Member of the 509th Killed in Action

An American P-38 fighter plane was shot down either on purpose or by accident by American anti-aircraft gunners. Members of the 509th were sent to the crash site near Vierville-sur-Mer to investigate the crash. While walking in the field of the crash site, one of the soldiers stepped on a mine and was killed. The full name of the soldier is unknown, but his last name was Farrell, that he was a boxer, and that he was from Company A.