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Ernest Barry Gaston II

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Ernest Barry Gaston II

Birth
Alabama, USA
Death
26 Aug 1944 (aged 20)
France
Burial
Fairhope, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.5272273, Longitude: -87.9041274
Memorial ID
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Ernest was KIA 26 aug 1944 during a mission to support US soldiers who were under heavy fire jus east of Melun, Seine et Marne.

His P47 was hit by 20mm anti aircraft gun directly on the engine helice. The plane was uncontrolable and crashed on a field in a forrest bordure.

The area is just near the D605 between Sivry-Courtry and le Chatelet-en-Brie.

Ernest was KIA 26 aug 1944 during a mission to support US soldiers who were under heavy fire jus east of Melun, Seine et Marne.

His P47 was hit by 20mm anti aircraft gun directly on the engine helice. The plane was uncontrolable and crashed on a field in a forrest bordure.

The area is just near the D605 between Sivry-Courtry and le Chatelet-en-Brie.



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