Joseph Omer Fortin
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Page 2 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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Killed in Action (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693444
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kingston, Rhode Island, USA | 18 June 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Providence, RI, USA | 15 January 1943 | |
Died |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 21 June 1944 | A/C crashed shortly after takeoff with a load of incendiary bombs. B-24H #42-95161, while on an operational mission, is was noticed by S/Sgt. Bartosiewski & S/Sgt. Flowers that there was a fire in the bomb bay. They crashed near Attlebridge, Norfolk, England possibly due to the on-board fire. Eight of ten crew were KIA |
Rhode Island, USA | |||
Buried |
Plot F Row 1 Grave 36 Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England |
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Sources
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia