Ewald, Jr. Huebscher is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:
Name:
Ewald, Jr. Huebscher
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-690431
Unit:
407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-01-29
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands
Plot:
C
Row:
12
Grave:
32
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Ewald Huebscher, Jr., navigator of the B-17 42-30711 "Fertile Turtle Myrtle", took off from station 109 Podington, Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over Frankfurt. The plane was hit by flak, causing the crew to bail out, but Lt Friedrich Lange of 6./JG26 finished them off at 1241, killing 8 crewmen, including Huebscher.