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Personal info

Full name
HAAS, Frederick Jacob
Date of birth
2 November 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
32474071
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Gunner
Unit
760th Bombardment Squadron,
460th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
26 June 1944
Place of death
Near Vienna, Austria

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 24 19

Immediate family

Members
Lawrence J. Haas (father)
Caroline H. Haas (mother)
Walter F. Haas (brother)
Mildred Haas (sister)
Lawrence P. Haas (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-52538
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Honey Chile
Destination: Viena, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the oil refineries
MACR: 6174

More information

Flight Commander John W. Lee:
On mission #106, 26 June 1944, 1st Lt J. Weller Smith flying lead ship, High box, second attack unit, feathered #3 engine over target of Florisdorf, Austria. Lt Smith Stayed in the near vicinity of the formation until about sixty miles from the target on a course of 172. At that time, he tried to unfeather and start #3 engine. He fell back slowly during this procedure and the tail gunner reported that his ship was disintegrating, and six chutes were visible.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / Becker family, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Buffalo News 9 August 1944