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Personal info

Full name
GRATZFELD, Henry A
Date of birth
3 January 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Galveston County Texas
Hometown
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas

Military service

Service number
18117268
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
350th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 October 1943
Place of death
At Wildermann's farm
Hohenhalte, six miles west of Münster, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 2 21

Immediate family

Members
Ferdinand Gratzfeld (father)
Augusta C. Gratzfeld (mother)
Ferdinand Gratzfeld (brother)
George Gratzfeld (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-30823
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: The Gnome aka Invadin' Maiden
Destination: Münster, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad
MACR: 1025

More information

Sgt Henry A. Gratzfeld was a clerk before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Houston, Texas on 7 August 1942.

The airplane was attacked by a FW 190. The #2 engine was knocked out and the wing caught fire. It exploded and crashed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, WWIIMemorial, Archives, Fold3, 100thBG

Photo source: www.100thbg.com