Jerome A Juhnke

Military

Assigned to 309FS, 31FG, 12AF. Shot down east of El Guettar in plane assigned to Lt Leonard Houston Meldeau, coded WZ-O. This was the third time he had been shot down, but this time his parachute (Meldeau's) failed to open. Juhnke assigned plane at the time was WZ-Z. Killed in Action (KIA). No MACR.



Awards: PH.

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Cook County, IL, USA 1 February 1919 Son of Dr and Mrs L A Juhnke.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 14 July 1941

Died

El Guettar, Tunisia 1 April 1943 Shot down east of El Guettar in Spitfire coded WZ-O. Parachute failed to open. KIA.
San Diego, CA, USA

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Based

Thelepte Airfield, Tunisia 1 April 1943 Assigned to 309FS, 31FG, 12AF.

Buried

Chicago, IL, USA Re-Interred Saint Boniface Cemetery Chicago Cook County Illinois, USA