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LANDRETH, Calvin F - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15104217 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
67th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
14 May 1943 - Place of
death
Near Embühren, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 38 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Landreth (father)
Elvina (Sherrell) Landreth (mother)
Marvin T. Landreth (brother)
James B. Landreth (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40126 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Annie Oakley “Crack Shot”
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the submarine yards and naval installations
MACR: 2441
More information
S/Sgt Calvin F. Landreth attended high school for 3 years and was an electrician. He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 4 July 1942.The aircraft was shot down by a German fighter near Embühren. Two crew members bailed out. 1st Lt. Louis L. Kissinger was captured. 1st Lt. Wyatt S. Kennon’s parachute landed in Feldmark Gross-Vollstedt and was later shot while trying to escape. The Pilot, 1st Lt Roach died of his wounds in a hospital at Rendsburg, Germany.
Six completely charred bodies were recovered at the crashsite of the downed American aircraft on 17 May 1943. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Neumünster South on 18 May 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten