Harry P. PETTIT Jr

 

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NUMBER OF SERVICEO-741933
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1921
ETATBirmingham, ALABAMA
FAMILY

 

RANKSecond Lieutenant
FONCTIONCoPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTStatistical clerks and compilersNE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT1942 Birmingham ALABAMA
 SQUADRON711th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP447th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH28 February 1944ii
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATH Between Blangermont and Croisette
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type G-5-BO - s/n 42-31204

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Macr : 2890

 Mission : Site V1  de Croisette (62)

Takeoff Station 126 Rattlesden, Suffolk

Shots by flak

Explosion in flight at 15:07 before the burning plane was evacuated. It seems that the survivors were ejected by the explosion at the time of the jump.

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 

CEMTERY COMMUNAL  of Blangermont

Story of Cemetery Temporary  

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
D1833
DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart 

World War II Victory Medal 

 

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Photo FDLM

victory medal

 

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STORY
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-5-BO - s/n 42-31204

 

First Lieutenant Richard E. FOUTS Pilot Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer  O-742860 - AM/PH+1 - Massillon, OHIO
Second Lieutenant Harry P   PETTIT Jr CoPilot Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer  O-741933 - AM/PH - Birmingham, ALABAMA
Second Lieutenant Elbridge M.  PARK Navigator Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer  O-687900 - AM/PH+1 - Richmond, Virginia
Second Lieutenant Clifford Leon HYBARGER Bomber Prisoner   O-679523 - Beaumont, TEXAS - Captured in Croisette - Hospitalized in Lille (59) until Apr. 44 - Then Camp unknown
T/Sergeant Karl F  JOERGER Jr Radio/Gunner Décédé Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer  13154260 - AM/PH - Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
T/Sergeant Billy J WILMURTH Mechanic/Gunner Décédé Old Union Cem. Titus Co, Texas 18040690 - 20 ans - Mount Pleasant, TEXAS -Originally buried at Blangermont's Cim Com (62)
S/Sergeant Eric HILL Gunner Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow  32717695 - College Point, NEW YORK
S/Sergeant Charlie Elbert HARRIS Gunner Prisoner  - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow 13118796 - Radford, VIRGINIA
S/Sergeant John C CURBY Gunner Dead Horse Creek Cem. Pawnee, Sangamon Co, Illinois 16019172 - 24 ans - Fils de John L et Nona (Stevens) Curby - Pawnee, ILLINOIS - Originally buried at Blangermont's Cim Com (62)
S/Sergeant Lawrence T.  BULGAREL Gunner Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 18040209 - AM/PH+1 - Decatur, TEXAS
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOAbmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Frédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERGarrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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