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BURNETT, Hugh Franklin - Date of
birth
1 May 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa -
Hometown
Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-671878 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
422nd Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 March 1944 - Place of
death
Amedorf, 2,5 km east of Blender, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 41 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Hugh H Burnett (father)
Ellen M (Franklin) Burnett (mother)
Norton J Burnett (brother)
Thomas A Burnett (brother)
Mary Burnett (sister)
Allen Burnett (brother)
Selma H. Burnett (wife)
Hugh F. Burnett (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97523 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 3433
More information
Hugh F. Burnett attended college for one year and was a typesetter.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 25 March 1942.
Lt Burnett parachuted from low altitude but didn't survive. He was initially buried at the Jewish Cemetery of Hoya on 23 March 1944.
The other nine crew members survived and were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, 1940 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Jac Engels