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HAAS, David Franklin - Date of
birth
2 September 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-816682 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
342nd Bombardment Squadron,
97th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 July 1944 - Place of
death
Forsten, Remscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 17 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Floris D. Haas (father)
Bessie M. (Morrow) Haas (mother)
Dorothy J. Haas (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6188 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Munich, Germany
Mission: bombing of an aircraft factory, motor works and an airfield
MACR: 6745
More information
1st Lt David F. Haas was a general office clerk before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army in Randolph Field, Texas on 7 July 1942.The airplane was hit by flak over the target.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/15264
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