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EULERT, Frederick Henry - Date of
birth
1 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Junction City, Geary County, Kansas -
Hometown
Holton, Jackson County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37492872 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
347th Bombardment Squadron,
99th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
2 April 1944 - Place of
death
Wolfsberg, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward C. L. Eulert (father)
Emelia D. A. (Settgast) Eulert (mother)
Lorene M. W. Eulert (sister)
Ada C. C. Eulert (sister)
Dorothy S. L. Eulert (sister)
Arnold E. Eulert (brother)
Lucille M. Eulert (sister)
Edna M. Eulert (sister)
Phyliss J. Eulert (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-32013 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Steyr, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing plant
MACR: 3887
More information
S/Sgt Darl L. Borcherdt:On 2 April 1944 I was a Waist Gunner in B-17G #32097 which was flying No.9 position in the formation. I was watching out of the window just after we came off the target when I saw flame spurt from behind the No.2 engine on B-17G #32013. At that time it was flying No.6 position in the Company front formation. The plane dropped back and around to the left of our formation, flying a level course parallel to our formation. Immediately thereafter, nine parachutes came out of the plane, eight of them opening. I watched for the ninth parachute, but it was falling straight down and disappeared in a group of clouds. The plane was flying a straight and level course off to the southwest of our formation when I last saw it. Later, it was reported to have crashed into a mountain.
He died as a prisoner of war in Stalag 18A.
He is remembered at the Netawaka Cemetery in Netawaka, Jackson County, Kansas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Arnold E. Eulert, www.archives.gov
– World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Scheller Family Tree, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S / DSH