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Sgt Teofilo Crixell III

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Sgt Teofilo Crixell III Veteran

Birth
Texas, USA
Death
13 Sep 1944 (aged 19)
Germany
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France GPS-Latitude: 49.1223732, Longitude: 6.7196684
Plot
Section K Row 23 Grave 26
Memorial ID
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Teofilo served as a Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-17G #43-38009, 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Cameron County, Texas prior to the war.

B-17G #43-38009 took off, with a crew of 9, from Eye, England on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen, Germany. Near the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire which blew their left wing off and crashed near the target. One parachute was seen leaving the B-17.

Teofilo was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 38458237

( Bio & Family Links by: Russ Pickett )

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Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38009:

Crixell, Teofilo, III ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
De Santis, Jenner J. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
Garry, Donald R. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Godfrey, John E. ~ Sgt, Engineer, WA
Jensen, Oscar ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MN
Ostler, Frederick B. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, ID
Rooney, Lawrence J. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ME

Airmen who survived the crash:

Davis, Albert ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Wessel, Richard F. H. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, POW

( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Teofilo served as a Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-17G #43-38009, 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Cameron County, Texas prior to the war.

B-17G #43-38009 took off, with a crew of 9, from Eye, England on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen, Germany. Near the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire which blew their left wing off and crashed near the target. One parachute was seen leaving the B-17.

Teofilo was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 38458237

( Bio & Family Links by: Russ Pickett )

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38009:

Crixell, Teofilo, III ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
De Santis, Jenner J. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
Garry, Donald R. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Godfrey, John E. ~ Sgt, Engineer, WA
Jensen, Oscar ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MN
Ostler, Frederick B. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, ID
Rooney, Lawrence J. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ME

Airmen who survived the crash:

Davis, Albert ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Wessel, Richard F. H. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, POW

( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )


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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56654080/teofilo-crixell: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Teofilo Crixell III (30 Jan 1925–13 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56654080, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).