MUSHRUSH William L - 394 FS 367 FG

 

William Leroy MUSHRUSH

 

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Source : USAAF Class Book Research Project, Arie-Jan van Hees  (Ellen Marchese)
 
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-756662 (15171257)
AGE22 yo
DATE OF BIRTH20 September 1921 Steubenville, Jefferson County, OHIO
ENLISTMENT STATEOHIO
FAMILYSingle
RANK
First Lieutenant sergeant armee de terre
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT Laboratory technicians and assistantsOHIO
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 20 March 1942 Wheeling WEST VIRGINIA
 SQUADRON394th Fighter Squadron
 GROUP367th Fighter Group
ARMY9th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH20 July 1944

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Source : Clive Tirlemont

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHIn sea
DATA PLAN

 P-38J #42-68106 4N-?

p38 1

Macr : 7019

Mission : Reconnaissance armée

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMETERY TEMPORARY of La Cambe N°3539

3539 LA CAMBE

Story of Cemetery Temporary

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
G1911
DECORATION

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilote

 

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge
usaf 9af 367fg
STORY
 

MUSHRUSH_William_L

Source : USAAF Class Book Research Project, Arie-Jan van Hees
 

MUSHRUSH_William_L

Source : USAAF Class Book Research Project, Arie-Jan van Hees
 

MUSHRUSH_William_L

Source : USAAF Class Book Research Project, Arie-Jan van Hees
 

Sortie: armed recce in the Verneuil area, France. Lost in bad weather 12 miles north-west of Etretat. Believed to have crashed in the Baie de la Seine.
1Lt Mushrush is buried at Normandy Cemetery, G-19-11.


Source of the photograph: Source of the portrait photograph: Pilot Class 43-I, Luke Field, Arizona. Courtesy of Mr. Claiborne Stokes who uploaded this class book to Fold3.
The other photographs were sourced from the 367 FG history book 'The Dynamite Gang'.
The photograph of the memorial plaque is courtesy of Find a Grave.

 

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Source : Fold3

SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOUSAAF Class Book Research Project - Arie-Jan van Hees - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Fold 3
PROGRAMMERHenri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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