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name
RAHN, Herman W - Date of
birth
10 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Crimea, Russia -
Hometown
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
06943436 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
326th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1944 - Place of
death
Zwolle, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 16 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Rahn (father)
Vendalina Rahn (mother)
Arthur Rahn (brother)
George Rahn (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31180 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
MACR: 2854
More information
Aircraft crashed in Zwolle, the Netherlands after it had been shot down by enemy fighters.8 Crewmembers were KIA, 2 were taken POW.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Evening News/Harrisburg Telegraph
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph