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Cushing John Lenice

Name:
John Lenice Cushing
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-712516
Unit:
707th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-10
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France
Plot:
C
Row:
22
Grave:
27
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:

2nd Lt John Lenice Cushing, navigator of the B-24 42-95390 “Rough Buddy”, was on a bombing mission over Heilbronn when it was hit by flak at 1038, eventually exploding the plane with its cargo of incendiary bombs. Only the belly gunner survived to be later captured.