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LUDY, Emmet Leo - Date of
birth
14 August 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31081087 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
365th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1943 - Place of
death
Bentstreek, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 39 | 54 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank J. Ludy Sr. (father)
Mary A. (Byron) Ludy (mother)
Frank J. Ludy Jr. (brother)
Mary A. Ludy (sister)
Earl U. Ludy (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-23412 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1709
More information
Emmet L. Ludy attended high school for four years and worked in a machine shop.He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 3 August 1942.
The airplane was knocked out of formation by anti-aircraft fire and attacked and shot down by three enemy fighters.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Bentstreek, Germany on 22 December 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov , www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Town and Vital Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Jac Engels