Joy Monroe Deen
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Nantes in B-26 41-31974. Hit by flak in target area, smoke seen trailing from starboard engine, control lost, A/C turned on its back, crashed Trois Moulins, 12km Sth of Nantes, France 19-Jul-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7047.
Awards: AM (6OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32874879
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35352266
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12045896 / O-792252
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13080224 / O-761260
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39313446
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: We Cant Miss Victory
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bunnell, FL | 22 February 1918 | Son of James Emmett and Ethel Winfred [Sisco] Deen. |
Enlisted |
Jacksonville, FL, USA | 5 November 1941 | Jacksonville, Florida |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) (?) |
12km Sth of Nantes, France | 19 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Nantes in B-26 41-31974. Hit by flak in target area, smoke seen trailing from starboard engine, control lost, A/C turned on its back, crashed Trois Moulins, 12km Sth of Nantes, France 19-Jul-44. KIA. MACR 7047. |
Buried |
Nantes, France | 20 July 1944 | Interred Nantes cemetery France |
Flagler County, FL, USA | |||
Based |
Andrews Field | 19 July 1944 | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Basse-Normandie, France Plot K Row 18 Grave 4 |
Revisions
Added his middle name per Find-a-grave ID 56349769.
Updated the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56349769.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56349769/joy-monroe-deen
9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / B-26 memorials guide