Name:
Conrad John, III Netting
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-694174
Unit:
336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
E
Row:
13
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Conrad J. Netting III, pilot of the P-51 Mustang 42-106669 “Conjon IV”, took off from station 356 in Debden, Essex, UK on a sweep over northern France. While strafing a ground convoy on the Ferté-Macé to St-Michel-des-Andaines road his plane was hit by small arms fire. He spiraled out of control and into the nearby woods, exploding on contact. He also has a cenotaph located in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.