Grover Alexander
Military | Corporal | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew.
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Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain #42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew.
Military | Corporal | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew.
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew.
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew.
Military | Sergeant | Crew Chief | 314th Troop Carrier Group
Killed in a crash at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 while flying C-47 Skytrain 42-108982 from Poix to Renfrew.
C-47 Skytrain
Crashed at Shelf Moor 24 July 1945 en route from Poix to Renfrew. The crew consisting of George Johnson, Earl Burns, Beverly Izlar, Theodore McCrocklin and Francis Maloney and two passengers, Grover Alexander and John Dunlop Main of the RAF were all...
Military site : airfield
Poix-en-Picardie was used by the 314th Troop Carrier Group from February and October 1945. From Poix, the 314th released gliders carrying troops and equipment to the Wesel area on 24 March 1945 when the Allies launched the airborne assault across the...
Crash site
Event | Location | Date |
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Died | 24 July 1945 |
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26 March 2020 21:37:33 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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01 November 2019 12:48:03 | Emily | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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