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REDLEIN, Theodore Arthur - Date of
birth
3 October 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio -
Hometown
Eggertsville, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-719147 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
365th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
9 August 1944 - Place of
death
Beinheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George L. Redlein (father)
Maude E. (Huebner) Redlein (mother)
Dorothy M. Redlein (twin sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37965 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Karlsruhe, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 8068
More information
2nd Lt Theodore A. Redlein graduated from Amherst Central High School where he was captain of the basket ball team.He enlisted on 9 March 1943 in Buffalo, New York and was commissioned on 8 April 1944.
The aircraft was attacked by an enemy aircraft and exploded in a matter of seconds after being hit.
Four crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Amherst Central High School 1942, Peter Schouteten, www.newspapaersarchve.com - Buffalo Evening News 3 October 1944, Arie-Jan van Hees, Navigator Class book 44-05, San Marcos, Texas.