Fluty Joseph Mack

Name:

Joseph Mack Fluty

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-740152

Unit:

343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-03-08

State:

California

Cemetery:

Visalia Public Cemetery, Visalia, California

Plot:

Old Museum

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hear

Comments:

Joseph Mack Fluty was born on August 11, 1921, in Kingston County, California. He was the son of John Luther and Ellen Edith (Hoover) Fluty. He was graduated from Visalia High School and had attended Junior College. He had two brothers, John William and Cleo Stanley Fluty.

Joseph joined the Air Corps in March 1942. He served in the Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant and Fighter Pilot. On March 8, 1944, aboard P-38J 42-67751, he was Killed in Action while returning from a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. He was a member of the first P-38 group to meet the Nazis from Britain. He went on both bomber escort missions and fighter sweeps.

1Lt Fluty is now buried in the Visalia Public Cemetery, Visalia, Tulare County, California, USA.

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