Lewis Earl Pulsipher
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven in B-24 42-52467 'Hula Wahine II' 31-7-44; shot down by flak and crashed at Dudweiler. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7747
Awards: AM, 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: 389th Bomb Group 446th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11998723 / O-662430
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Battle Creek, Michigan | 1 October 1920 | Son of David J and Pearl Henrietta [Schumann] Pulsipher. |
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Other Marriage |
9 August 1942 | Married Betty J Huffman. | |
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Enlisted |
Jackson, MI | 8 September 1942 | Jackson, Michigan |
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Died |
Dudweiler, Germany | 31 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven in B-24 42-52467 'Hula Wahine II' 31-7-44; shot down by flak and crashed at Dudweiler. KIA MACR 7747 |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Plot C Row 15 Grave 75 | ||
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Based |
Bungay | 31 July 1944 | Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7826