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MAGRUDER, Gilbert Lewis - Date of
birth
9 April 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Whiteside, Lincoln County, Missouri -
Hometown
Auxwasse, Callaway County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37615907 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
856th Bombardment Squadron,
492nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
Plukkutjonnfjell Snasa, Norway
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 14 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles G. Magruder (father)
Arnon H. (Lewis) Magruder (mother)
Patricia R. Magruder (sister)
Thomas A. Magruder (brother)
Eugene Magruder (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40549 -
Data
Type: B-24
Nickname: Cookie
Destination: Norway
Mission: Carpetbagger
MACR: 13740
More information
Gilbert Magruder attended high school for four years.He enlisted at Jafferson Barracks, Missouri on 8 June 1943.
The mission was to drop four members of the OSS Norso (Norwegian) Group. The airplane crashed, killing all eight crew members and four passengers. The exact cause and circumstances of the crash are not known.
A memorial is erected at the top of a mountaintop in the Snaasa area where the plane crashed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Stars and Stripes / Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten