Corlys Albert Bedford
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Translation : “To the memory of American Major Donald YOUNGLAS airman fallen here on 7 Jan 1944 in fighting for our liberty and of his comrades Lance P. POUSETTE and Corlys BEDFORD Air Force Lieutenants killed in the vicinity during the same combat.” NOTE : Lt Pousette's middle name is Albin... (Photo via French researcher Bernard Feutry)
Photo via French researcher Bernard Feutry
Object Number - UPL 44425 - Stele in Cousolre, France to the memory of three USAAF fighter pilots killed in action on 7 January 1944. Translation : “To the memory of American...
Corlys Bedford was Pilot of P-47D # 42-75064, shot down by enemy fighters on return from an escort mission to Ludwigshaven, Germany, 7 January 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 358th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 7 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cuyahoga County, OH, USA | 6 February 1920 | Cleveland, Ohio |
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Enlisted |
29 March 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Colleret, 8km SE of Maubeuge, France | 7 January 1944 | shot down by enemy fighters, killed in the crash of his Thunderbolt, just East of Colleret, France |
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Buried |
9 January 1944 | at the Centre Cemetery in Maubeuge, France | |
| Strongsville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | |||
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Buried |
after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. Corlys Bedford rests at the Strongsville Cemetery in Berea, Ohio |
Revisions
MACR 2005
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Headstone Applications
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2005
MACR 2005 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
