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LOOG, Andrew - Date of
birth
5 December 1915 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-411475 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 June 1943 - Place of
death
Rosenhof Farm
Ehndorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert Loog (father)
Mabel Loog (mother)
Robert J. Loog (brother)
Joseph F. Loog (brother)
C. Douglas Loog (brother)
Mary M. Loog (sister)
Martha E. Loog (sister)
Eleanor T. (Ennis) Loog (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29940 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 16201
More information
An aircraft believed to be B-17F 42-29940, piloted by 1st Lt Loog, was hit by an aerial bomb while flying in the target area. The aircraft was seen to explode and no further observations made.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, James Lybolt