Martin Liebenhaut
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. John Kenney crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Swabische Hall. Crashed Sermenstedt in B-24 'Ain't Bluffing' 44-40246 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8861
Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.
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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: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-190888
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Aint Bluffing
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Luxembourg American Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 10 September 1941 | New York City, New York |
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Died |
Sermenstedt, Germany | 13 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Swabische Hall. Crashed Sermenstedt in B-24 'Ain't Bluffing' 44-40246 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8861 |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | Son of Esther Liebenhaut. | |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Metfield | 13 September 1944 | Assigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B Row 10 Grave 28 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database