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#3
27-01-16, 08:57 AM
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I don't if this will help, but Ashton is in Lancashire. l know of two Cheshire towns near Ashton one is Macclesfield the other is Stockport which is very near Ashton, it is where the film Yanks was made. I know a lot of American troops were in the area Portwood in Stockport as my father remembers them.
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27-01-16, 10:11 AM
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There were two temporary(NissanHutted) camps near Ashton-Under-Lyne simply called North Camp and South Camp, US Troops would arrive mainly at Liverpool and be sent to these camps and many like them, post war they were used as dispersal camps for returning servicemen.
Ladysmith Barracks was close by but used mainly by the Manchester Regt and other smaller units. There was an old Mill - Whitakers' which was commandeered but I am not fully sure who was based there. Hope it helps. Paul
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27-01-16, 10:20 AM
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RAF Burtonwood,nnr Warrington was taken over by the US Air Force in 1943 which serviced the 8th 9th 12th and 15th, it was a massive complex which had many US service personnel, Ashton-Under-Lyne is not too far away. Paul Also you may want to take in to account that many Lge Country/Manor houses were used by US troops as HQ's and accommodation for Officers, some were also boarded in family homes Last edited by Paul Spellman; 27-01-16 at 10:48 AM. Reason: Added
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27-01-16, 11:00 AM
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Is it possible that he was air crew shot down over Europe? Was he a Sgt or above? If so, there will be a missing aircraft report available from America. I am sure that somebody can point you in the right direction. It might be done online these days? When I researched a distant relative who was killed on a Flying Fortress I used "snail mail", and was actually sent the information on microfiche.
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Orationem pulchram non habens, scribo ista linea in lingua Latina Last edited by BWEF; 27-01-16 at 11:09 AM.
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27-01-16, 04:16 PM
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He was injured the document said on 08/12/1944 in european theatre said 7th air force but he enlisted as a private in 1943. He wasnt killed in the war he died in 1973 aged 49.
Really puzzling not getting anywhere in placing him in the uk but know he was there as he fathered a child by my late aunt before she met my uncle who was born in 1946 and his name is so unusual that it has to be the same man.
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27-01-16, 04:34 PM
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Could be 7th Recconnaisane Group (USAAF) who supported 8th AF , a Google search will give you info on them
Paul
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28-01-16, 06:46 AM
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If he was aircrew and injured in either August or December of 1944 he could have been shot down. If he was the wrong side of enemy lines, and injured, he would most likely have been taken prisoner. It ought to be easy enough to check as you say he has an unusual surname. https://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-...tion.jsp?s=644
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28-01-16, 08:10 AM
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Hello do you have a regimental number, usually 7 digits. I have a friend in Washington that traces war records, yours Andrew
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28-01-16, 03:02 PM
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He may not have been combat crew at all but ground crew and that's why he was injured not wounded.
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28-01-16, 04:15 PM
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28-01-16, 04:43 PM
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I live in Ashton under Lyne and if you find out any locations he was at, and they are still in existence, I can take photos for you if you wish.
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