Fred L Staub
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Internet Photo - 458th Bomb Group Face Book Page
Object Number - UPL 63469 - Fred L Staub
Shot down by flak and crashed into channel on 7/7/44 in B-24 #42-100362, Killed in Action (KIA).
2nd Lieutenant Fred L. Staub was born May 30, 1917. His next of kin were his parents, Sylvester and Rose Staub. His hometown was Decatur, Indiana.
On July 7, 1944, he was serving as Pilotage Navigator aboard “Daisy Mae,” B-24 tail #42-100362, when it went down over Emden, Germany.
His remains were never recovered.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sweet Lorraine | Boomerang
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
30 May 1917 | 2nd Lieutenant Fred L. Staub was born May 30, 1917. His next of kin were his parents, Sylvester and Rose Staub. His hometown was Decatur, Indiana. | |
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Died |
7 July 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
7 July 1944 | On July 7, 1944, he was serving as Pilotage Navigator aboard “Daisy Mae,” B-24 tail #42-100362, when it went down over Emden, Germany.His remains were never recovered. |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7227 / MACR 7227 & Page 282 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 & 458bg.com (which includes picture of his crew) / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
