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NOBBS, Caryll Douglas - Date of
birth
25 September 1916 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Stevens, Stevens County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-885588 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
324th Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 March 1943 - Place of
death
English Channel, 1 mile off the coast of Veulettes-sur-Mer, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ernest W. Nobbs (father)
Alvira L. (Lindgren) Nobbs (mother)
Walter H. Nobbs (brother)
Charles D. Nobbs (brother)
Selma A. (Kain) Nobbs (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29537 -
Data
Type: B-17
Destination: Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 16086
More information
Caryll D. Nobbs attended Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, California.He first joined the British Army in at Great Britain and later was transferred to the Air Corps of the Army of the United States.
During the time he was serving in the British Army he met an English girl, named Selma Annie Kain and was married to her in Essex, England.
The airplane was attacked by enemy aircraft and exploded when it hit the water. Five parachutes were seen. All ten crew members were killed.
A monument was erected on the beach near the D10 at Paluel, France in memory of the crew.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Birth Index
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com - Manual Arts High School Yearbook 1934, www.database-memoire.eu