Eston Carlyle KUHN
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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-683029 (35426697) | ||||||
AGE | 25 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 27 May 1919 | ||||||
STATE | Boone County WEST VIRGINIA | ||||||
FAMILY |
Parents: Ernest Minnis & Nora Belle VANCE KUHN Siblings: Lester Douglas, Elson Merrill, Velmer Dallas & Gene | ||||||
RANK | 2nd Lieutenant | ||||||
FONCTION | CoPilot | ||||||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 10 april 1942 Huntington WEST VIRGINIA | ||||||
SQUADRON | 71st Troop Carrier Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 434th Troop Carrier Group | ||||||
ARMY | 9th Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 07 june 1944 | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Marsh of the merderet | ||||||
DATA PLAN | Douglas C-47 - type A-80-DL - s/n 43-15101 CJ*S Macr: 5658 Mission: #27 - Chicago - Towing CG4-A Waco - LZ-W Takeoff: station 467 Aldermaston, BERKSHIRE Shots by flak 03h55 The C47 will land and spit into the Marshes of Merderet. | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Marigny N°3555
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CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | ||||||
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
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Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A-80-DL - s/n 43-15101 CJ*S |
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2nd Lieutenant | Raymond C | HOWARD | Pilot | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - Would have been killed by the German soldiers a few minutes after the crash-landing |
2nd Lieutenant | Eston C | KUHN | CoPilot | Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James - Would have been killed on 7 June 44 during the strafing of the evacuation convoy by a P-47 |
Sgt | John W | BECKLEY | Mechanic | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow |
S/Sgt | Marvin C | BOETCHER | Radio | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow |
INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Geni.com - JF PELLOUAIS |
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PICTURE SOURCE | 508pir.org - Findagrave.com |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |