Canfield William E. Eustace

Monuments

B-26 41-35021 'The Sheriff Rapides Parish Louisiana' Memorial

B-26 Marauder 41-35021 Cemetery Monument

Name:

William E. Eustace Canfield

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-793229

Unit:

451st Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium

Date of Death:

1944-07-19

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Plot:

Section 11

Row:

Grave:

Site 431

Decoration:

Air Medal with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

William E. Eustace Canfield was born on December 31, 1921. He was the son of Julian E. Canfield of East Greenbush, New York.

William served in the 451st Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the B-26 Marauder #41-35021 'The Sheriff Rapides Parish Louisiana' during World War II.

On July 19, 1944, two groups of aircraft, a total of 36 twin-engine American bombers of the 32nd Bomb Group, the 451st Bomber Squadron, took off from Station 485 in Andrew Field, England, for a bombing raid on Nantes. At 7:58 PM, 'The Sheriff Rapides Parish Louisiana' was shot down by flak, hitting the left engine and setting the bomb bay on fire. Two crew members were able to bail out, but those who didn't make it were killed in this incident. 1Lt Canfield was one of the casualties. He is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net