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LIPPERT, Rexford Willis - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-662346 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
66th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 February 1943 - Place of
death
Near Oldenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William H. Lippert (father)
Emma Lippert (mother)
Victor G. Lippert (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-23804 -
Data
Type: B-24
Destination: Bremen & Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 16053
More information
1/Lt Rexford W. Lippert attended Central High School at Grand Rapids and Michigan State University.He enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 27 September 1941.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Jac Engels, Anthony Destro, www.ancestry.com – Grand Rapids Central High School Yearbook 1936, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 42-D, Goodfellow Field, Texas.