John K. GROSS
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Source : Andrea | |||||||||
NUMBER OF SERVICE | 37316654 | ||||||||
AGE | 25 yo | ||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH |
11 July 1920 Clark, Clark coutny, SOUTH DAKOTA | ||||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | Spink, SOUTH DAKOTA | ||||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : Wilhem J & Katharina Kleinsasser GROSS Siblings : William K, Jake K, Edna K, Henry K & Anna K | ||||||||
RANK |
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FONCTION | Instrument specialist and crew chief | ||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | School teacher | ![]() | |||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 16 February 1942 | ||||||||
SQUADRON | 573rd Bomber Squadron | ||||||||
GROUP | 391st Bomb Group (Medium) | ||||||||
ARMY | 9th Air Force | ||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 17 August 1945 |
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STATUS | DNB | ||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Mediterranean sea, south of Marseille | ||||||||
PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN |
A-26 Invader type C s/n 44-35303 Macr 14863 Mission: Transport to the USA, stop in Marrakech, Morocco | ||||||||
CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||||
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STORY | |||||||||
Source : Andrea |
John K. GROSS was the fifth child of a 6 children family which loosed their father in 1928, they then all started to help their mother out to keep the farm. Despite this hard work John continued to frequent school and even went to college later. He then became teacher and mooved out to Antelope township, McPherson county for work. While training at Chanute Field he did specialized on radio, flying and navigation instruments handling.
Once the conflict came to an end in Europe he stayed in France until august before taking off from Marignane aboard a A-26 "Invader". The light bombers formation was supposed to fly to Marrakech to make a stop before crossing the Atlantic and finally get back home. | ||||||||
Source : Andy |
John K. GROSS draft card |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor DANIEL - abmc.gov - fr.findagrave.com - fold3.com - archives.gov - ancestry.com |
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EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |