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name
HUNTER, Ashby - Date of
birth
unknown -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
T-190916 -
Rank
Flight Officer -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Diana Mary T. Hunter (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3504 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Lady Jean
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2376
More information
Russell C. Ford's B-17, "Lady Jean", from the 96th Bomb Group was seen ditchin in flames over the North Sea at 13:50 hrs. The cause for the fire was unknown. The crew was on their 11th mission and flew the group's first B-17 aircraft equipped with the new Bendix Chin Turret. Nobody of the crew survived.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Nico Leers
Photo source: Tom Verheijden