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Melvin P. VAN HOUTEN
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-806178 | ||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 | ||||||
| ETAT | NEW JERSEY | ||||||
| FAMILY |
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| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | CoPilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 571st Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 390th Bomb Group Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 27 May 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | To Cauchie d’Ecques , PAS-DE –CALAIS | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-45-BO - s/n 42-97295 FC*F
Macr: 5255 Mission: Karlsruhe (All) Takeoff station 153 Framlingham, Suffolk Shots by flak à 13h06 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-45-BO - s/n 42-97295 FC*F
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| 1st Lieutenant | John R | SCHOENIG | Pilot | Dead | O-437662 | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Melvin P. VAN HOUTEN | Co Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-806178 - AM+3/PH - New Jersey | |
| 1st Lieutenant | John Jacob | CZEMERDA | Bomber | Prisoner | O-728768 - Pennsylvania - Hospitalisé puis Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | John F. SCHNEE | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-761279 - AM/PH - Ohio | |
| T/Sergeant | Charles T. Mc KALIP |
Mecano Gunner |
Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 12030418 - DFC/AM+4/PH - Pennsylvania | |
| S/Sergeant | Thomas Harold | LEWIS | Gunner | Prisoner | 18140211 - Louisiana - Hospitalisé puis Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia | |
| S/Sergeant | Alvin Delaus | SPARKS | Gunner | Prisoner | 16005653 - Né 08/10/1919 - Hospitalisé puis Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | |
| S/Sergeant | Ralph Sherman | METCALF | Gunner | Prisoner | 31207157 - Né 13/08/1919 - Holliston, Massachusetts - Sérieusement blessé (Hop St-Omer puis Lille) puis Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | |
| Sergeant | Hyman | GREEN | Gunner | Prisoner | 12143926 - New York - Hospitalisé puis Camp inconnu | |
| Sergeant | Clinton A . DAVISON | Radio Operator | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 31131868 - AM/PH - Massachusetts | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Maryvonne ROBILLARD - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |