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John Dale Westran

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John Dale Westran Veteran

Birth
Farmington, Whitman County, Washington, USA
Death
13 Jun 1981 (aged 58)
Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section L Site 3390
Memorial ID
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Father: Reuben Isaac Divine, #28370231.
Step Father Carl Arthur Westran (1891-1967)
Mother Mary E Barnhardt (1904-1995)

Staff Sergeant, Engineer Gunner, POW

Assigned to 453BS 323BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Caen, France 6-Jun-44. hit by at least three flak hits in bomb bay and wing, moved out of formation allowing crew to bale out, went into spin and exploded on impact. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5527.

Area Served: European Theatre: France
Detaining Country: Germany
Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
Father: Reuben Isaac Divine, #28370231.
Step Father Carl Arthur Westran (1891-1967)
Mother Mary E Barnhardt (1904-1995)

Staff Sergeant, Engineer Gunner, POW

Assigned to 453BS 323BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Caen, France 6-Jun-44. hit by at least three flak hits in bomb bay and wing, moved out of formation allowing crew to bale out, went into spin and exploded on impact. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5527.

Area Served: European Theatre: France
Detaining Country: Germany
Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated

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TSGT US ARMY

Gravesite Details

Shares headstone with his wife, Velma M



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