Warren Mansfield Strawn
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 14985 - Warren Franklin Mansfield Strawn
* 19 November 1943 : B1742-31123 took off on mission to Germany. When it failed to gain flying speed and was banking to turn, it stalled and crashed at Redlingfield, Suffolk. All 10 men on board killed. Full details on the crash and crew at
http://redlingfield.onesuffolk.net/home/local-history/the-second-world-…
Earlier Shot down 20 October 1943 in B-17 42-30114. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19056054 and O-675123
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36194889
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16078033 and O-673750
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31168206
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Clarkston, Missouri, United States | 31 December 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, Michigan, United States | 27 May 1941 | |
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Other Killed in action |
Redlingfield, Eye, Suffolk IP23, UK | 19 November 1943 | Crashed on takeoff |
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Buried |
New Albany, IN, USA | 8 April 1949 | New Albany National Cemetery New Albany Floyd County Indiana, USA Plot: B, 482-A Six are buried in one casket: Gail Richmond, Charles Phinney, Julius Torok, Warren Strawn, Gordon Sorensen, and Kenneth Cosby |
Revisions
This information comes from the following sources:
http://redlingfield.onesuffolk.net/home/local-history/the-second-world-…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3286716/warren-m-strawn
http://95thbg-horham.com/wordpress/redlingfield-remembers-70th-annivers…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php