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ROUNSEVILLE, Arthur George - Date of
birth
8 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Groton, Tompkins County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32847765 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
751st Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 September 1944 - Place of
death
Dorstadt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George C. Rounseville (father)
Mina E. (Gillen) Rounseville (mother)
Walter M. Rounseville (brother)
Milo E. Rounseville (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37518 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Gini
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Krupp-Grusonwerke armaments industry
MACR: 9768
More information
The plane was hit by fighters just moments after turning on the IP. He salvoed his bombs and with a fire near #3 engine, the plane went into a dive. No parachutes were seen there. The attack lasted 13 minutes. There were about 50 ME-109s and FW-190s that hit from below at six and nine o'clock. The damage was done by 30 mm cannon shells and this plane, along with four others in the Squadron, left the formation and crashed in Germany.All nine crew members were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Zippel Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR / 457thbombgroupassoc.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, 457thbombgroupassoc.org