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Personal info

Full name
TRUMP, Paul Wilderson
Date of birth
7 November 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Pike County, Kentucky
Hometown
Montgomery County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
13119931
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Unit
614th Bombardment Squadron,
401st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
11 April 1944
Place of death
Northwest of Hannover, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
James O. Trump (father)
Ovela (Spears) Trump (mother)
Eslie E. Trump (brother)
Pauline Trump (sister)
Helen Trump (sister)
Madaline Trump (sister)
Ann Trump (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-39881
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Gloria J
Destination: Politz, Germany
MACR: 4017

More information

The aircraft was hit by flak. It flew along, burning, for about 30 seconds in formation. It went up steeply, then into a straight dive. The bomb bay seemed to be on fire. Three chutes came out; two of these were delayed jumps. The aircraft then exploded.

Source of information: www.ancestry.com

Photo source: Joseph Bisscheroux, Peter Schouteten, Andy Swinnen, The Roanoke Times - 11 April 1947