ELAM Hiland T - 419 BS 301 BGH

 

Hiland Trobridge ELAM

 

ELAM Hiland T

Source : Charging Forward KY

NUMBER OF SERVICE35256237 
AGE29 yo
DATE OF BIRTH

7 March 1914

Guyan township, Gallia, OHIO 

ENLISTMENT STATEKENTUCKY 
FAMILY

Spouse : Virginia Wilson

Parents : George P & Carrie Ann Trobridge ELAM

Siblings : Durwood O & Rhoda H 

RANK
Staff Sergeant staff_sergeant
FONCTIONWaist gunner 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTPoliceman  KY
DATE of ENLISTEMENT16 October 1940  
 SQUADRON419th Bomber Squadron  
 GROUP301st Bomb Group (Heavy)
ARMY15th Air Force
DATE OF DEATH 16 November 1943

ELAM Hiland T

Source : Andy

STATUSFOD
PLACE OF DEATH

At sea, Golf du Lion ~20km south of Marseille

PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN 

Boeing B-17 type F s/n 42-30419

 b17

Macr : 1127
Mission : Bombing in the area of Istres-le-Tubé
Take-off: Oudna no. 2 (Tunisia)
Crash: After having made the drop the aircraft was hit by the flak on its engine 4, the plane was still following the formation but the fire spread in the wing. German fighters intervened and killed the bomber, which drifted into a spin until it hit the sea.

CEMETERYRHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan

Map of Rhône American Cemetery

GRAVEWall of the Missing
DECORATION

Air Medal & 2 oak leaf custers 

Purple Heart

Good Conduct Medal

European African Middle Eastern Campaing Medal

World War II Victory Medal 

 Air-Force Gunner Wings

 

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Photo FDLM

Good Medal Conduite

EAMECampaign

victory medal

 Aerial Gunner Badge

 
 
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STORY
 

ELAM Hiland T

Source : Victor Daniel

ELAM Hiland T

Source : Victor Daniel 

 

ELAM Hiland T

Source : Victor Daniel

ELAM Hiland T

 

Source : Victor Daniel

 

ELAM Hiland T

Source : Victor Daniel

ELAM Hiland T

Source : Victor Daniel

 

SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOVictor DANIEL - abmc.gov - archives.gov - fold3.com - ancestry.com - fr.findagrave.com - 301bg.com
EDITORSVictor,  Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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