Louis S Rush
Military ROLL OF HONOUR"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Killed in Action (KIA) at Oberscholven in B-17 'Badland Bat II' 44-8371
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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: Badland Bat II, Freckles
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Des Moines, Iowa, USA | 7 March 1922 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 16 February 1945 | |
Buried |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
-the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3559
Additional biographical details from:
- http://www.findagrave.com;
- http://www.usaafdata.com/?q=node/172645
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12445 / MACR 12445, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2979 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database