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BAITSHOLTS, John Charles "Jack" - Date of
birth
16 April 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cortland, Cortland County, New York -
Hometown
Madison County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
T-122529 -
Rank
Flight Officer -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
364th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 February 1944 - Place of
death
At the forest south of Wohlmirstedt
Wohlmirstedt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles F. Baitsholts (father)
Frances C. (Hair) Baitsholts (mother)
George F. Baitsholts (brother)
Frances C. (Freeborn) Baitsholts (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97500 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Leipzig, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Erla Flugzeugwerke aviation industry
MACR: 2429
More information
John Baitsholts was an architect.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Syracuse, New York on 30 June 1941.
The aircraft was shot down by flak. Four crew members survived and were taken prisoner, six men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - dfr