Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
BERTAUX, John F - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Harrison County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-562531 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
776th Bombardment Squadron,
464th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vienna, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 27 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George Bertaux (father)
Josephina V. Bertaux (mother)
Dorothy Bertaux (sister)
Joseph Bertaux (brother)
George Bertaux (brother)
Roseanne Bertaux (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95337 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Fast Number
Destination: Vienna, Austria
MACR: 10390
More information
The airplane was hit by flak that broke off part of the right wing.
Source of information Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten