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HUSVAR, Floyd Lawrence Jr - Date of
birth
7 August 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana -
Hometown
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35542914 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
533rd Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 January 1944 - Place of
death
East of Ottbergen, on the road to Wöhle, six miles east of Hildesheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 2 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Floyd L. Husvar (father)
Constance (Pahulski) Husvar (mother)
Donald P. Husvar (brother)
Rita A. Husvar (sister)
Frences S. Husvar (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31047 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Little Duchess aka Wolverine
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 2243
More information
Floyd L. Husvar Jr. attended James Whitcomb Riley High School in South Bend, Indiana where he played Varsity Football.He worked in an aircraft factory before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 20 January 1943.
The airplane was attacked by enemy aircraft near Hildesheim, Germany. The aircraft went into a spin and exploded.
Two men were blown out of the plane by the explosion and survived. The remaining eight crew members were killed. They were initially buried at the communicy cemetery of Ottbergen.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - James Whitcomb Riley High School Yearbook 1941, The South Bend Tribune 4 December 1940 / 7 April 1944