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DE MASTERS, Earl Nathaniel - Date of
birth
24 April 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Lavaca County, Texas -
Hometown
Wink, Winkler County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38069037 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Aerial Engineer -
Unit
326th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
26 July 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Amos A. De Masters (father)
Clara E. (Johnson) De Masters (mother)
Myrtha L. De Masters (sister)
Marion L. De Masters (brother)
Lois H. De Masters (sister)
Lewis A. De Masters (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29709 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Yo Brother
Destination: Hannover, Germany
Mission: Objective Bombing
MACR: 190
More information
S/Sgt De Masters attended Wink High School.Eyewitness statement:
"On 26 July 1943, it failed to return due to a midair collision with a German fighter and crashed in the North Sea. Last seen to hit water about 10 minutes off Island of Nordemay w/one engine on fire, tail chewed up."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Texas Find a Grave Index, www.fold3.com, www.92nmda.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Wink High School Yearbook 1938