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name
HULL, Leming - Date of
birth
29 August 1910 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Bracken County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Germantown, Bracken County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35671600 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
350th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1944 - Place of
death
1 mile north of the village of Kesseling, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 19 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Emma H. Hull (mother)
Bernard McCarthy (stepfather)
Sally E. McCarthy (stepsister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38016 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Seaton's Sad Sack
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing an aircraft plant
MACR:3024
More information
S/Sgt Leming Hull was a chauffeur before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 11 November 1942.The airplane was attacked and shot down by enemy fighters.
From a German report the following is quoted: "On 4 Mar 1944 at 1500 hours, a four engine enemy aircraft crashed, approximately 1 km north of the village of Kesseling (District of Ahrweiler). The a/c exploded on the ground when it crashed. It burned completely and could not be salvaged.
Only S/Sgt Hull was killed. According to reports of surviving crew members the Germans told them that he was found in the crashed plane.
S/Sgt Hull was buried on March 6 at the Minicipal cemetery of Kesseling.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.100thbg.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Michel Beckers, Matthew Mabe