Name:
Carl W. Habecker
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-737933
Unit:
510th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-05-27
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Plot:
D
Row:
19
Grave:
22
Decoration:
Air Medal w/2OLC, Purple Heart
Comments:
Machine Gunner of the B-17 “Queen of the Air” , serial number 42-31975, that took off from Station 110 Polebrook in Northamptonshire in the UK at 8am on 27 May 1944. Shot down by an ME 109 German fighter at 12:30. Habecker was killed along with 7 of his crewmembers. 2 successfully bailed out and survived.