Name:
Louis Joseph Cubba
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
36526010
Unit:
554th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-09-23
State:
Rhode Island
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
H
Row:
8
Grave:
59
Decoration:
Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars
Comments:
Louis Joseph Cubba was born on October 8, 1918 in Du Quoin, Illinois. He attended Northern High School. Before entering the service on September 24, 1942, Sergeant Cubba was employed by Murray Corp. He had been in England in May, 1943.
Tail gunner on a B-26 Marauder, he was wounded over Holland and killed when his plane crash landed in Belgium on September 23, 1944. SSgt Cubba is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov