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Personal info

Full name
TRENT, Cecil Glen
Date of birth
21 April 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Thornfield, Ozark County, Missouri
Hometown
Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37139966
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Top Turret Gunner
Unit
335th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 May 1943
Place of death
Near Kats, oud Noord Beverlandpolder, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 17 17

Immediate family

Members
Abijah A. Trent (father)
Martha T. (Holland) Trent (mother)
Billy Dean (stepfather)
William D. Trent (brother)
Anne E. Trent (sister)
Stella M. Trent (sister)
Claude E. Trent (brother)
Arley Trent (brother)
Fred F. Trent (brother)
Clara L. Trent (sister)
Alma B. Trent (sister)
Clifford M. Trent (brother)
Floyd C. Trent (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-3115
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Antwerpen, Belgium
MACR: 4908

More information

T/Sgt Cecil G. Trent was employed by the Brown Automotive Company.

The bomber was shot down above the Scheldemonding by a JG-26 from Otto Bach.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch,www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Card, www.newspapers.com - The Sedalia Democrat - 13 June 1943, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, Melissa Connely, 1920 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com