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Reisenburger Stanley M.

Name:
Stanley M. Reisenburger
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-2069120
Unit:
860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1945-04-09
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
37
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:

Stanley M. Reisenburger was born in 1924 in New York. He was the son of Max Reisenburger, who resided in Brooklyn, New York.

Stanley resided in Kings County, New York, prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on February 24, 1943, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, without dependents.

Stanley served in the 860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, H860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator on the B-17 #44-6513 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on April 9, 1945, when his airplane was hit by an enemy flak and crashed near Munich, Germany. All men aboard were killed as a result of the crash.

2Lt Reisenburger is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium.

B-17 #44-6513 crew:
Doine, Robert J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Wisconsin
Gokey, Leonard T ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Michigan
Julianelle, John R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Connecticut
Kurnick, Daniel ~ Sgt, Bombardier, New York
Millan, William W, Jr ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, Virginia
Morrison, Bernard C ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Washington
O'Rourke, Frank B ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, Pennsylvania
Reisenburger, Stanley ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Silverman, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Wisconsin
Walton, Herbert D ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California

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