1LT Fontaine Maury Matthews (1917-1943)

1LT Fontaine Maury Matthews Veteran

Birth

9 May 1917

Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Death

23 Nov 1943 (aged 26)

Saint-Omer, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Burial

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map

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Plot D Row 4 Grave 45

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B-26 41-31817, shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire. The plane was last reported "amass in flame" and "in a flat spin" when it broke up before hitting the ground.

Pilot: MAJ Francis Rezabek (Buried Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial)
Co-Pilot: 2LT John Siroki (Buried St Augestine Cemetery, Akron, OH)
Navigator: 1LT Fontaine Matthews (Buried Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial)
Radio: T/SGT William Terhune (Buried Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial)
Engineer: T/SGT Claude "Buddy" Cook (Buried Leesville, LA, Cemetery)
Tail Gunner: S/SGT Raymond Lussier (Buried Long Island National Cemetery)

Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Service # O-732879

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Entered the service from Missouri

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