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Devaney Camille F.

Monuments

B17 44-8639 Plaque

 

Name:
Camille F. Devaney
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
509th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1945-06-08
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Saint Martin's Cemetery, Cascade, Iowa
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Camille F. Devaney was born on January 29, 1908. He was the son of James H Devaney and Margaret I Shaffer Devaney.

Camille served in the 509th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and was a passenger aboard the B-17G #44-8639 at the time of his death. He was Killed in Action on June 8, 1945, when his airplane clipped the high ground on a ridgeside, then skidded along the mountainside of Craig Cwm Llwyd near Barmouth, Wales, and burst into flames. His B-17 was returning to the United States following the conclusion of hostilities in Europe. They were flying from Polebrook in Northamptonshire to the RAF Valley Airfield on Anglesey before the final leg back to the United States. All men aboard his plane were killed as a result of the crash.

Sgt Devaney is now buried in the Saint Martin's Cemetery, Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com