Conrad J Netting III
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 21872
Lt. Conrad J Netting III. [San Antonio, TX]. 336th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 42-106669 VF-S "Conjon IV" named for his son Conrad John Netting IV. Lt. Netting was hit by flak and killed in action flying this a/c on 10 June 1944.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Evreux, struck trees in P-51B 42-106669 'Coujon IV' on pull-up from a strafing run on a truck convoy. 10-Jun-44 - 2nd Lt Netting III KIA. MACR 5725.
Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Conjon IV
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, MI, USA | 7 June 1918 | Son of Conrad J and Rosalind B Netting. |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 4 April 1944 - 7 June 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
61600 Saint-Michel-des-Andaines, France | 10 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) fighter sweep to Evreux, struck trees in P-51B 42-106669 'Coujon IV' on pull-up from a strafing run on a truck convoy. 10-Jun-44 - 2nd Lt Netting III KIA. MACR 5725. |
San Antonio, Texas, USA | |||
Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial. | ||
Buried |
San Antonio, TX, USA | Memorialised Mission Burial Park South San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA. |
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 5725, Conrad J. Netting IV / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5725 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list