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KLUM, Philip Hal - Date of
birth
2 July 1910 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12186879 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Assistant Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
714th Bombardment Squadron,
448th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
22 December 1943 - Place of
death
Crashed into the sea West of Terschelling, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Herman Klum (father)
Mamie (Cowles) Klum (mother)
Juliana M. Klum (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52105 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
MACR: 3313
More information
Lt. David Manning's aircraft 42-52105 was hit by German flak. When the plane left the formation, German fighters pounced and shot down the stricken plane. The bomber crashed into the sea West of Terschelling. None of the crewmembers survived the crash.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Birth Certificate
Photo source: Peter Schouteten