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LANGSTON, Everett Vere - Date of
birth
29 June 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Florence, Florence County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Timmonsville, Duval County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34386480 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
534th Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Between Niederlehme and Wernsdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Mary F. Langston (grandmother)
Clarence D. Langston Sr. (father)
Berry Langston (mother)
Eleanor Langston (sister)
Clarence D. Langston Jr. (brother)
Clinton W. Langston (brother)
Mae E. (Cox) Langston (wife)
Iris L. Langston (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31553 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Myer's Flaw
Destination: Erkner, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken (VKF) - ball bearings plant
MACR: 3241
More information
Everett V. Langston was a routeman.He enlisted at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South carolina on 16 September 1942.
The airplane was attacked by fighters during the bomb run, setting it on fire. It left formation and the most of the crew bailed out before it crashed.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Sue