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SSGT John Joseph Stainker

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SSGT John Joseph Stainker Veteran

Birth
Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Death
7 Jan 1944 (aged 21)
Unverre, Departement d'Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot D Row 5 Grave 41
Memorial ID
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Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-24H #42-40990 'On the Ball. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Attacked by fighters on return from Ludwigshaven, GR setting No 2 and No 3 engines and the bomb bay on fire. The a/c exploded and crashed near Chateaudun, FR.
Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-24H #42-40990 'On the Ball. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Attacked by fighters on return from Ludwigshaven, GR setting No 2 and No 3 engines and the bomb bay on fire. The a/c exploded and crashed near Chateaudun, FR.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from New Jersey.


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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/56650331/john_joseph-stainker: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT John Joseph Stainker (22 Jan 1922–7 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56650331, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).