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SSGT Elgin Julius Luckenbach

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SSGT Elgin Julius Luckenbach Veteran

Birth
Luckenbach, Gillespie County, Texas, USA
Death
16 Apr 1944 (aged 23)
Madang, Papua New Guinea
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 60 Site 8350
Memorial ID
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Died in New Guinea.

Staff Sergeant Luckenbach was killed aboard U.S. Army Air Corps B-24J Liberator #42-100225 in a weather-related accident in New Guinea. All eleven aboard perished. On that day, Black Sunday, April 16, 1944, the U.S. 5th Air Force lost 37 aircraft to weather incidents. This wreck was located in 2002.
Died in New Guinea.

Staff Sergeant Luckenbach was killed aboard U.S. Army Air Corps B-24J Liberator #42-100225 in a weather-related accident in New Guinea. All eleven aboard perished. On that day, Black Sunday, April 16, 1944, the U.S. 5th Air Force lost 37 aircraft to weather incidents. This wreck was located in 2002.

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  • Created by: Hope
  • Added: Aug 13, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15314036/elgin_julius-luckenbach: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Elgin Julius Luckenbach (14 Jan 1921–16 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15314036, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).