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2LT John W Cheshire

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2LT John W Cheshire Veteran

Birth
Florida, USA
Death
10 Jul 1943 (aged 19–20)
At Sea
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
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Following heavy enemy aircraft attacks, "Stric Nine" exploded and crashed into the Channel, three miles off Carbourg, near Caen, France.
Following heavy enemy aircraft attacks, "Stric Nine" exploded and crashed into the Channel, three miles off Carbourg, near Caen, France.

Inscription

2 LT 323 BOMB SQ 91 BOMB GP (H) FLORIDA

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Florida.


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  • Maintained by: Frogman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56643202/john_w-cheshire: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT John W Cheshire (1923–10 Jul 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56643202, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).