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SISLER, Darrell Clarence - Date of
birth
21 January 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Hazelton, Preston County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Preston County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-797196 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Gusenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Martin W. Sisler (father)
Mary E. (Cramer) Sisler (mother)
Lucille M. Sisler (sister)
Betty V. Sisler (sister)
Lillian A. (Laraway) Sisler (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31151 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 2381
More information
1st Lt Darrell C. Sisler volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Thomas, Kentucky.The aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters. The crippled B-17 subsequently veered off formation course and collided with another aircraft from the same group, the B-17G with serial number 42-31436. Due to the impact and subsequent rocket attacks by German fighters, the aircraft exploded and disintegrated.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Earl Franklin Friend Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.google.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Bart Moonen, www.ancestry.com – N.K. Laraway