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SSgt Van Jackson McManus

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SSgt Van Jackson McManus

Birth
York County, South Carolina, USA
Death
8 Jul 1944 (aged 19)
Boubiers, Departement de l'Oise, Picardie, France
Burial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France Add to Map
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B 38 15
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He was serving as the tail gunner on a B-17G which took off from Deopham Green with an assigned target of Rouen, France. The aircraft received a direct flak burst and went straight down, crashing at Le Champ Foucelle, 220yds SW of Boubiers, ten miles NW of Pontoise, France.There was only one survivor, nine bodies were found burned in the wreckage. 9 KIA 1 POW

He was serving as the tail gunner on a B-17G which took off from Deopham Green with an assigned target of Rouen, France. The aircraft received a direct flak burst and went straight down, crashing at Le Champ Foucelle, 220yds SW of Boubiers, ten miles NW of Pontoise, France.There was only one survivor, nine bodies were found burned in the wreckage. 9 KIA 1 POW

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Entered the Service from South Carolina.

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  • Maintained by: blazen36
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56374167/van_jackson-mcmanus: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Van Jackson McManus (18 Jan 1925–8 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56374167, citing Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France; Maintained by blazen36 (contributor 49893165).