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JACQUART, Francis Lavern "Buddy" - Date of
birth
28 August 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Grandview, Bayfield County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36957861 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 5 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leonard F. Jacquart (father)
Edna G. (Skaug) Jacquart (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
unknown -
Data
unknown
More information
Because of smoke over the LZ, we overshot our cut off point. When Glider No. 45-6097 finally cut off I followed him in on what seemed to be a 180 degree approach. When I last looked ahead I saw flak hit his right elevator. Just after I last saw him I pulled my tail chute and we dropped below him. I assumed he kept the same heading and landed further down. The last time I saw him he was 300 feet in the air and slightly ahead of me. I didn't see him land and can't say he crashed."There were 2 crew members and 13 passengers, all from the 17th AB Div on board. Francis Jacquart was one of them.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Jacquart & Nagle Family Tree, The Ironwood Times - 18 April 1945, The Daily Globe Ironwood, Michigan - 27 May 1995
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ruud Amkreutz, The Daily Globe Ironwood, Michigan