Jonathan S. LAND
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 12012560 | ||||||
AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 DELAWARE | ||||||
ETAT | New Castle DELAWARE | ||||||
FAMILY |
Parents: Jonathan Dolbon & Anna MILLER LAND | ||||||
RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Unskilled occupations in printing and publishing | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 6 November 1941 Wilmington DELAWARE | ||||||
SQUADRON | 358th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 303rd Bomber Group Heavy | ||||||
ARMY | 8th U.S Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 3 January 1943 | ||||||
STATUS | MIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | 12 Km off St-Nazaire- 2 Km of Phare de la Banche See map | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress- type: VK-J Triangle- C * "Leaping Liz" Marc 7650 Mission: Attack underwater base of St. Nazaire Décollage station 107 Molesworth, CAMBRIDGESHIRE UK Abattu par chasseurs et flak | ||||||
CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
GRAVE |
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-20-BO - s/n 41-24526 VK*J"Leaping Liz"
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1st Lieutenant James B. CLARK | Pilot | Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim Cambridge | O-435857 | Mt Vernon, OHIO |
2nd Lieutenant Paul Jr BOUTON | CoPilot | Dead Arlington Cem. Virginia USA | O-790857 | Lakeland, FLORIDA |
2nd Lieutenant Charles E. HOFFMAN | Navigator | Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim St-James (50) | O-728211 | Norman, OKLAHOMA |
2nd Lieutenant Don W. LUSK Jr | Bomber | Dead Cim Am Epinal (88) A.38.45 | O-727108 | Silver City, NEW MEXICO |
Sergeant Arthur BRUNNET | Gunner | Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim Cambridge | 13031181 | Portage, PENNSYLVANIA |
S/Sergeant George F. HALL Jr | Gunner | Dead KIA Cim St-James (50) L.12.9 | 17033050 | Des Moines, IOWA |
Sergeant Jonathan S. LAND | Gunner | Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim St-James (50) | 12012560 | Penn Grove, NEW JERSEY |
T/Sergeant Thomas J. REINO | Gunner | Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim St-James (50) | 13037536 | WASHINGTON, DC |
S/Sergeant Merlyn D. RUKES | Gunner | Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim St-James (50) | 18084577 | Canadian, OKLAHOMA |
S/Sergeant Leroy W. WILDER | Radio/Gunner | Dead Cim Orleans , California USA | 39013694 | Orleans, CALIFORNIA |
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | JF PELLOUAIS - Source The Ragged Irregular, avril 1998, (traduction Claude Rabault) - Together We Served - www.forosegundaguerra.com - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Aad.archives.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |