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CONDON, Pat Thomas - Date of
birth
14 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Homeland, Charlton County, Georgia -
Hometown
West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-821670 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
570th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kassel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Richard E. Condon (father)
Mary E. Condon (mother)
Charles J. Condon (brother)
Dexie R. Condon (sister)
Richard E. Condon (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107041 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Ain't Misbehavin
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 11137
More information
2nd Lt Pat T. Condin graduated from West Springfield High School.He enlisted on 1 October 1942 at Springfield, Massachusetts.
A/C 7041 received a direct hit by flak from an intense barrage almost immediately after bombs away and fell out of formation, burning. One chute was seen to come out. Then the aircraft exploded and fell in several burning pieces.
Statement from T/Sgt Frank H. Hudson:
"I learned from S/Sgt Erben A. Sabel that he had been told by the German authorities, who had examined the wreckage, that the three officers that remained with the ship had all been killed. Their names were 1st Lt Douglas Meigide, 2nd Lt Pat Condon and 2nd Lt John J. Kaufmann."
This information was imparted to him by a German officer at Dulag Luft, a prison transit camp in Germany.
Source of information: Andrè Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1940 census, www.fold3.com, - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, Springfield Republican - 18 January 1944