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HAMPTON, Fred Ray - Date of
birth
19 July 1921 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Morgan County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14071743 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
368th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1943 - Place of
death
Kalmthout, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 38 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Horace S. Hampton (father)
Nancy J. (Pearson) Hampton (mother)
Amos Hampton (brother)
Clifford Hampton (brother)
Louise Hampton (sister)
Rex Hampton (brother)
Jack Hampton (brother)
William A. Hampton (brother)
James C. Hampton (brother)
Louis Hampton (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24465 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Mortsel, Belgium
Mission: Bombing of the Erla engine and aircraft factory
MACR: 15534
More information
Fred Hampton worked in a planing mill.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Amry of the United States at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 17 December 1941.
The airplane was hit by flak, by German fighters or both. On the return flight, it was seen to turn toward enemy territory neat Westkapelle on Walcheren Island, the Netherlands, with two engines smoking. It crashed in a field in Kalmthout, Belgium.
Seven crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Three men were killed. They were initially buried at the Soldiers Cemetery Schoonselhof in Hoboken, Belgium on 12 April 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com MACR, www.ancestry.com Family Tree / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet