Ernest C Fuxa
Military ROLL OF HONOURJoined Sqd 8/16/44.
Killed in Action (KIA) 10/18/44 (Leverkusen). Pilot: E. Lehnhausen. Plane was 'Flak Magnet' #42-50596.
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Born |
Bison, Oklahoma, USA | 22 January 1924 | |
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Other 44th BG Combat Tour |
Shipdham, UK | 5 September 1944 - 18 October 1944 | 12 Combat Missions |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
4364 TB Buttinge, Netherlands | 18 October 1944 | KIA when his B-24 either collided with another 44th BG B-24, or had it's tail severed by flak or a combination of both while entering a thunderstorm front near the Belgian/Dutch coast while returning from a mission. |
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Buried |
Plot B Row 12 Grave 12 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9654 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd j MACR 9654