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Personal info

Full name
HAUSENFLUCK, Jesse Dee Jr
Date of birth
26 September 1921
Age
21
Place of birth
Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
Hometown
Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas

Military service

Service number
O-665305
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
544th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 August 1943
Place of death
Niederheimbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 23 25

Immediate family

Members
Jesse D. Hausenfluck (father)
Frances M. (Wright) Hausenfluck (mother)
Gordon H. Hausenfluck (brother)
Mary S. Hausenfluck (sister)
Burton W. Hausenfluck (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-29956
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Vertical Shaft
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball-bearing factories
MACR: 296

More information

1st Lt Jesse D. Hausenfluck Jr. graduated from Georgetown High School and attended Southwestern University and worked in an aircraft factory.

He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Dallas, Texas on 3 January 1942.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters.

According to T/Sgt John T. Kilcourse, a surviving crew member, Lt Hausenfluck was hit by a 20 mm shell in his right thigh, and it looked serious. Kilcourse stated that he was the last one to bail out.

Eight crew members were taken prisoner, the pilot and the co-pilot were killed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Texas Birth Certificates, www.fold3.com - MACR, http://www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - John Christeson, Eric Sims, http://384thbombgroup.com, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot 42-I Waco Texas, Southwestern University, 1941