Robert Foss SHIPLEY

 

SHIPLEY_Robert_Foss

Source : Arnaud Gaté

ARMY SERIAL NUMBERO-669624 (17006542)
AGE26 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1918 NEW MEXICO
STATESt Louis County MISSOURI
FAMILYSingle
RANK1st Lieutenant
FONCTIONCo Pilot
JOB before ENLISTEMENTClerks, general officeMS
DATE of ENLISTEMENT3 july 1940 Jefferson Barracks MISSOURI
REGIMENT49th Troop Carrier Squadron
DIVISION GROUP313th Troop Carrier Group
ARMY9th Air Force
DATE OF DEATH6 june 1944

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Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHSte-Mère-Eglise
DATA PLAN

Douglas C-47 - type A-15-DK - s/n 42-92868 N2*? "T"

C 47 douglas

 

Macr: 7982

Mission: Transport 16 paras 508ePIR - Mission Boston #22 - DZ:N (Picauville)

Take Off: 5 June 44 at 23:20 Station 484 Folkingham, LINCOLNSHIRE

Defeated by the flak after the paratroopers released at 02h30
 CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Sainte Mère Eglise #2 N°3586

3586 Sainte Mère 2

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville

Map Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
A221
DECORATION

Air Medal + 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Purple Heart

American Campaign Medal

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilote

 

Photo FDLM

american campaign medal

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

f9aftroopcarriercommand badge
 
 

Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A-15-DK - s/n 42-92868

1st Lieutenant William Robert ROYCRAFT Pilot 49th Troop Carrier Squadron Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - WISCONSIN
1st Lieutenant Robert Foss SHIPLEY CoPilote 49th Troop Carrier Squadron Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - MISSOURI
2nd Lieutenant Walter Richard ROMNEY Navigateur 49th Troop Carrier Squadron Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - MASSACHUSETTS
T/Sergeant Martin Robert SCHUMACHER Ch/B 49th Troop Carrier Squadron Dead - Dundee Township Cem. East - ILLINOIS
S/Sergeant Roy Warren GEYER Radio 49th Troop Carrier Squadron Dead - MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - ILLINOIS

The C-47 carried 16 paratroopers

All men jumped before the crash

501pir

div 101

.1st Lieutenant George D. LAMM - O-1287020
.Pfc Miles B. McPHERSON - 11096173 - POW
.Pfc Vernon F. STORK - 17131632 - MIA
.Pfc George LAPSE - 13084701
.Pfc Robert E. GIBSON - 34404199
.Pfc Rigoberto LEDESMA - 39249511
.Pfc Bruno S. PRESTES - 33327516
.Pfc James S. PUTT - 13125652
.Pvt Earl L. CROH - 32733627
.Pfc Edward A. ADELMAN - 14133639
.Cpl Harry K. DAVIS - 15323102
.Pvt Howard H. GOUGE - 34404169
.Pvt Dominic BERNARDI - 33423479
.Pvt Stanley KASS - 12159731
.Pvt Marvin MARSH - 15100939
.Sergeant George W. III CLEMENT - 12152389 - KIA 31/12/44
 

INFORMATION SOURCESAad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net
PICTURE SOURCEFrédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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