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KRIEGBAUM, Floyd Robert - Date of
birth
12 December 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35422216 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Nose Gunner -
Unit
343rd Bombardment Squadron,
98th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
22 February 1944 - Place of
death
Near Burghausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 25 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Earl R. Kriegbaum (father)
Stalla M. (Barret) Kriegbaum (mother)
Melvin W. Kriegbaum (brother)
Dorothy Kriegbaum (sister)
George Kriegbaum (brother)
Ethel Kriegbaum (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-64483 -
Data
Type B-24H
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 2727
More information
Statement from 1st Lt Arnold M. Hanssen, Operation Officer. "On combat mission of February 22nd 1944 at approximately 15 minutes before reaching target, the formation was attacked by forty ME-110s, JU 88s and ME 410. Due to the battle that followed together with the anti-aircraft fire which was accurate at the same time, the observation of the loss of Aircraft No. 483, piloted by 2nd Lt Joseph P. Merkle could not be determined. It is believed, from interrogation of crews, that the aircraft crashed in the vicinity of target from attack or enemy pursuit hits. Parachutes were observed to open from two of our aircraft, but the ships could not be identified as being the one in question."According to S/Sgt James M. Doolittle, who was blown clear from the plane, Sgt. Kriegbaum was in the nose of the ship when it went down.
Ten crew members were killed. Only one survived and was taken prisoner.
He was first buried at the Temporary Cemetery of Saint Avold, France.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / Jewish Servicemen Card, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Dayton Daily News 17 February 1943