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TEIXEIRA, Joseph M Jr - Date of
birth
15 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-688130 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
711th Bombardment Squadron,
447th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 May 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph M. Teixeira (father)
Maria M. Teixeira (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102494 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 5249
More information
The aircraft was caught in the prop wash of another airplane and thrown on its back before it went into a spin.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com, MACR 5249, DPAA
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Dan Sheahan Fall River Main Library