Neff Glen Earl

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Glen Earl Neff is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 (42-29921) 'Olklahoma Okie' & B-17 (42-37770) 'Flak Rat' Memorial

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:

Row:

Grave:

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..