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WOSLAGER, Kenneth Joseph - Date of
birth
6 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37484105 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Engineer/Waist Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th 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
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Lamspringe and Neuhof, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 15 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Anthony Woslager (father)
Emma (Krause) Woslager (mother)
Stanley J. Sedlacek (Cousin)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102646 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
Mission: Combat
MACR:10415
More information
S/Sgt Kenneth J. Woslager attended Fremont High School in Fremont, Nebraska.A/C encountered severe prop wash and exploded in mid air.Plane exploded in the air and parts spread over 1,5 Miles.
The groupsphoto was taken in July 1944 at the Army Air Field Alexandria, LA.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Bonnie Schulties