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BURT, Aubrey Newton - Date of
birth
16 March 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Bermuda, Monroe County, Alabama -
Hometown
Baldwin County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34339783 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
32nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1944 - Place of
death
Metnitz, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 42 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
William R. Burt (father)
Frances I. (Morris) Burt (mother)
Andrew J. Burt (brother)
Claudia L. Burt (sister)
Mary N. Burt (sister)
Martha J. Burt (sister)
William H. Burt (brother)
Thomas F. Burt (brother)
Gladys M. Burt (sister)
Frances J. Burt (sister)
Rufus C. Burt (brother)
Jewel B. Burt (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38076 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aviation industry
MACR: 2694
More information
S/Sgt Aubrey N. Burt was a driver before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 2 September 1942.1st Lt Richard S. Macauley:
"In regards to the other five men who were in the rear of the ship, I have no definite knowledge of them. Our electrical system and radio were knocked out by the first pass of the enemy fighters. Both Lt Berner and myself tried to notify the crew to bail out, by radio, and with the emergency alarm bell. However I never actually saw any of the men except Lt Reagan and Lt Kramer. The ship was very badly hit, and on fire, and the men in question were either killed by enemy fire, or overcome by the fire in the airplane, or both, to the best of my knowledge. I heard from Lt William C. Miller, who was flying near me, that Sgt Burt shot down on enemy fighter as our ship was going down.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Feb.44.html
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