John Henry CANTY
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Source : Pascal Gaté | ||||
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 11072858 | |||
AGE | 22 yo | |||
DATE OF BIRTH | 24 July 1921 Winsted | |||
STATE | Litchfield County CONNECTICUT | |||
FAMILY | Parents : William Thomas & Ida Maria Weaver CANTY Brothers : William Thomas & John Henry | |||
RANK | Staff Sergeant | |||
FONCTION | Gunner | |||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled occupations in fabrication of metal products | |||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 17 July 1942 Hartford CONNECTICUT | |||
SQUADRON | 555th Bomb Squadron | |||
GROUP | 386th Bomb Group | |||
ARMY | 9th Air Force | |||
DATE OF DEATH | 23 June 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | ||
STATUS | MIA | |||
PLACE OF DEATH | Baron-sur-Odon | |||
DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type B-55-MA - s/n 42-96087 "YAO"
Take Off: Station 164 Great Dunmow, Essex UK Felled by the flak - Explosion in flight | |||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | |||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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Crew of B-26 Marauder - type B-55-MA - s/n 42-96087 "YAO" |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | Don L WEISS | Pilot | Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia | O-437629 - DFC/Air Medal+10/Purple Heart |
1st Lieutenant | Axel P SLUSTROP | CoPilot | Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia | O-738483 - DFC/Air Medal+9/Purple Heart |
1st Lieutenant | David MESEROW | Bomber | Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia | O-732880 - DFC/Air Medal+10/Purple Heart |
1st Lieutenant | George H HAZLETT | Navigator | Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia | O-794005 - DFC/Air Medal+11/Purple Heart |
T/Sergeant | Robert E PERKINS | Gunner | Dead - Cim Air Medal Colleville-sur-Mer (14) | 33297432 - Air Medal+8/Purple Heart |
S/Sergeant | John H CANTY | Gunner | Dead - Cim Air Medal Colleville-sur-Mer (14) | 11072858 - DFC/Air Medal/Purple Heart |
S/Sergeant | Thomas MCCASLIN | Gunner | Dead - Cim Air Medal Colleville-sur-Mer (14) | 17038437 - DFC/Air Medal+11/Purple Heart |
Capitaine | Orville D THATCHER | Passager | Dead - MIA | O-356255 - IOWA - Médecin |
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INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - TogetherWeServed.com(Fold3) |
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PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
PROGRAir MedalMER | Frédéric &Air Medalp; Renaud |