2047th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
Platoon
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Harry A Dixon
Military
Died of Injuries received while performing firefighting duties at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Chastres, France, when a B-26C, #42-107844, returning from an operational mission crashed at the East-West runway and immediately burst into flames on December 9, 1944.
Service
Units served with
Aircraft
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42-107844
B-26 Marauder
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Maryland, USA | 23 January 1923 |
| Enlisted | Baltimore, MD, USA | 25 March 1943 |
| Died | 28000 Chartres, France | 10 December 1944 |
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Died of Injuries while fighting an aircraft crash at Advanced landing Ground A-59, Cormeilles-en-vexin, France. |
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| Lived in | Maryland Ave, Baltimore, MD, USA | |
| Buried | ||
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Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 16 November 2016 03:15:12 | usaeff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and aircraft associations |
| Sources | ||
American Battle Monuments Commission website: https://www.abmc.gov/ |
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