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LUNDINE, Homer William - Date of
birth
24 December 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Woodbine, Dickinson County, Kansas -
Hometown
Wyandotte County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17020956 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Aerial Engineer -
Unit
47th Squadron,
313th Troop Carrier Group
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hamminkeln, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Carl I. Lundine (father)
Elvira H. (Boberg) Lundine (mother)
Hattie L. Lundine (sister)
Ernest W. Lundine (brother)
Pearl N. Lundine (sister)
Verda L. Lundine (sister)
Clayton R. Lundine (brother)
Margaret J. Lundine (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-77595 -
Data
Type: C-46D
Destination: Drop Zone X, north of Wesel, Germany
Mission: Paratroop Drop
MACR: 13421
More information
T/Sgt Homer W. Lundine attended college and was a machinist.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on 15 January 1942.
The airplane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire on the approach to the drop zone and exploded when hitting the ground.
The entire crew of four men was killed and of the 34 passengers, all members of C Company of the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 17th Airborne Division, only 10 survived.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Donna Endorf Londeen, Fred, ancestry.com, Shawna Carpenter