Name:
George Edward, Jr. Clausius
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
36379133
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-05-05
State:
Idaho
Cemetery:
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois
Plot:
Lot 49, Block 13, Sec. 8
Row:
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Comments:
George Edward Clausius, Jr. was born on May 20, 1922. He served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Staff Sergeant and tail gunner of an aircraft during World War II. He was one of seven Army airmen killed in the crash of B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29562, two miles southeast of Soda Springs, in Caribou County, Idaho. Ssgt Clausius is now buried in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.