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Alvin Harold YELLON
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pic from George Field (Illinois) Class 44-B
(was aviation cadet) Source : Patootie (Ellen Marchese)
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-824315 (16135095) | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 31 May 1923 Chicago, Cook County, ILLINOIS | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | ILLINOIS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Mark Daniel & Rose Kaplan YELLON | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | CoPilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Stock clerks |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 2 October 1942 Chicago ILLINOIS | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 488th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 340th Bomber Group, Medium | ||||||
| ARMY | 12th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 8 August 1944 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Villeneuve-les-Avignon, Departement du GARD | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-25 Mitchell - type J-1 - s/n 43-4013 8F
B-25 Mitchell - type J-1 - s/n 43-4013 8F B 25 1 Note that we find Lt Hirsch and Sgt Capawanna in the PoW lists on 09/28/1944 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Draguignan N°3551 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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| STORY | |||||||
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Born in 1923 in Cook County, Illinois. Co-pilot of the B-25 Mitchell type J serial number 43-4013 that took off from Alesan, Corsica on a mission to bomb the rail lines around Avignon. France. Shot down by flak at 0918. The aircraft was cut in two. Three crewmembers survived and three were killed. LT Yellon did not survive the crash. | |||||||
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Crew of B-25 Mitchell - type J-1 - s/n 43-4013 8F
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| 1Lt | James C Jr |
BURRHUS | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
O-689020 - DFC/AM+6 - Fils de James C Burrhus, Walton, New York |
| 2Lt | Alvin H. YELLON | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
O-824315 - PH - Né en 1923 - Fils de Mark D Yellon, Chicago, Illinois |
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| 2Lt | Richard F | HIRSCH | Bomber | On the run | O-759869 - Epoux de Lorraine P Hirsch, Chicago, Illinois |
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| S/Sgt | James F | WHEELER |
Radio Gunner |
Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 33536073 - Fils de Benjamin F Wheeler, Axton, Virginia | |
| Sgt | Louis J | CAPAWANNA | Gunner | On the run | 32299825 - Né en 1917 - Fils de Rosario Capawanna, Lodi, New Jersey - Son parachute reste accroché à une cheminée - Il rejoint la Corse 8 jours après avec l'aide de la Résistance | |
| Sgt | James D | REYNOLDS | Gunner | Dead | Haven Hill Cem. Olney, Illinois |
16150955 - 21 ans - Né le 13/01/1923 - Fils de Lota Reynolds, Detroit, Michigan |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Uswarmemorials.org - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |