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LANGLEY, Linwood Darrell - Date of
birth
7 February 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine -
Hometown
Alameda County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-737437 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 November 1943 - Place of
death
Syke, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William P. Langley (father)
Laura B. (Condon) Langley (mother)
L. Robert Langley (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30359 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1392
More information
1st Lt Linwood D. Langley graduated from Pittsfield High School. He attended Johns Hopkins University and the University of California.He was commissioned and received his wings on 6 February 1943. He had been in England since 5 October 1943.
The aircraft was shot down by enemy fighter planes. Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Eight men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Vechta, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, http://books.google.nl, www.newspapers.com - The Berkshire County Eagle, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, Maine Birth Index
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Pittsfield High School Yearbook 1939, Michel Beckers/Bill Thoftne, www.newspapers.com - The Berkshire County Eagle