SSGT William Luther Hostetter Jr. (1918-1944)

SSGT William Luther Hostetter Jr. Veteran

Birth

7 Nov 1918

Tichnor, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA

Death

28 Feb 1944 (aged 25)

Abbeville, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France

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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map

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Plot A Row 3 Grave 42

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B-17 Ball turret gunner assigned to 359th Bomb Sqn, 303rd Bomb Grp, 8th AF. 17 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bois-Coquered in B-17F 42-5306; Shot down by flak and crashed SW of Abbeville 28-Feb-44. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 2863 - Awarded Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart posthumously.

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