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BAUERLINE, Vernon E - Date of
birth
12 June 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Carroll County, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33502608 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
324th Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 August 1944 - Place of
death
15 miles of Halle, east of Eisenach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Andrew S. Bauerline (father)
Stella I. (Bartalow) Bauerline (mother)
Andrew J. Bauerline (brother)
Elizabeth E. Bauerline (sister)
Norman C. (Bauerline (brother)
Ruth (Myers) Bauerline (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31634 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Texas Chubby The J'Ville Jolter
Destination: Halle, Germany
MACR: 8184
More information
Sgt Bauerline enlisted on 8 March 1943. He was sent overseas in 24 May 1944.Aircraft B-17G 42-31634, was one of six aircraft missing in action. This group was attacked by approximately twenty-five enemy fighters at 1000 hours, altitude 25,400 feet, East of Eisenach, Germany. During this attack, which lasted 20 or 30 seconds, four of our aircraft were seen to have been shot down. As this was the only fighter attack made on this group it is presumed by this headquarters that subject aircraft was also lost at this time.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - The Gettysburg Compiler 1 September 1945 / Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Sun