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SULLIVAN, Henry James - Date of
birth
26 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Hampden County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-824285 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Lamspringe and Neuhof, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John W. Sullivan (father)
Mary M. (White) Sullivan (mother)
Thomas H. Sullivan (brother)
William F. Sullivan (brother)
Agnes R. Sullivan (sister)
Dorothy P. Sullivan (sister)
Margaret Sullivan (sister)
John W. Sullivan (brother)
Joseph F. Sullivan (brother)
Cecilia Sullivan (sister)
Edward H. Sullivan (brother)
Alice G. Sullivan (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102646 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
Mission: Combat
MACR: 10415
More information
A/C encountered severe prop wash and exploded in mid air. Plane exploded in the air and parts spread over 1,5 Miles.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com Brownhill Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-J, Moore Field, Mission, Texas