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name
COLBRY, John Lawrence - Date of
birth
25 March 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Skagit County, Washington -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39022722 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
572nd Bombardment Squadron,
391st Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
18 April 1944 - Place of
death
English Channel, 2 miles off Calais, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Ira R. Colbry (father)
Lena M. (Gugrin) Colbry (mother)
Vera L. Colbry (sister)
James H. Colbry (brother)
Elva L. Colbry (sister)
Donald G. Colbry (brother)
Galdys E. Colbry (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95837 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Destination: Sangatte Military Installations OCC, France
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 4027
More information
"I saw a burst of flak hit no. 6 airplane, second box, under the nose wheel, about 15 feet below the airplane. The airplane still intact, nosed over in a dive. I followed the airplane half way down and then our plane banked away and I lost sight of it. Later, I saw an oil slick where the airplane hit the water. I did not see any parachutes or dinghies."- Statement by S/Sgt Jack C. Petrie.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: FOHF, 391st Bomb Group