474th FG Losses, May/June 1944

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I am looking for any details such as precise crash site locations for the following 474th losses. I've searched many sources but have not found anything new on them, so I thought I would give this forum a shot.

23 May 44 P-38J-15-LO, 42-104319, 1Lt. George C. Knox, Jr., 428 FS. Knox was hit by flak from guns on railroad cars and crashed in the St. Mere Eglise area.

6 June 44 P-38J-15-LO, 42-104133, Major Leon B. Temple, 430FS. Temple was shot down by flak south of Carentan and crashed near St. Georges-de-Bohon.

6 June 44 P-38J-10-LO, 42-67511, 2Lt. Robert J. Belford, 430FS. Belford was shot down by flak and crashed near Periers.

7 June 44 P-38J-10-LO, 42-67486, 2Lt. M.A. Coddington III, 428FS. Coddington may have gone down due to a bomb blast or small arms fire 2 miles ENE Montsurs.

16 June 44 P-38J-15-LO, 43-28685, 2Lt. Robert S. Hansen, 428FS. Hansen got hit by 20mm/37mm flak and crashed 3 miles SE of St. Lo.

Thanks in advance, Gary Koch