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name
AHO, Augustus - Date of
birth
7 July 1910 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Schenectady County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31121510 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Nose Gunner -
Unit
506th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Augustus Aho (father)
Martha (Lukaen) Aho (mother)
Aili Rossetti (sister)
Martha (Moulton) Aho (wife)
Baby Aho (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7630 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombardment
MACR: 1712
More information
The effective force was 19 ships. The bomb run was visual and the results were good. Again, the enemy threw up plenty of flak and eight of the group's aircraft received battle damage. Estimates of 50 to 75 enemy aircraft made attacks on our formation by taking advantage of the condensation trails that our planes were leaving behind. One aircraft 42-7630 flown by Lt. Maynor, did not return.Sergeant Aho was observed successfully exiting the aircraft by the navigator Lt. Gray, however he did not survive the landing into the sea. Similarly Sgt. Stoffel was observed exiting the B-24, but did not survive to be rescued.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Michel Beckers, www.b24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1910
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hans Wijnands - Debbie Truelove