The date is May 23, 1945, just 15 days after Germany surrenders in World War II. An Army Air Corps C-46 "Commando" aircraft with a crew of five and carrying 40 wounded American soldiers and repatriated prisoners of war to hospitals in the Paris area -- and, then, finally home -- plunges from the skies just outside the village of Taillefontaine, near Paris, with one of its two engines on fire. All on board are killed, including the wounded on their way to recovery and home.
Above information provided by Andy, Contributor #48021049
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The date is May 23, 1945, just 15 days after Germany surrenders in World War II. An Army Air Corps C-46 "Commando" aircraft with a crew of five and carrying 40 wounded American soldiers and repatriated prisoners of war to hospitals in the Paris area -- and, then, finally home -- plunges from the skies just outside the village of Taillefontaine, near Paris, with one of its two engines on fire. All on board are killed, including the wounded on their way to recovery and home.
Above information provided by Andy, Contributor #48021049
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In loving memory
T/4 FLOYD A KITTRELL
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TROOP E 44TH CALVARY REC SQD. MECH
Born at Muscogee, Fla
APRIL 23, 1923
Died at Mortfontaine, France
MAY 23 1945
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Floyd A Kittrell
1940 United States Federal Census
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Floyd A Kittrell
1930 United States Federal Census
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Floyd A Kittrell
Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
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Floyd A Kittrell
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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Floyd A Kittrell
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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