Gerald Otto Gruette
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
398th BG - 603rd BS
Standing Left to Right: Raymond L. Wallace (N), Theodore N. West (CP), Thomas K. Foster (P), Clifford Z. Bryan (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loren C. Brown (TG), Charles E. Cropp (BTG), Gerald O. Gruette (R/O), Raymond D. Bringle (FE), Francis M. Tuttle WG), J.L. Werner (WG)
Object Number - UPL 22166 - Thomas K. Foster Crew 398th BG - 603rd BS Standing Left to Right: Raymond L. Wallace (N), Theodore N. West (CP), Thomas K. Foster (P), Clifford...
Killed in Action (KIA) Hit by flak and crashed at Vlezenbeek in B-17 #4297348
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807674
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Becker County, MN, USA | 3 December 1923 | |
|
Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, MN 55417, USA | 1 December 1942 | |
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Died |
1602 Vlezenbeek, Belgium | 13 July 1944 | KIA when his a/c was hit by flak that severed the tail near the waist window. |
| Hennepin County, MN, USA | |||
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Buried |
Mound, MN 55364, USA | Mound Cemetery Mound Hennepin County Minnesota, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7498
