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HUNTSBERGER, James Edward - Date of
birth
27 December 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Sunburst, Toole County, Montana -
Hometown
Sunburst, Toole County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19125329 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
416th Bombardment Squadron,
99th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1945 - Place of
death
Mitterlobming, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 28 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John W. Huntsberger (father)
Mona B. (Parsons) Huntsberger (mother)
John P. Huntsberger (brother)
William W. Huntsberger (brother)
David I. Huntsberger (brother)
Mary E. Huntsberger (sister)
Margery R. Huntsberger (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6691 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Graz, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 12083
More information
Cpl James E. Huntsberger joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Fort Douglas, Utah, on 2 January 1944.S/Sgt Edward J. Balog:
"On 8 February 1945, I was flying toggalier on ship #673, piloted by Lt Clark. Our ship was flying left wing to second element lead. Over the target area, while making a 360-degree turn, two ships in the second group in front of ours collided with each other. One ship went into a flat spin and I saw a large gouge in its wing. The other ship had its tail completely torn off, and I saw it going down in a steep glide. I saw one chute and then another body appeared just before one of the ships disappeared into the clouds. Whether this chute opened or not, I do not know".
Sgt Hulon A. Brown:
"He didn’t have time to bail out".
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, www.findagrave.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Feb.45.html
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – Great Falls Tribune, Montana - 26 February 1945