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416th Bombardment Group (L) S/Sgt. Philip G. Fild Airplane Mechanic-Gunner, 35533423 Killed In Action - Dec 25, 1944 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 1923, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Entered Military Service: Date: 2-Feb-1943 At: Cleveland, OH From: Cuyahoga County, Ohio NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 35533423 Buried: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium, Plot E Row 13 Grave 6 On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Overseas American Cemeteries American Battle Monuments Commission Memorial, Certificate Find-A-Grave (1) Find-A-Grave (2) Fields of Honor Database |
Missing Staff Sergt. Philip G. Fild, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fild, 9421 Denison Avenue S.W., missing over Germany since Dec. 25. Sergt. Fild was serving as a waist gunner on a Havoc bomber when he was reported missing. He has been in the air forces since February, 1942, and overseas since March, 1943. The gunner has two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Danzey and Mrs. Helen White. He had completed more than 50 missions and has been awarded the Army Air Medal with eight clusters. Extracted from Newspapers.com |
See also MACR 11667 and Mission # 177
Source information can be viewed at WWII Military Service Fatalities Sources
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