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RUTISHAUSER, Charles E - Date of
birth
8 December 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah -
Hometown
Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39835671 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
526th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 June 1944 - Place of
death
Pinneberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 16 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Emil Rutishauser (father)
Minni (Christensen) Rutishauser (mother)
Alene Rustishauser (sister)
Lucile Rutishauser (sister)
James D. Rutishauser (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102628 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: G.I Jane
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refineries
MACR: 5989
More information
Charles E. Rutishauser attended college.He enlisted in Salt Lake City, Utah on 8 October 1942.
Statement from Capt D.H. Buskey, crew member of another B-17 in the group: I last saw the aircraft leaving the formation while over the target at Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft disappeared going down through the clouds and under control. #3 engine was on fire and the fire had spread back into the wing itself.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner.
T/sgt Rutishauser was intially buried at the local cemetery of Rellingen on 20 June 1944.
He is remembered at the Mount Pleasant City Cemetery.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Utah Military Records / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com