John J Downey III
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
First LT. Charles L Gempel is the second from the left in the front row. Other Crew Members unidentified.
Known to have flown on the aircraft linked below as well as others listed here. https://bentcliffcrew.blogspot.com/2013/06/
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Object Number - UPL 37241 - The Bentcliff Crew. Pilot 1st LT Clifford Bentcliff is front row second Right First LT. Charles L Gempel is the second from the left in the front...
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Hamburg in B-24 44-10523.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in action |
30 October 1944 | ||
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Born |
Jersey City, New Jersey | ||
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot B Row 37 Grave 14 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10139
