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HUDIBURG, Dale Benton - Date of
birth
17 September 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Payne County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39133839 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
856th Bombardment Squadron,
492nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Grossorner, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Oscar H. Hudiburg (father)
Lillian B. (Carpenter) Hudiburg (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110091 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Bold Venture
Destination: Bernburg, Germany
MACR: 7239
More information
Sgt Dale B. Hadiburg graduated from Stillwater High School in 1941.The other group's lead ship (a Pathfinder supplied by the 389th BG) for the 453rd was hit by flak. Out of control that ship began to fly aimlessly across the path of the 492nd. O'Sullivan put his craft into a deep dive to avoid being ran into. Just after the near-miss with O'Sullivan it collided with Sgt Hudiburg's ship. The wing was sheared off. The plane stayed level for a moment, then suddenly broke into many pieces which went flying off in many directions at once. The only survivor from the plane was the bombardier.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, 492nd Bomb Group, Fold3, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Stillwater High School, 1941, Stillwater Gazette - 13 October 1944