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TSGT Rube E Puckett Jr.

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TSGT Rube E Puckett Jr.

Birth
Alabama, USA
Death
25 Oct 1944 (aged 35)
China
Burial
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Plot
SECTION D SITE 79
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Technical Sergeant Puckett was killed in the crash of U.S. Army Air Corps
B-29-30-BW Superfortress #42-24504 "Gunga Din." The bomber crashed approximately
one minute after take off from Cheng-tu, China. All crewmembers were KIA and
42-24504 was a total loss. He was a tailgunner. Takeoff was at night so to
arrive over Omura in the early hours of daylight.
Technical Sergeant Puckett was killed in the crash of U.S. Army Air Corps
B-29-30-BW Superfortress #42-24504 "Gunga Din." The bomber crashed approximately
one minute after take off from Cheng-tu, China. All crewmembers were KIA and
42-24504 was a total loss. He was a tailgunner. Takeoff was at night so to
arrive over Omura in the early hours of daylight.

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TSGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

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