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name
YAUS, David - Date of
birth
16 July 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio -
Hometown
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-679440 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
409th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 September 1944 - Place of
death
Burg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 26 | 60 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Grover C. Yaus (father)
Bessie M. (Lemley) Yaus (mother)
Robert L. Yaus (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50989 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Misburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic oil refinery
MACR: 8837
More information
1st Lt David Yaus attended college and was a musician and music teacher before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Detroit, Michigan on 26 January 1942.Capt W. M. Bryan:
Capt Novothny was flying group lead in A/C No. 989. Our position was his deputy lead. His ship was hit by flak over the target and swung off to the left with the bomb-bay doors opened. I saw four men jump from the escape hatch in the waist, one from the rear of the bomb-bay, one from the forward bomb-bay and one of the top escape hatch. I observed no chutes opening but my gunners observed three. The ship was seen to explode off to our rear.
2nd Lt Robert J. O’Donnell:
He have gone down with the airplane.
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 / Austin Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Union48
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S