Son of Arthur Proulx who resided in Montreal, Canada.
Jeno served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24J #42-73430, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Clinton County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 27, 1942 in Albany, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73430 took off, with a crew of 11, from Luichow, China on a sea sweep mission over the south China Sea. Over Japanese Shipping they were believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire causing them to crash into the sea. The entire crew was lost.
Jeno was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12096156
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-73430:
Conlon, Alfred J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, VA
Coughlin, John A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Gaetano, Frank R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Geer, Everett K, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MN
Hoffman, James E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, DC
McPherson, Sydney H ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Proulx, Jeno G A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Silvershatz, Marvin J ~ Capt, Navigator, TN
Thompson, Glen G ~ Capt, Bombardier, CA
Wang, Yeh Chao ~ Chinese
Young, Martin W ~ Capt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Jeno served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24J #42-73430, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Clinton County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 27, 1942 in Albany, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73430 took off, with a crew of 11, from Luichow, China on a sea sweep mission over the south China Sea. Over Japanese Shipping they were believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire causing them to crash into the sea. The entire crew was lost.
Jeno was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12096156
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-73430:
Conlon, Alfred J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, VA
Coughlin, John A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Gaetano, Frank R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Geer, Everett K, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MN
Hoffman, James E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, DC
McPherson, Sydney H ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Proulx, Jeno G A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Silvershatz, Marvin J ~ Capt, Navigator, TN
Thompson, Glen G ~ Capt, Bombardier, CA
Wang, Yeh Chao ~ Chinese
Young, Martin W ~ Capt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Arthur Proulx who resided in Montreal, Canada.
Jeno served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24J #42-73430, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Clinton County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 27, 1942 in Albany, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73430 took off, with a crew of 11, from Luichow, China on a sea sweep mission over the south China Sea. Over Japanese Shipping they were believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire causing them to crash into the sea. The entire crew was lost.
Jeno was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12096156
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-73430:
Conlon, Alfred J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, VA
Coughlin, John A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Gaetano, Frank R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Geer, Everett K, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MN
Hoffman, James E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, DC
McPherson, Sydney H ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Proulx, Jeno G A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Silvershatz, Marvin J ~ Capt, Navigator, TN
Thompson, Glen G ~ Capt, Bombardier, CA
Wang, Yeh Chao ~ Chinese
Young, Martin W ~ Capt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Jeno served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24J #42-73430, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Clinton County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 27, 1942 in Albany, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-73430 took off, with a crew of 11, from Luichow, China on a sea sweep mission over the south China Sea. Over Japanese Shipping they were believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire causing them to crash into the sea. The entire crew was lost.
Jeno was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12096156
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-73430:
Conlon, Alfred J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, VA
Coughlin, John A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Gaetano, Frank R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Geer, Everett K, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MN
Hoffman, James E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, DC
McPherson, Sydney H ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Proulx, Jeno G A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Silvershatz, Marvin J ~ Capt, Navigator, TN
Thompson, Glen G ~ Capt, Bombardier, CA
Wang, Yeh Chao ~ Chinese
Young, Martin W ~ Capt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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