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Personal info

Full name
REDPATH, Joseph Lester "Joe"
Date of birth
17 November 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
17109507
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Spot Jammer
Unit
568th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
3 km east of Garlitz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 10 28

Immediate family

Members
Percy A. Redpath (father)
Mary L. (Horney) Redpath (mother)
Irene Redpath (sister)
Muriel Redpath (sister)
John Redpath (brother)
Gregory L. Redpath (brother)
Mary Redpath (sister)
Lorraine D. Redpath (sister)
Donna M. Redpath (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-102677
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Mississippi Mission
Destination: Derben, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil storage
MACR: 11725

More information

T/Sgt Joseph L. Redpath graduated from Hopkins High School and was an accountant.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 24 September 1942.

The aircraft was last seen during intense fighter attacks by approximately 100 FW 190s and ME 109s at about 1210 hours. Due to the fact that the entire squadron was lost during these encounters, there are no particulars available on the attack and subsequent loss of this aircraft.

Five crew members were killed and five were taken prisoner.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWII Memorial, Fold3 - MACR, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star