Name:
Glen Earl Neff
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-680271
Unit:
324th Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-12-31
State:
Kansas
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Plot:
D
Row:
9
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Glen E. Neff, co-pilot of the B-17 42-29921 "Oklahoma Okie", took off from Station 121, Bassingbourn, UK on a bombing mission over Bordeaux along with 500 other aircraft. They were among 25 to get shot down. German fighters set the plane on fire, making it explode at 1158 after the crew managed to bail out at 8000 feet. Not all of them made it safely to the ground. He is now buried in the Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France. He also has a cenotaph located in He also has a cenotaph located in Greenwood Cemetery, Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas..