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FLUSCHE, Julius Otto - Date of
birth
25 May 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Lindsay, Cooke County, Texas -
Hometown
Peacock, Cooke County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-682316 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Lingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 40 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Herman J. Flusche (father)
Eleanor H. (Schneiderjan) Flusche (mother)
Richard H. Flusche (brother)
Robert L. Flusche (brother)
James Flusche (brother)
Herman Flusche (brother)
Eleanor Flusche (sister)
Imogene L. (McGough) Flusche (wife)
Fred Flusche (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5953 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Munster, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2017
More information
The aircraft collided with aircraft #42-30518, both going down.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR 2016 and 2017, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Fred Flusche (son)