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FUSCO, William Richard - Date of
birth
13 February 1923 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13132204 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Reichweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Nicholas Fusco (father)
Teresa (Cervone) Fusco (mother)
Filomena M. Fusco (sister)
Francesco Fusco (brother)
Anna Fusco (sister)
Caterina Fusco (sister)
Anna E. Fusco (sister)
Nicholas J. Fusco (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38001 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 2380
More information
S/Sgt William R. Fusco graduated from Central Catholic High School and attended Sacred Heart College in Wisconsin and was employed at the Congregation of Holy Cross before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 27 October 1942. he was sent overseas in November 1943.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 / Fusco Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com