Spencer H Lippincott

Spencer Lippincott was in the 321st Bomb Group, 445th Bomb Squadron in the B-25 Mitchell.....

Lippincott, Spencer H., S/Sgt., Engineer-Gunner,
Enlistment Service # : 12034682
MISSING IN ACTION on 04 April 1943~POW~On Bombing Mission; The target was El Djem airdrome. The escort was Spitfires.  700 rounds of ammunition was expended.  288 x 20 lb frags were dropped in train from 6000 ft.  Lt. Adcock and crew failed to return.  He was last seen with his left engine smoking.  It was later confirmed by two Spitfire pilots that the ship went down behind enemy lines.
A/C No.   41-13183 (Hit by flak – down behind enemy lines)
P: Adcock, Roy D., 1Lt~POW
CP: Johnson, Richard S., 2Lt~POW
N: Hill, Raymond D., 2Lt~POW
B: None listed – likely the navigator
E: Lippincott, Spencer H., S/Sgt~POW
R: Boyd, Hugh A., T/Sgt~POW
G: Campbell, Theodore W., S/Sgt~POW
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Spencer H Lippincott    Birth Year: 1919   Race: White, citizen (White)  
Nativity State or Country: New Jersey  
State of Residence: New Jersey   County or City: Mercer       Enlistment Date: 12 Jan 1942
Enlistment State: New Jersey   Enlistment City: Trenton   Branch: Air Corps  
Grade Code: Private   Source: Civil Life       Education: 4 years of high school  
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c.  
Marital Status: Single, without dependents  
Height: 68   Weight: 124  

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POW;   World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946   Name: Spencer H Lippincott
Race: White   Residence state: New Jersey       Report Date: 4 Apr 1943
Latest Report Date: Jun 1945      Grade: Staff Sergeant    Army Air Corps  
Organization Type: Bombardment, Medium   Area Served: North African Theatre: Tunisia  
Detaining Country: Germany   Camp: 025  Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15     Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated  
Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.               STALAG 17B Braunau Gneikendorf  

Our War Hero Spencer Lippincott died young... just 43.  

           4 Aug,1919- 19 Nov.1962

U.S. Public Records Index   Name: Spencer Lippincott : 517 Maple Av, Trenton, New Jersey 08618-0401 (1987) [1449 Hamilton Av, Summit, New Jersey 00000]
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U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002  Name: S H Lippincott : 104 N Haddon Ave Commons : Haddonfield : New Jersey : 08033-2306  Residence Years: 1998 1999
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U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
Name: S H Lippincott : 104 N Haddon Ave Commons : Haddonfield : New Jersey
Zip Code: 08033-2306   Residence Years: 2000 2001 2002
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Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, Name: Spencer H Lippincott   Birth Date: 4 Aug 1919
Death Date: 10 Nov 1962  Age: 43   Military Branch: Army   Veteran of World War II
Cemetery : United Church of Christ Cemetery :   Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, Montgomery Co

(Statistics by Historical Researcher Patti Johnson, placed and added to by 321st BG Historian Barbara Connolly of the 57th BW History Team, including John Fitzgerald.)

Corrections/Additions??? PRINCESSBARBI_B25@msn.com