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Personal info

Full name
HOUGH, Vernon
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Texas
Hometown
Travis County, Texas

Military service

Service number
O-695816
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Bombardier
Unit
343rd Bombardment Squadron,
98th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 June 1944
Place of death
Near Bacakovaci, Hungary

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 36 11

Immediate family

Members
John T. Hough (father)
Birdie Hough (mother)
Margaret Hough (sister)
John T. Hough (brother)
Arthur L. Hough (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-99762
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: American Maid
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Mission: Oil Refinery
MACR: 6446

More information

1st Lt Vernon Hough was a mechanic before he joined the Regular Army in Austin, Texas, on 12 September 1940.

The Bombardier Lt Hough bailed out directly ahead of the Navigator. His parachute was seen to open by other crew members. We were fired upon while hanging in our chutes and all members suffered from attacks by the civilians with guns. Hough was killed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com – Rob5380