Daniel Edward Gruhlke Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 37016 - T/Sgt. Daniel E Gruhlke, Jr Gazette Suburbanite Economist, Sunday, June 27, 1943
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 42-29663. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15555
Awards: 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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11033809 / O-791522
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 26 September 1919 | Son of Daniel Edward Snr and Emma M [Kreps] Gruhlke. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Grant, IL | 23 February 1942 | |
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Died |
Lorient, France | 17 May 1943 | Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 42-29663. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15555 |
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Buried |
Lorient, France | 18 May 1943 | Interred Lorient cemetery |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Chelveston | 17 May 1943 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Beverley cemetery, Blue Island, IL | Re-Interred Beverley cemetery Blue Island, Cook County, IL |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15555 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
