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GREUTER, Jennings Closson - Date of
birth
5 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio -
Hometown
Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35545269 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
12 May 1944 - Place of
death
4 miles southwest of Usingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 22 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elmer B. Greuter (father)
Maribel P. (Closson) Greuter (mother)
Delmar E. Greuter (brother)
Marjorie E. Greuter (sister)
Dorothy M. Greuter (sister)
Meredith J. Greuter (sister)
Elenor P. Greuter (sister)
Donald Greuter (brother)
Melvin L. Greuter (brother)
Alice G. (Stark) Greuter (wife)
Lawrence Greuter (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107123 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destionation: Brux, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Bombing of the Sudetenlandische-Treibstoffwerke A.G. Industry - oil refinery
MACR: 5359
More information
Jennings Greuter was a mechanic before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 2 February 1943.The aircraft was hit by enemy fighters.
Jennings Greuter was trapped in the plane and not able to bail out. He was last seen in the tail of the airplane.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five men were killed.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Amsterdam High School 1937, American Air Museum in Britain, Storiesbehindthestars.org