Personal File · AirmanKilled in ActionPassed 01 Aug 1943
Ivan Canfield.
Co-Pilot · 409th Squadron · Of San Antonio, TX, TX.
The man.
§ Biography
2nd Lt. Ivan Canfield served as co-pilot aboard B-24D 42-40617 on the 1 August 1943 Ploesti mission. He was listed as a battle casualty on the Missing Air Crew Report filed 14 July 1944.
The aircraft crashed and exploded in the center of Ploesti after a direct flak hit to the bomb bay. No crew members were seen to bail out. His mother, Mrs. Jamil Canfield, was listed as next of kin at 800 East Josephine Street, San Antonio, Texas.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Position
Co-Pilot
Serial Number
O-670498
Hometown
San Antonio, TX, TX
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · newest first
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti Oil Fields
“José Carioca”
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Florence American Cemetery