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2Lt Eno Compton Jr.

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2Lt Eno Compton Jr. Veteran

Birth
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death
9 Feb 1944 (aged 23)
Wymondham, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England
Burial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Plot A Row 3 Grave 7
Memorial ID
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Entered the service from New York.

On February 09, 1944, shortly after takeoff, the B17 Bomber “Hard To Get” (Serial# 42-39977) crashed at about 0935 hours in a farmers field in Wymondham, England. The following crew members were KIA:
2LT Eno Compton – Pilot
2LT Arthur N Westrum – Co-Pilot
2LT Randall C Toye – Navigator
2LT Robert J Ettlinger – Bombardier
SSGT Leonard P Halphen – Engineer
SGT Dale W Hood – Radioman
SSGT Fred R Douglas – Right Waist Gunner
SSGT Marion L Shinpaugh – Left Waist Gunner
SSGT John E Schuetz – Ball Turret Gunner
SGT Ernest A Taylor Jr – Tail Gunner
Entered the service from New York.

On February 09, 1944, shortly after takeoff, the B17 Bomber “Hard To Get” (Serial# 42-39977) crashed at about 0935 hours in a farmers field in Wymondham, England. The following crew members were KIA:
2LT Eno Compton – Pilot
2LT Arthur N Westrum – Co-Pilot
2LT Randall C Toye – Navigator
2LT Robert J Ettlinger – Bombardier
SSGT Leonard P Halphen – Engineer
SGT Dale W Hood – Radioman
SSGT Fred R Douglas – Right Waist Gunner
SSGT Marion L Shinpaugh – Left Waist Gunner
SSGT John E Schuetz – Ball Turret Gunner
SGT Ernest A Taylor Jr – Tail Gunner

Inscription

2LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II


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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288695/eno-compton: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt Eno Compton Jr. (10 Mar 1920–9 Feb 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56288695, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).