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PAYTON, Josephine B - Date of
birth
1 January 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Hardin County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Hardin County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35493497 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
577th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1944 - Place of
death
Ufhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 17 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Irwin Payton (father)
Willie M. (Wheeler) Payton (mother)
Irwin M. Payton (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7496 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: The Jinx
Destination: Gotha, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aviation industry
MACR: 2946
More information
T/Sgt Josephine B. Payton worked in a sawmill.He enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 15 September 1942.
The airplane was attacked by enemy fighters which resulted in fire under the flight deck and a part of the rudder was shot off. Seven crew members survived and were taken prisoner.
Three were killed and were initially buried at the community cemetery of Soisdorf in a common grave.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Kentucky Birth Index / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Louis Kusters