Blue Vernon

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Vernon Blue is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

386th Bomb Group Monument

386th Bomber Group �The Crusaders� Honor Roll & Monument (Great Dunmow)

Name:

Vernon Blue

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-818561

Unit:

553rd Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1944-11-28

State:

California

Cemetery:

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Vernon Blue was educated in Taft schools. Entering the service in December 1942, he was sent to the European theater. Vernon served in the 553rd Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 28, 1944 while on a mission over Belgium. He is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.