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Dudley G. TITUS
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Source : Connie Lenzen
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-556131 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 28 June 1923 Portland, Multnomah County, OREGON | ||||||
| ETAT | OREGON | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Ben Edward & Carolyn Krimbel TITUS Brother : William | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | CoPilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
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| REGIMENT SQUADRON | 506th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| DIVISION GROUP | 44th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 12 August 1944 |
Source : Clive Tirlemont | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Le Torquesne - Pont-l'Evèque | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type J-125-CO - s/n 42-110024 GJ*P+ "Ole Cock"
Macr : 7896 Mission: Juvincourt Aerodrome (02) Takeoff station 115 Shipdham, Norfolk Fuel outage Plane escorted by hunters to friendly lines but partially evacuated by parachute at 11,000 feet - 10:37 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of -- N°--
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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| STORY | |||||||
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When the tank was full, the plane took off - At the formation gathering, the mechanic E. Kramer pointed out that the fuel gauges were low - After advice from the shore crew chief who indicated that this was probably due to a malfunction of these, the aircraft continued its mission. After dropping the bombs on the target, on the return, the gauges being very low, the pilot indicated that he would try to land on an Allied airfield on the continent - Escorted by 3 P-51s, engine 3 at half mast, 4 with empty gauge, the plane at low altitude was fired by light flak - the pilot then ordered the evacuation of the plane | |||||||
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Crew of B-24 Liberator - type J-125-CO - s/n 42-110024 GJ*P+"Ole Cock"
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Thomas J | McGuire | Pilot | Dead | Long Island Nat Cem. Farmingdale, New York | O-817721 - Elmhurst, New York |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Dudley G TITUS | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-556131 - 21 yo- Lake Grove, Oregon | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Peter G | CRAWFORD | Navigator | Escaped | O-717392 - Né le 20/08/1922 - Springfield, SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Merle Gilbert | TURLEY | Bomber | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang | O-716997 - Tulsa, OKLAHOMA | |
| S/Sergeant | Edward | KRAMER | Mechanic/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 3B Furtenberg Brandenburg | 31308781 - Chelsea, MASSACHUSETTS - Injured during the parachute descent |
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| S/Sergeant | John C | CULLINANE | Radio/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 12126106 - New York City, NEW YORK - Injured during the parachute descent |
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| Sergeant | James C | NOKES | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow puis Stalag Luft 1 | 33733393 - Brunswick, MARYLAND |
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| Sergeant | Carl E | DANIELS | Gunner | Dead | Inconnu | 32669213 - Sidney, NEW YORK - Would have jumped but unopened parachute |
| Sergeant | Joseph L | HANSEN | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow puis Stalag 1 Ouest | 36738150 - Chicago, ILLINOIS | |
| Sergeant | Robert J | REINER | Gunner | Escaped | 13152107 - Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - B24bestweb.com - Americanairmuseum.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |