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POINDEXTER, Aubry Durward - Date of
birth
11 October 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Murphy, Collin County, Texas -
Hometown
Collin County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2074158 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
20th Bombardment Squadron,
2nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 March 1945 - Place of
death
Tata, Hungary
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 43 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas A. Poindexter (father)
Ona G. (Wilson) Poindexter (mother)
Serrell Poindexter (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6428 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Szöny, Hungary
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 12823
More information
Aubry D. Poindexter attended Texas A&M college for two years before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in College Station, Texas on 12 June 1942.S/Sgt Alfred Novak:
"I saw B-17 No. 428 last at 1426 hours from 23,000 feet at 47.38N 18.11E where he received a direct flak hit in the number two engine, he then pulled out to the right, left the formation in flames. The A/C was then going down and at this time, I observed two chutes, after he had lost a little more altitude, I observed two more chutes, one of which was on fire. The A/C then exploded and I observed pieces of the A/C falling earthward."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Miscellaneous Collin County Names / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Mar.45.html
Photo source: Texas A&M University, yearbook 1943