Name:
James M. Bechtel
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
37088931
Unit:
324th Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-03-28
State:
Nebraska
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium
Plot:
D
Row:
12
Grave:
54
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt James M. Bechtel, left waist gunner of the B-17 42-29537, took off from station 121 Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over the Rouen train junction. They were shot down by German fighters.