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HASSEBROCK, Oscar Henry - Date of
birth
26 August 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Hebron, Stark County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Stark County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37303273 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
8 October 1943 - Place of
death
Area of Bremen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William H. Hassebrock (father)
Anna (Treiber) Hassebrock (mother)
Henry Hassebrock (brother)
Esther Hassebrock (sister)
Carl Hassebrock (brother)
Gustave Hassebrock (brother)
George Hassebrock (brother)
Albert Hassebrock (brother)
Lorraine Hassebrock (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30367 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Bremen, Germany
MACR: 852
More information
Oscar H. Hassebrock worked as a farmhand before he enlisted on 17 October 1943 at Fort Snelling.The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters.
S/Sgt Hassebrock is remembered at St John's Cemetery in Hebron, North Dakota with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, wwww.findagrave.com, The Forum - 4 June 1944