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HULSEY, Erskine Leon - Date of
birth
3 October 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
Wetumka, Hughes County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-689237 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
558th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 December 1944 - Place of
death
Düren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 27 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Erie C. Hulsey (father)
Isla E. (Cox) Hulsey (mother)
J. G. Hulsey (brother)
Carrol Clifton Hulsey (brother)
Harold C. Hulsey (brother)
Joseph K. Hulsey (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-31659 -
Data
Type: B-26B-16
Destination: Mariaweiler, Germany
Mission: Strategic Bombing
MACR: 10872
More information
Sgt Claude R. Pedicord:"I was flying as Waist Gunner with Lt Fallon when a series of explosions attracted my attention to Lt Winsor's plane. It was hit by several rapid bursts of flak and flames were seen to come from the open Bomb Bay. The plane then split in two and the bombs fell from the plane almost immediately following the explosion. I then noticed two chutes about 4,000 feet below that must have been from the rear of Lt Winsor's plane. I followed the plane down until it hit and did not notice any more chutes."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Tree Hulsey, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Damaris Acevedo