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Personal info

Full name
AULD, Phillip Howard
Date of birth
29 October 1921
Age
21
Place of birth
Arizona
Hometown
Midland County, Texas

Military service

Service number
18024111
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Top Turret Gunner/Engineer
Unit
412th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 May 1943
Place of death
Drieborg, Groningen, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 20 19

Immediate family

Members
Ralph J. Auld (father)
Eona T. Auld (mother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-3110
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Emden, Germany
MACR: 4907

More information

T/Sgt Phillip H. Auld enlisted at Randolph Field, Texas on 29 August 1940.

His body was found near the wreckage of the plane.

Source of information: Michel Beckers, Carla Mans, www.ancestry.com - Abilene Reporter News - 8 June 1943 / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Michel Beckers, Luc Zaman, www.findagrave.com - rexer