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HORNE, Wardell Henry - Date of
birth
3 April 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois -
Hometown
Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6938212 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
533rd Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
30 January 1944 - Place of
death
EEast of Ottbergen, on the road to Wöhle, six miles east of Hildesheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 5 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bert G. Horne (father)
Mary (Henry) Horne (mother)
Walter R. Horne (brother)
Joyce E. Horne (sister)
Richard M. Horne (brother)
Lowell B. Horne (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31047 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Little Duchess aka Wolverine
Destionation: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 2243
More information
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, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees / 1920 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, James Blackburn (nephew)