Joseph J Rubin
Military ROLL OF HONOUR352nd Fighter Group
Family member perished in the same crash.
Sgt. Joseph J. Rubin was a passenger on the B-24J #42-100001 "Drawers" that crashed on a local training flight on 28 January 1944, killing Sgt. Rubin and 4 others.
He was assigned to the medical section of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.
Under duress of the smoke, fire, and order to abandon ship, he was overcome with fear and was unable to jump. He perished in the crash.
He's buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Plot C Row 4 Grave 72.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 389th Bomb Group 487th Fighter Squadron 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36260643
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Medic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Drawers
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
Stowlangtoft, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | 28 January 1944 | |
Buried |
Plot C Row 4 Grave 72 | ||
New York, USA |
Revisions
Added Joseph J Rubin's name to the Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford.
http://www.abmc.gov/node/542562#.WoGIe01LFzk
Source for 352nd Fighter Group: Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia