Warren L PUTMAN
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 Photo Source 1936 Kalispell Montana Yearbook | ||||||||||||||
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-675286 (19055516) | |||||||||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | |||||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 | |||||||||||||
| STATE | MONTANA | |||||||||||||
| FAMILY | Single | |||||||||||||
| RANK | 2nd Lieutenant | |||||||||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | |||||||||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Sales clerks |  | ||||||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 9 december 1941 Missoula MONTANA | |||||||||||||
| SQUADRON | 511th Bomber Squadron | |||||||||||||
| GROUP | 351st Bomber Group, Heavy | |||||||||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | |||||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1919 |  | ||||||||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Bellevue en Kerbors, COTE D'ARMOR | |||||||||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-5-BO - s/n 42-31179 DS*B "Stinky Weather (Pooper Dooper)" Macr: 1980
Mission: Bombing on Bordeaux (33) and Cognac (16) Takeoff: 08h30 station 110 Polebrook NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Defeated by enemy fighters at 13:15 - Plane partially evacuated by parachute
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| CEMETERY TEMPORARY | Initially buried in Lannion (22) | |||||||||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James | |||||||||||||
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| STORY | ||||||||||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-5-BO - s/n 42-31179 DS*B"Stinky Weather (Pooper Dooper)" |
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| 2 Lieutenant | Warren L PUTMAN | Pilot | Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James |
O-675286 - AM/PH - Montana USA - Initially buried in Lannion (22) T.18 |
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| Flight/Observator | Thomas A | IRVINE | CoPilot | Dead |
T-001616 - 21 ans - Né le 11/05/1922 - Initially buried in Lannion (22) T17 |
| 2 Lieutenant | Irving | SHWAYDER | Navigator | Escape |
O-750224 - Born 28/09/1921 - Denver, Colorado USA - Evasion with network Burgundy by Pyrenees/Espagne/Gibraltar Come back UK 17/04/1944 |
| 2 Lieutenant | Jack R | WOOD | Bomber | Prisoner |
O-744444 - California USA - Injured, hospitalized - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia |
| Sergeant | Ray E PRATER | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James |
16074085 - PH - Illinois USA - Initially buried in Lannion (22) |
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| S/Sergeant | Wesley Fleatus | GREENE | Radio | Prisoner |
34038643 - Born 04/10/1921 - North Carolina USA - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf |
| Sergeant | John J Jr | GILSON | Gunner | Prisoner |
12098583 - New York USA - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf |
| Sergeant | Robert Otis | DIEHL | Gunner | Prisonnier |
15323817 - Né le 25/12/1923 - Stalag 1B Braunau Gneikendorf |
| Sergeant | Albert R CUSTER | Gunner | Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James |
35410746 - AM/PH - Ohio USA - Initialement inhumé à Lannion (22) |
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| Sergeant | Jack Duke | McKINNEY | Gunner | Prisonnier |
18217447 - Né le 02/08/1923 - Texas USA - Camp inconnu |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Monty McDANIEL - Francecrashes39-45.net - JF PELLOUAIS - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |