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HUSKEY, William Milt - Date of
birth
21 December 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Newport, Jack County, Texas -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-664608 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
574th Bombardment Squadron,
391st Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Niederdoria, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George M. Huskey (father)
Etta J. (Lindsey) Huskey (mother)
Roxie M. Huskey (sister)
Lizzie E. Huskey (sister)
Bertha A. Huskey (sister)
Dicie E. Huskey (sister)
George M. Huskey (brother)
Essie L. Huskey (sister)
Mary E. Huskey (sister)
Cleta J. Huskey (sister)
Barbara J. J. Huskey (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-67820 -
Data
Type: B-26G
Destination: Irlich, Germany
Mission: Bombing of flak batteries
MACR: 12606
More information
1st Lt William M. Huskey attended college before he volunteered for the U.S. Army in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 9 January 1942.Statement from 1st Lt Norman W. Sherwood:
"I was pilot of a ship leading an element of 3 ships which were to bomb a flak position near Irlich, Germany on 24 February 1945. Lt Huskey in ship 820 was flying number two position on my right wing. We had turned left off the target when ship 820 was hit by flak in the right engine which caught fire. The ship kept trying to get back in formation when his bomb bay caught fire and it appeared as if his navigators apartment was on fire. The last I saw of the ship it was burning with flames shooting back to the tail."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Melvina Moore, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Charles Fulford Family Tree / Texas Birth Certificates / Michel, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Michel