Lewis W Burgess Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). Target assigned, Frankfurt. Shot down by flak on return and crashed in the mouth of the River Scheldt, about 2 miles SE of Flusing, Holland. The body of S/Sergeant Burgess was washed up on the 19 Oct 43 near Flusing. S/Sergeant Towsley's body was also recovered. Remaining 8 are listed on WOM Netherlands Cemetery. Plane was Minor Ball #42-5807.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Minor Ball
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
4 October 1943 | ||
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Buried |
Plot D Row 20 Grave 17 | ||
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Born |
Ohio, USA |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Astrid van Erp from FieldsofHonor and www.wwiimemorial.com
MACR 910 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 910