Name:
Eugene L. Borengasser
Rank:
Master Sergeant
Serial Number:
6299826
Unit:
Headquarters Squadron, 9th Engineer Command
Date of Death:
1945-01-18
State:
Arkansas
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France
Plot:
A
Row:
24
Grave:
29
Decoration:
Comments:
Eugene L. Borengasser was born in Arkansas. He was the son of John Herman Borengasser and Katie M. Borengasser Schlaf.
At the time of his death, Eugene was serving in the Headquarters Squadron, 9th Engineer Command, as a Master Sergeant and a passenger on the C-47 #43-48611. On January 18, 1945, he was killed in an air crash when they took off from A-54 airfield in Le Bourget, France, to be transported to Station 343 in Biggin Hill, England. Due to an unknown reason, the aircraft crashed approximately 7 minutes later after they took off. Eighteen people were killed in this accident, while four were seriously injured.
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