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Personal info

Full name
CALHOUN, Stanley A
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Eagle County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
17146408
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
832nd Bombardment Squadron,
486th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 August 1944
Place of death
Quelkhorn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 31 30

Immediate family

Members
Archie Calhoun (father)
Grace Calhoun (mother)
James Calhoun (brother)
Alex Calhoun (brother)
Clarice Calhoun (sister)
Conrad Calhoun (brother)
Alice Calhoun (sister)
Thora Calhoun (sister)
Lorraine Calhoun (sister)
Lois Calhoun (sister)
Frances Calhoun (sister)
Lois Reynolds (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38145
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
MACR: 7713

More information

A burst of flak detonated beneath the airplane and the shock pushed the aircraft upward into plane #145. Aboard #145, LT Scully saw #909's wing swing up between engines #3 and #4. The shaft of #4 broke when it was struck by the wingtip of #909, and went flying off into space. A propeller of #145 bit into the nose of #909 before both aircraft began their tumble from the sky.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, 1940 US Census

Photo source: www?findagrave.com, 486th BGA