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2LT John Colmey III

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2LT John Colmey III

Birth
Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, USA
Death
1 Mar 1944 (aged 22)
Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Second Lieutenant Colmey served with the
480th Bomb Squadron, 336th Bomb Group
from Lake Charles Army Airfield.
He was one of seven airmen killed when
B-26C Marauder #41-35128 crashed over
water, seven miles south of Grand
Chenier, Louisiana.

Son of:

• Augustine James Colmey 1890 – 1961
• Jane Louise Costello 1893 – 1973


The airmen who perished were:

2nd Lt. Tyrus R Scott (pilot)
2nd Lt. Justin R Dickson
Sgt. Robert M Hendrickson
Sgt. Charles J Kelse
Sgt. Theodore J Lyons
Sgt. Peter H Wiech


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Second Lieutenant Colmey served with the
480th Bomb Squadron, 336th Bomb Group
from Lake Charles Army Airfield.
He was one of seven airmen killed when
B-26C Marauder #41-35128 crashed over
water, seven miles south of Grand
Chenier, Louisiana.

Son of:

• Augustine James Colmey 1890 – 1961
• Jane Louise Costello 1893 – 1973


The airmen who perished were:

2nd Lt. Tyrus R Scott (pilot)
2nd Lt. Justin R Dickson
Sgt. Robert M Hendrickson
Sgt. Charles J Kelse
Sgt. Theodore J Lyons
Sgt. Peter H Wiech


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LT. JOHN COLMEY III
U.S.A.A.F.
1922 - 1944
LOST AT SEA

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Entered the service from New York; ASN O-760040

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