | Escapee |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Stanley E Jr EDWARDS | CoPilot | Prisoner |
| 2nd Lieutenant | John Herbert HENDRY | Navigator | Escapee |
| Staff/Sergeant | Orlo A MONTGOMERY | Radio | Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| Tech/Sergeant | Alvin F VEZINA | Mechanic | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow |
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| INFORMATION SOURCE | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov/aad - Airborneinnormandy.com |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |