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SUSSMAN, James J - Date of
birth
unknown -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
T-135008 -
Rank
Flight Officer -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Dippoldiswalde, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
H. Sussman (father)
Marion A. (Minutillo) Sussman (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-8903 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Dresden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad center and marshalling yards
MACR: 14052
More information
F/O James J. Sussman was employed at the Stevens plant in Chicopee Falls.The aircraft collided in mid air with another B-17 (# 43-39110) over the target.
Twe crew members were taken prisoner, six were killed and initially buried near Oelsa, Germany in a mass grave together with the deceased of the other plane (except one). The remains were evacuated to Ardennes Cemetery in February 1948, registered as Unknowns. All the bodies could later be identified.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Transcript - Telegram 5 October 1944