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1LT Daniel Dulany DeButts Jr.

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1LT Daniel Dulany DeButts Jr.

Birth
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20 Dec 1942 (aged 22)
Nangis, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
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Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Section: 12, Site: 5804
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Co-pilot of B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5071.

Shot down while on a mission to bomb the
German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine,
France. Downed by enemy aircraft and crashed
near Nangis, France.

Seven crew members were KIA:

SSgt Edwin A Simoncek, Tail Gunner
Sgt Stephen Ross, Waist Gunner
SSgt Arnold E Pearson, Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt Arthur A Bloom, Waist Gunner
SSgt Cecil J Floyd, Flight Engineer-Top Turret Gunner
SSgt Robert B Sandlin, Radio Operator

Three crew members bailed out. Two were captured and one evaded capture.
Co-pilot of B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5071.

Shot down while on a mission to bomb the
German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine,
France. Downed by enemy aircraft and crashed
near Nangis, France.

Seven crew members were KIA:

SSgt Edwin A Simoncek, Tail Gunner
Sgt Stephen Ross, Waist Gunner
SSgt Arnold E Pearson, Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt Arthur A Bloom, Waist Gunner
SSgt Cecil J Floyd, Flight Engineer-Top Turret Gunner
SSgt Robert B Sandlin, Radio Operator

Three crew members bailed out. Two were captured and one evaded capture.

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1LT, 367 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II

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