Oscar R Adams
MilitaryKilled at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Clastres, 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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Enlisted |
Roanoke, VA, USA | 19 March 1943 | |
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Died |
02440 Clastres, France | 9 December 1944 | Killed at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Clastres, 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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Buried |
Plot A, Row 15, Grave 46 | ||
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Born |
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| Campbell County, VA, USA |
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Sources
Corrected spelling of town - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Simon_%E2%80%93_Clastres_Air_Base
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Sources
American Battle Monuments Commission website: https://www.abmc.gov/
Fire Trucks At War: http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/
Army Firefighting website: http://www.armyfirefighting.com