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RUDNITSKY, Bud Erwin - Date of
birth
7 June 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Otsego County, New York -
Hometown
Unadilla, Otsego County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12139763 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
578th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 May 1944 - Place of
death
Near Gevensleben, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 20 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Adam W. Rudnitsky (father)
Helma A. (Gillar) Rudnitsky (mother)
Helmar G. Rudnitsky (sister)
Iris L. Rudnitsky (sister)
Gail Rudnitsky (sister)
Stuart R. Rudnitsky (brother)
Edward H. Rudnitsky (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95060 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 4925
More information
Bud Rudnitsky worked in the electroplating industry.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Binghamton, New York on 25 September 1942.
A returning crew eyewitness stated that the aircraft was attacked from the tail position which forced it into a spin from which it later recovered, no parachutes were seen. German ground report stated that the bodies of seven crew members were found dead in the wreckage. Others had likely jumped. In fact all ten crew members were killed.
S/Sgt Rudnitsky was initially buried at the village cemetery of Gevensleben on 20 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, 392nd Bomb Group