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Personal info

Full name
NEUHUETTLER, Joseph R
Date of birth
25 September 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36658091
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Assistant Radio Operator
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 May 1944
Place of death
11 miles east of Magdeburg, 1 mile east of Nedlits, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 10 49

Immediate family

Members
Rudolph Neuhuettler (father)
Marie R. Neuhuettler (mother)
Dorothy Neuhuettler (sister)
Clara Neuhuettler (sister)
Virginia Neuhuettler (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-3324
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 4565

More information

Last seen between target and rally point with 3 engines out and losing altitude rapidly. Went into clouds under control. No parachutes were seen.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, 1940 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten