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Lieut Amuel Buren Canant

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Lieut Amuel Buren Canant

Birth
Death
27 Apr 1944 (aged 22)
England
Burial
Louisville, Barbour County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Amuel served as a 1st Lieutenant on B-24H "Dragon Lady" (#42-50306), 704th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Alabama prior to the war.

Amuel was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H crashed on take off from Station 125 in England, killing all 10 aboard and 2 RAF men in a radar shack during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # O-747575

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The other Airmen killed on this flight included:

Bagwell, Emmett D., T/Sgt, Mississippi
Boulos, Joseph S., 1st Lt, Maine
Canant, Amuel Buren, 1st Lt, Alabama
Case, Wayne Ivan, 1st Lt, Arkansas
Douglass, Charles N., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Oklahoma
Kendall, August R., S/Sgt, California
Mayer, Roswell S., Flt Off, Florida
Phillips, Lewis W, T/Sgt, Maryland
Rachal, James L., S/Sgt, Louisiana
Whitton, Morgan H., S/Sgt, New Hampshire

(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
Amuel served as a 1st Lieutenant on B-24H "Dragon Lady" (#42-50306), 704th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Alabama prior to the war.

Amuel was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H crashed on take off from Station 125 in England, killing all 10 aboard and 2 RAF men in a radar shack during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # O-747575

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The other Airmen killed on this flight included:

Bagwell, Emmett D., T/Sgt, Mississippi
Boulos, Joseph S., 1st Lt, Maine
Canant, Amuel Buren, 1st Lt, Alabama
Case, Wayne Ivan, 1st Lt, Arkansas
Douglass, Charles N., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Oklahoma
Kendall, August R., S/Sgt, California
Mayer, Roswell S., Flt Off, Florida
Phillips, Lewis W, T/Sgt, Maryland
Rachal, James L., S/Sgt, Louisiana
Whitton, Morgan H., S/Sgt, New Hampshire

(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Alabama




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  • Created by: Tim
  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55272829/amuel_buren-canant: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Amuel Buren Canant (11 Apr 1922–27 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55272829, citing Methodist Church Cemetery, Louisville, Barbour County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Tim (contributor 46836128).