Earl Leroy Block
MilitaryAssigned to 442TCG, 9AF USAAF. Lost aboard C-47 43-15104 bound for Munich, crashed Schlatt, Germany 4-Nov-45. Died Non Battle (DNB)
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oakland, Alameda County, CA | 16 January 1924 | Son of Jacob James and Ruth E. [Scott] Block. |
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Enlisted |
Sacramento, CA | 24 February 1943 | Sacramento, California |
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Died |
Schlatt, Germany | 4 November 1945 | |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Lorraine, France Plot D Row 46 Grave 15 | |
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Based |
Bovingdon | 4 November 1945 | Assigned to 442TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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