Name and Rank, Sergeant Augustus Aho.
Unit/placed in, 506th Bomber Squadron,44th Bomber Group (Heavy).
Augustus was born on 7July 1910 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.
Father, Augustus Aho.
Mother, Martha Lukaen.
Sister(s), Aili Aho.
Spouse, Marjorie A (Moulton) Aho.
Augustus entered the Service from Hartford, Connecticut in May 8, 1942 with service number # 31121510.
Agustus Aho rank/duty was a Sergeant/Nose Gunner (B-24) in the 506th Bomber Squadron.
Augustus’s crewmembers and their position onboard the plane a B-24 were;
1st Lt. William M. Maynor Pilot
2nd Lt. John E. Gunnel Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Arnold L. Gray Navigator
Sgt. Augustus Aho Nose Turret Gunner
T/Sgt. James L. Corrigan Engineer
T/Sgt. Michael J. Liss Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Walter J. Scanlon Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Glenn C. Stoffel Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph N. Coonelly Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Joel Parker Jr. Tail Gunner
Augustus Aho was Killed in Action in/during because the plane was hit and loose altitude, a few crewmembers bailed out an became POW, the plane crashed near Langeoog, Germany in the North Sea, on Dec. 20, 1943, and he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Augustus Aho is mentioned/buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten,
Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
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