Dale K Canfield

Military

On January 3, 1943 B-24D 41-23371 crashed near crossroads south of Puncheston returning from target U/B yards (submarine) at St. Nazaire, France. Fuel shortage caused the crash. Copilot Canfield was killed and the only crew fatality although several others were hospitalized.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-23771

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed on Mission (KOM)

Puncheston, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA62, UK 8 January 1943 Died 8-Jan-43 from injuries received in a crash landing of the aircraft on return from a mission to Sr. Nazaire, France.

Born

Chapman, Kansas

Buried

Buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 2, Grave 27.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 17-Jan-2015. Added KOM event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey NBE; added SN, decoration and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

44th BG/ 66th BS Shipdam 115 Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 61, MACR 3301, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy p. 38, The 44th BG in WWII by MacKay and Adams p.27 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia