Son of Michael and Barbara
Brother to Lee, Joe and Richard
Note: Some family records give his middle name as Peter
Service # O-747005
Unit 455th Bomber Squadron, 323rd Bomber Group, Medium
Rank Second Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From New York
Date of Death June 6 1944
Buried Plot C Row 3 Grave 10
Brittany American Cemetery
Recipient of the Purple Heart and Air Medal
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. Killed in Action. MACR 5527
Crew Members:
Maj Paul J Stach,Pilot. KIA, Rosenberg, Texas
2LT Giodo F Gileno, Navigator,KIA, Brooklyn, New York
Capt Robert K Seagraves, Bombardier, KIA, Indiana
T/SGT Albert G Brenan, Radio Operator, KIA, Grove City, Ohio
S/SGT John D Westran, Aerial Engineer, POW, Portland, Oregon
S/SGT George W Fobes, Tail Gunner, POW, Wasusau, Wisconsin
SGT Richard E Findley, Photographer, POW, Kansas City, Missouri
Brother to Lee, Joe and Richard
Note: Some family records give his middle name as Peter
Service # O-747005
Unit 455th Bomber Squadron, 323rd Bomber Group, Medium
Rank Second Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From New York
Date of Death June 6 1944
Buried Plot C Row 3 Grave 10
Brittany American Cemetery
Recipient of the Purple Heart and Air Medal
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. Killed in Action. MACR 5527
Crew Members:
Maj Paul J Stach,Pilot. KIA, Rosenberg, Texas
2LT Giodo F Gileno, Navigator,KIA, Brooklyn, New York
Capt Robert K Seagraves, Bombardier, KIA, Indiana
T/SGT Albert G Brenan, Radio Operator, KIA, Grove City, Ohio
S/SGT John D Westran, Aerial Engineer, POW, Portland, Oregon
S/SGT George W Fobes, Tail Gunner, POW, Wasusau, Wisconsin
SGT Richard E Findley, Photographer, POW, Kansas City, Missouri
Son of Michael and Barbara
Brother to Lee, Joe and Richard
Note: Some family records give his middle name as Peter
Service # O-747005
Unit 455th Bomber Squadron, 323rd Bomber Group, Medium
Rank Second Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From New York
Date of Death June 6 1944
Buried Plot C Row 3 Grave 10
Brittany American Cemetery
Recipient of the Purple Heart and Air Medal
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. Killed in Action. MACR 5527
Crew Members:
Maj Paul J Stach,Pilot. KIA, Rosenberg, Texas
2LT Giodo F Gileno, Navigator,KIA, Brooklyn, New York
Capt Robert K Seagraves, Bombardier, KIA, Indiana
T/SGT Albert G Brenan, Radio Operator, KIA, Grove City, Ohio
S/SGT John D Westran, Aerial Engineer, POW, Portland, Oregon
S/SGT George W Fobes, Tail Gunner, POW, Wasusau, Wisconsin
SGT Richard E Findley, Photographer, POW, Kansas City, Missouri
Brother to Lee, Joe and Richard
Note: Some family records give his middle name as Peter
Service # O-747005
Unit 455th Bomber Squadron, 323rd Bomber Group, Medium
Rank Second Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From New York
Date of Death June 6 1944
Buried Plot C Row 3 Grave 10
Brittany American Cemetery
Recipient of the Purple Heart and Air Medal
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. Killed in Action. MACR 5527
Crew Members:
Maj Paul J Stach,Pilot. KIA, Rosenberg, Texas
2LT Giodo F Gileno, Navigator,KIA, Brooklyn, New York
Capt Robert K Seagraves, Bombardier, KIA, Indiana
T/SGT Albert G Brenan, Radio Operator, KIA, Grove City, Ohio
S/SGT John D Westran, Aerial Engineer, POW, Portland, Oregon
S/SGT George W Fobes, Tail Gunner, POW, Wasusau, Wisconsin
SGT Richard E Findley, Photographer, POW, Kansas City, Missouri
Inscription
2LT 455 Bomb SQ 323 BOMB GP(M) NEW YORK
Gravesite Details
Originally buried in Temporary Cemetery 3555 Marigny Cemetery, St. Lo, France
Family Members
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965
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