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Personal info

Full name
VINECOURT, Paul E
Date of birth
1 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35049534
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 November 1944
Place of death
Koethen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 9 3

Immediate family

Members
Eldred W. Vinecourt (father)
Gertrude M. (Giel) Vinecourt (mother)
Ralph Vinecourt (brother)
Joseph Vinecourt (brother)
Ethel Vinecourt (sister)
William C. Vinecourt (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-97984
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Sherry's Cherries
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Leuna Oil refineries
MACR: 10149

More information

S/Sgt Paul Vinecourt attended John Marshall High School and worked for the Laub Baking Company.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 20 February 1943.

The plane exploded after being attacked by several enemy aircraft.

S/Sgt Vinecourt was first buried at the Cemetery of Honor at Koethen.

It was the crew's 24th Mission.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.findagrave.com - CWGC/ABMC

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Portier, www.91stbombgroup.com, Jim Vinecourt