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Wilbur R. REEDY
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 17033225 | ||||||
| AGE | 35 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1909 IOWA | ||||||
| ETAT | Monterey, CALIFORNIA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Divorced | ||||||
| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Skilled mechanics and repairmen |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 18 December 1941 Fort des Moines IOWA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 66th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 44th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Army Air Forces | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 21 January 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Commune d'Equennes-Eramecourt - Poix-de-Picardie | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type D-155-CO - s/n 42-72813 QK*L+ "Queen Marlene"
Macr: 2252 Mission: V1 Ramps Takeoff Station 115 Shipdham, Norfolk UK Crash observed by Sgts Edward E. Kopke and Harry C. Valot All the bodies were buried initially at Cim de Poix-de-Picardie Slaughtered by hunters at 3:14 pm Plane on fire evacuated by parachute (2 of which 1 killed) | ||||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Poix-de-Picardie
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Crew of B-24 Liberator - type D-155-CO - s/n 42-72813 QK*L"Queen Marlene" | ||||||
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Martin E | SPELTS | Pilot | Dead | MIA - Wall of Missing Cim Am Ardennes Neupre (Belg) | O-680326 - AM/PH - Las Cruces, NEW MEXICO |
| 2nd Lieutenant | William L | SMITH | CoPilot | Dead | MIA - Wall of Missing Cim Am Ardennes Neupre (Belg) | O-805997 - AM/PH - Battle Creek, MICHIGAN |
| 1st Lieutenant | Edward W | GOODNOW | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Ardennes Neupre (Belg) | O-794123 - DFC/AM+1 - Hatford, CONNECTICUT |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Harold R. RODGERS | Bomber | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-684197 - PH - Allentown, PENNSYLVANIA | |
| T/Sergeant | Kenneth H. HALL | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 35323302 - PH - Cleveland, OHIO | |
| T/Sergeant | Harold B | HITES | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | 17129255 - Merrien, KANSAS | |
| S/Sergeant | Ray C | GOODEN | Gunner | Dead | 33442228 - Elkton, VIRGINIA | |
| S/Sergeant | Wilbur R. REEDY | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 17033225 - PH - Monterey, CALIFORNIA | |
| S/Sergeant | Franklin P | HALL | Gunner | Dead | MIA - Wall of Missing Cim Am Ardennes Neupre (Belg) | 14044753 - AM/PH - Leesburg, FLORIDA |
| S/Sergeant | Richard A | MAYHEW | Gunner | Escaped | 19142329 - Born the 24/12/1921 - Reno, NEVADA - Evasion Pyrenees - Back UK 13/05/1944 |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Facebook.com - B24bestweb.com - Aad.archives.gov - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |