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FUERST, Michael Julius - Date of
birth
17 September 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-735073 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
565th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 October 1943 - Place of
death
Spieka-Neufeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Michael Fuerst (father)
Marie A. Fuerst (mother)
Katherine Fuerst (sister)
Thomas Fuerst (brother)
Mary A. Fuerst (sister)
Julius Fuerst (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-63958 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Lucky Tiger
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2444
More information
After bombing the target first fell out of formation with one knocked out. It was pursued by fighters and observed being attacked by JU 88's as the formation left the coast. The plane spiraled off to the right with flames in the cockpit. Two parachutes emerged from the plane.Bodies were recovered on 12 October from tidal lands at Spieka-Neufeld by a detail from the Sea Airbase at Wesermünde. Germany.
He was initially buried at the cemetery of Brockeswalde, Germany on 16 October 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - GeneO