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QUINTANA, Owen Paul - Date of
birth
10 June 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Orleans Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-673892 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
728th Bombardment Squadron,
452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 April 1944 - Place of
death
Baltic Sea
Todendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 37 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ferdinand F. Quintana (father)
Louise Quintana (mother)
Marilyn Quintana (sister)
Norma Quintana (sister)
Thelma Quintana (sister)
Ferdinand Quintana Jr. (brother)
Carolyn Quintana (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97529 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Dinah Might
Destinaton: Posen, Poland
Mission: Bombing of the Focke-Wulf plant
MACR: 3663
More information
On the return from the target, the formation was attacked by about 12 FW-190s. The #2 engine was in flames and all crew members bailed out. The plane crashed at Todendorf, 1000 meters south of Puttgarden on Fehmarn Island in the Baltic Sea. Co-pilot Dain E. Wirt and Owen P. Quintana were killed when they hit the open bomb bay. Their bodies were identified by crew members.His sister Carolyn took her brother's name when she took vows as a Marianite of the Holy Cross.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, http://emolachance.com/42-97529.html
Photo source: www.ancestry.com, Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees - Bombardier Class Book 43-04 Texas