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TOURON, Prosper Jack - Date of
birth
14 June 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California -
Hometown
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39043904 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
856th Bombardment Squadron,
492nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 June 1944 - Place of
death
Baltic Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 42 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John B. Touron (father)
Jennie (Lsborde) Touron (mother)
Albert L. Touron (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-40143 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Mary Ellen
Destination: Pölitz, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 7078
More information
S/Sgt Prosper J. Touron was employed at the Mullen Manufacturing Company before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 3 April 1943.The airplane was leading the high right element in the low left squadron. While approaching the target over the Baltic Sea, the Group was attacked by rocket firing Me 410s and Ju 88s. None of the 10 man crew survived.
Terry Diggs, the co-pilot on Faucher's crew, recalled:
The first indication that we were under attack was a huge ball of fire where the airplane of Pilot Curtis had been. He apparently took a direct hit in the gas tanks. I don't believe anyone could have possibly survived.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Ardennes, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S / Buncher Beacon, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks