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name
RE, Pete - Date of
birth
11 July 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Dowell, Jackson County, Illinois -
Hometown
Dowell, Jackson County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36694122 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Gustavsburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Domenico Re (father)
Rose C. (Bruno) Re (mother)
John Re (brother)
Margaret M. Re (sister)
Palma L. Re (sister)
Nicholas Re (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-8489 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Bischofsheim, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 11570
More information
The airplane was hit by flak a few seconds after bombs away. It pulled up above formation until it appeared to stall and then it went into a dive, crashing near the target.S/Sgt Re was seen lying on the floor in the waist and didn’t bail out.
He is remembered at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Du Quoin, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Michael V Drachman / Harold Barraclough
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S / Harold Barraclough, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks