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WHITE, Hugh Stockton - Date of
birth
12 March 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas -
Hometown
Dallas County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-717611 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
832nd Bombardment Squadron,
486th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 August 1944 - Place of
death
Quelkhorn, Hannover, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 43 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Everett F. White (father)
Lonnie M. (Gay) White (mother)
Everett F. White Jr. (brother)
Betty White (sister)
Elsie J. (Stumberg) White (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38145 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
MACR: 7713
More information
2nd Lt Hugh S. White graduated from Highland Park High School in 1939 and Southern Methodist University in 1943.A burst of FLAK detonated beneath #909, and the shock pushed the aircraft upward into #145. Aboard #145, Lt Scully saw #909's wing swing up between engines #3 and #4. The shaft of #4 broke when it was struck by the wingtip of #909, and went flying off into space. A propeller of #145 bit into the nose of #909 before both aircraft began their tumble from the sky.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, Texas Birth Index, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Jac Engels, Southern Methodist University 1942, San Angelo Standard Times - 22 August 1944