Louis S Rush

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21997.jpeg UPL 21997 Louis Rush - Des Moines, 401st BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21997 - Louis Rush - Des Moines, 401st BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) at Oberscholven in B-17 'Badland Bat II' 44-8371

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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Sources

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

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Sources

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

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