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MOGUSH, Paul Thomas - Date of
birth
14 October 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Minnesota -
Hometown
Aurora, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37090910 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
535th Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
1 December 1943 - Place of
death
Buderich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Paul T. Mogush (father)
Barbara (Krizmanich) Mogush (mother)
Frank Mogush (brother)
Helen A. Mogush (sister)
Anna Mogush (sister)
John Mogush (brother)
George Mogush (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31111 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Four Aces - Pat Hand
Destination: Solingen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 1659
More information
Paul T. Mogush enlisted on 18 August 1942 in Greensburg, pennsylvaniaCrew members of other airplanes in the same group stated that they saw a burst of flak very close to the #3 engine at about two minutes before the I.P. The airplane continued its way, seemingly undisturbed by it. After bombs away, the bomb bay doors remained open and after about 30 seconds it slightly turn away form the formation.
It is believed the airplane crashed in the Rhine river near Buderich. The entire crew of ten men was killed and their remains were never recovered.
S/Sgt Mogush is remembered at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com , www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930-1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Steve Edquist, Samantha Dieters