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FREEBORN, Glenn Noel - Date of
birth
17 December 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Redding, Shasta County, California -
Hometown
Piedmont, Essex County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-561040 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
366th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 March 1944 - Place of
death
Pfahlhausen-Hude, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 22 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Freeborn (father)
Mae Freeborn (mother)
Ethel B. Freeborn (sister)
John E. Freeborn (brother)
Marguerite J. (Ogden) Freeborn (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-37957 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 3432
More information
Glenn N. Freeborn graduated from Cedarville High School and attended the University of California with the class of 1942.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States on 4 April 1942 at Mather Field, California.
The plane was hit by flak in the front compartment after it had difficulty in keeping up with the formation. It dropped it’s bombs and tried to keep up, but was forced to turn back. Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five men were killed. They were initially buried at the New Cemetery in Oldenburg on 3 April 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Card, Oakland Tribune - 6 July 1944
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Oakland Tribune - 6 July 1944