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SLUDER, Richard Webster - Date of
birth
22 January 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Alexander, Buncombe County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34036013 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
334th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
10 October 1943 - Place of
death
Lingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 37 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Wilborne G. Sluder (father)
Nellie M. (Israel) Sluder (mother)
Elsie Sluder (sister)
Myrtle Sluder (sister)
Herman Sluder (brother)
Eula Sluder (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30273 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Patsy Ann III
Destination: Munster, Germany
MACR: 942
More information
T/Sgt Richard W. Sluder graduated from French Broad High School in 1939. He was employed by the American Enka corporation.He enlisted on 8 August 1942 and was sent overseas on 1 September 1943.
Per 1st Lt David E. Olsson, Asst. Operations Officer: "I hereby certify that upon checking intelligence reports, no witness can be produced to cast light on the missing crew and aircraft, as on this mission, a great deal of enemy opposition was encountered in the form of flak and fighters. It is conceivable that the men were too busy to observe circumstances pertaining to other aircraft. The ship was last known to have been in formation near the target.'
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hhirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Tree, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com - Helen, www.newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - Helen A, www.newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times