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name
GUSE, William G - Date of
birth
18 March 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
North Dakota -
Hometown
King County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39178395 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
336th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
13 June 1943 - Place of
death
Baltic Sea, off the coast of Langeland Island, Denmark
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Gustav Guse (father)
Caroline M. (Goldmann) Guse (mother)
John G. Guse (brother)
Tillie M. Guse (sister)
Oscar G. Guse (brother)
Elsie Guse (sister)
Ella Guse (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29702 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Rat killer
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Krupp Germaniawerft - U-boat yards
MACR: 4896
More information
S/Sgt William G. Guse worked on a farm.He enlisted in Tacoma, Washington, on 17 June 1942.
The aircraft was last seen over Kiel, Germany, at 54 to 55 degrees north latitude and 08 to 10 degrees east longitude. It was shot down by enemy fighters. The entire crew of men was killed.
Soon after the crash, only the bodies of McMurtry, Lambert, and Julliard were actually found. The remains of 1st Lt William Gimble Renaud washed ashore off the beach at Pagenkop, Langeland Island, on 7 January 1958. He is buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery, and also listed at the Walls of the Missing at Margraten.
The rest of the crew is still listed as missing in action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.fold3.com, Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - James