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TRUAX, Norman Harold - Date of
birth
27 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37472042 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
495th Bombardment Squadron,
344th Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 October 1944 - Place of
death
Angeren, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 43 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Norman E. Truax (father)
Theolinda C. Truax (mother)
Naomi M. Truax (sister)
Gwen M. (Thrane) Truax (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95918 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Nickname: Nick's Chick II
Destination: Arnhem, the Netherlands
Mission: Bombing of a highway bridge
MACR: 9219
More information
S/Sgt Norman H Truax graduated from Omaha Technical High School in 1931. He was employed as a salesman at Roberts Dairy.Immediately after dropping bombs over the target, the aircraft was hit by flak. The aircraft immediately burst into flames. Flames appeared to come from the rear bomb bay. The aircraft appeared to be under control just before the tail section broke off and the aircraft blew up.
Three crew members managed to bail out and survived. Three men were killed.
S/Sgt Truax is remembered at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com MACR, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com