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BUBAR, Loren Patton - Date of
birth
14 December 1917 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California -
Hometown
San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-682001 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
29 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Reichweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frederick H. Bubar (father)
Frances I. (Patton) Bubar (mother)
Frederick D. Bubar (brother)
Wayne H. Bubar (brother)
Marion C. (Talbot) Bubar (wife)
Susan P. Bubar (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38001 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 2380
More information
2nd Lt Loren P. Bubar was a salesman before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 20 March 1941.The airplane was attacked by German fighters and a Me-109 crashed into it.
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 / Apple Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman / Diana Enos Hammock
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem, Arie-Jan van Hees, Bombardier Class Book 43-08, Midland Army Air Field, Texas