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2LT Fred Edward Mincks Jr
10 Feb 1918 – 25 Aug 1944
| Birth | 10 Feb 1918 |
| Death | 25 Aug 1944 |
| Cemetery | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton , South Cambridgeshire District , Cambridgeshire , England |
| Added by | Michel Beckers on 15 Dec 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56292549 |
Bio
U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-706068 Entered the Service from: Iowa 705th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group, Heavy Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart Fred E. Mincks, Jr. is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Polk County, Iowa. ***I would like to thank Michel Beckers Find A Grave ID 47419676 for adding his photos to this memorial*** ***I would like to thank Joel Frampton Gilfert Find A Grave ID 47274394 for adding his photos to this memorial*** ***I would like to thank Skip Farrow Find A Grave ID 47380732 for adding his photo to this memorial*** ***I would like to thank carolyn deloach Find A Grave ID 50647457 for linking his parents to this memorial in addition to adding the bio information below*** 2Lt. Fred E. Mincks, Jr., Iowa, Service Number O-706068, piloted B-24 Liberators with the 705th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group. He was killed in action on 25 Aug 1944, while flying in B-24 #42-52772, called "Happy-Go-Lucky" on a mission to Rostock, Germany. According to eye-witnesses the bomber had a fire in one of its engines, left the formation as it neared the coast and crashed into the North Sea near Amrum Island with no survivors. Air Medal, Purple Heart
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- Marjorie Mae Mincks Dixon 1916–1994
- Lieut Fred Edward Mincks Jr 1918–1944
- Thomas Leonard "Tom" Mincks 1921–2002
- James Merle "Jimmie M" Mincks 1923–2013
- Charles Michael Mincks 1935–2018
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