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TUFENKJIAN, Haigus - Date of
birth
11 October 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
T-125660 -
Rank
Flight Officer -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
854th Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 August 1944 - Place of
death
Rüsselsheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 48 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Manase Tufenkjian (father)
Anoosh (Anyanian) Tufenkjian (mother)
John Tufenkjian (brother)
Angeline Tufenkjian (sister)
Hagop J. Tufenkjian (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110107 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Wham! Bam! Thank you, Ma'am
Destination: Hanover, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 8296
More information
F/O Haigus Tufenkjian was employed at the Ford Motor Company.The mission took place on 24 August 1944.
1st Lt Harold W. Burdekin:
About 1130 hours, just about 15 miles north of Hannover Lt Rogers, A/C 107 called for fighter protection going down smoking with number 2 engine feathered but seemed to be under control.
S/Sgt William M. Adams:
He was beaten to death by civilian mob at Rüsselsheim, Germany at 26 August 1944.
He is remembered at a memorial plaque at the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum in Pooler, Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Gedigian Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Corin Gelderblom / Gravely Concerned / dfr