Fred G SNELL | ||||||||
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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 35452643 | |||||||
AGE | 29 yo | |||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1914 | |||||||
STATE | Warren County OHIO | |||||||
FAMILY | Single | |||||||
RANK | S/Sergeant | |||||||
FONCTION | Gunner | |||||||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Unskilled general woodworking occupations | |||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 20 april 1942 Cincinnati OHIO | |||||||
SQUADRON | 410th Bomb Squadron | |||||||
GROUP | 94th Bomb Group | |||||||
ARMY | 8th Air Force | |||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 29 may 1943 | |||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Lieu-dit "Les Frais" - Hameau de la Poterie - Cne Les Champs-Géraux | |||||||
DATA PLAN | B-17 Fortress - type F-55-BO - s/n 42-29476 GL*M "Snafu" Mission: Rennes (35) maritime warehouses Take-off: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk UK Shot by hunters (The plane goes into standby mode, preventing men to parachute - Only the Mitg ejected with his parachute) | |||||||
CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | |||||||
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INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov/aad |
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PICTURE SOURCE | -- |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |