Charles P LaVoy
MilitaryKilled at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Chastres, France, when a B-26C, #42-107844, returning from an operational mission crashed at the East-West runway and immediately burst into flames.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Platoon
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 2047th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
9 December 1944 | Killed at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Chastres, France, when a B-26C, #42-107844, returning from an operational mission crashed at the East-West runway and immediately burst into flames. | |
Enlisted |
Missouri, USA | ||
Buried |
Plot A, Row 37, Grave 43 |
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Sources
American Battle Monuments Commission website, https://www.abmc.gov/
Fire Trucks At War, http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/