Lewis P Wells Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 307FS, 31FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed in English Channel when his plane ran out of fuel. Posted missing in action (he was later found dead by Allied ASR (Air Sea Rescue). Air Sea Rescue recovered his body. 19-Aug-42. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 31st Fighter Group 307th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 27 May 1941 | |
Died |
English Channel | 19 August 1942 | Crashed in English Channel when his plane ran out of fuel. Posted missing in action (he was later found dead by Allied ASR (Air Sea Rescue). Air Sea Rescue recovered his body. 19-Aug-42. KIA. |
Buried |
20 August 1942 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton South Cambridgeshire District Cambridgeshire | |
Based |
Atcham | 19 August 1942 | Assigned to 307FS, 31FG, 8AF USAAF. |
New York, NY, USA | |||
Born |
Westchester County, NY, USA | Son of Lewis P and Audrey C Wells. |
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