Name:
Carl Edward, Jr. Haering
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-745362
Unit:
378th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-22
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois
Plot:
Section 45
Row:
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Carl Edward Haering, Jr. was born on July 16, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Carl Edward and Ida Louise Jutzi Haering. He served in the 378th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group as a First Lieutenant during World War II. On June 22, 1944, he took from Station 412 at Headcorn, England on a dive-bombing mission to Cherbourg, France. He was shot by flak at 1300h and bailed out from his plane near Brix and evaded capture with the help of the underground but still, he died that day. He is now buried in the Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net, Thunderbolts Triumphant, The 362nd Fighter Group vs Germany's Wehrmacht