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GREENWELL, Joseph Casper - Date of
birth
15 August 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-389470 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Command Pilot -
Unit
702nd Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
20 March 1945 - Place of
death
3 miles east of Helgoland, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Sam V. Greenwell (father)
Blanche Greenwell (mother)
Germaine Greenwell (sister)
Irvine Greenwell ( brother)
Burnett Greenwell (sister)
Bartley Greenwell (brother)
Christelle (Yaggy) Greenwell (wife)
Christelle Greenwell (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-48851 -
Data
Type: B-24
Destination: Hemmingstadt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Heide oil refinery
MACR: 13563
More information
Joseph C. Greenwell graduated from the University of Kentucky and worked in the production of bakery products.He joined the Regular Army at Fort Knox Kentucky on 7 September 1940 as a Aviation Cadet. He was sent overseas in January 1945.
The aircraft received a direct hit by flak while on his bomb run. The right wing came off and a large hole was observed in the left wing. The ship then blew up as it crashed into the water.
The entire crew is listed on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten.
Source of information: Jac Engels, Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees, Anthony Destro, University of Kentucky yearbook