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HALBERT, Truair Earl - Date of
birth
31 August 1914 -
Age
28 -
Place of birth
Mount Upton, Chenango County, New York -
Hometown
Sidney, Delaware County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32449276 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
524th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 July 1943 - Place of
death
Elden, south of Arnhem, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 35 | 39 |
Immediate family
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Members
Truair S. Halbert (father)
Hazel M. Halbert (mother)
June L. Halbert (sister)
Richard L. Halbert (brother)
Jerald E. Halbert (brother)
Lawrence F. Halbert (brother)
Frances Halbert (sister)
Doris J. Halbert (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29746 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Excaliber
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Bettenhausen Fieseler aviation industry
MACR: 1355
More information
Truair Halbert attended Sidney High School for three years and was a clerk.He enlisted on 20 August 1942 in Utica, New York.
The aircraft was hit by flak and exploded in mid-air. Four crew members survived and were taken prisoner, six men were killed.
Continuing on the limited information available, the deceased were initially buried by German soldiers on 1 August 1943 in the municipal cemetery of Elden.
The picture was taken in high school in 1932.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Jac Engels, Sidney High School 1932