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NUMACK, Basil - Date of
birth
9 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Silver Springs, Wyoming County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42091027 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
418th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Wesseloh, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 27 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter Numack (father)
Marie Numack (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38215 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Gumblin' Gremlin
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Rheunania oil refinery
MACR: 11364
More information
S/Sgt Basil Numack was employed at the Warsaw Elevator Plant.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 12 January 1944.
The airplane sustained a direct flak hit on #2 engine which began to smoke and finally stopped. Then the airplane was attacked by enemy fighters as it began to lag. One engine bursted into flames and a moment later the airplane exploded. Four crewmembers were taken prisoner, five were killed. The killed crew members were initially buried at the cemetery of Wintermoor on 4 February 1945.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, NARA, Footnote.com, 100thbg.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thahs.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Michel Beckers, www.100thbg.com