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SAMPSON, John Corwin - Date of
birth
1 May 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Franklin, Renville County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-699253 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
749th Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Roppen, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 93 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph C. Sampson (father)
Clara M. (Johnson) Sampson (mother)
Iona M. Sampson (sister)
Beulah L. Sampson (sister)
Juanita Sampson (sister)
Esther (Allison) Sampson (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97601 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Gypsy Gal
Destination: Augsburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of an engine factory
MACR: 7548
More information
2nd Lt John C. Sampson was employed at the Mont Dakota Utilities Company before he enlisted.The formation was attacked by a force of about 25 Me-109’s. The fighters struck head on and the #4 engine was blown off the wing. The plane dropped out of formation with two engines on fire. The pilot considered trying to make Switzerland but the conditions worsened and the order was given to jump and most of the crew did. Some were still aboard when the plane exploded.
Lt Sampson didn’t bail out.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – JoMarRo, 457thbombgroupassoc.org