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HUGO, Melvin E - Date of
birth
7 August 1922 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York -
Hometown
Northville, Montgomery County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12170657 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
511th Bombardment Squadron,
351st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
15 May 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, near Borkum Isle, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Raymond E. Hugo (father)
Blanch Hugo (mother)
Phyllis A. (Mahoney) Hugo (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3173 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Spare Ball
Destination: Emden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad yards
MACR:15581
More information
Melvin Hugo attended high school for four years and was a textile weaver.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Albany, New York on 29 September 1942.
The airplane exploded in mid-air after it was hit by a bomb, dropped by another B-17 in the group. The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census
Photo source: Phyllis A. Mahoney, www.wiimemorial.com, Peter Schouteten