Timeline
Birth- 1920
Pennsylvania
Birth- Aug 9, 1920
Birth
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Birth- Aug 9, 1920
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Death
Dec 20, 1943
Death
Bremen, Germany (K.I.A. on 'VIII Bomber Command 159')
1939 - 1945World War II
Served For
United States of America
Army Serial Number
33237423
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Branch
Army
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Conflict Period
World War II
Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Stationed Date
Nov 1943
Stationed Place
Kimbolton Airfield, Kimbolton, England
Stationed Rank
Staff Sergeant
Stationed Ship
'Ye Olde Pub,' B-17, 42-3167
Stationed Unit
527th Bomb. Squadron, 379th Bomb. Group.
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Branch
Army Air Forces
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Service Date
Aug 9, 1942
Service End Date
Dec 20, 1943
Unit
8th Air Force, 527th Squadron, 379th Bomb Group.
Muster Date
1942
Award
Silver Star
Award Date
Feb 4, 2008
Award Place
Washington City, Washington D.C., USA .(posthumously awarded)
Enlistment- Aug 1, 1942-Age: 22 years
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Military Service- Age: 23 years
Battle- Dec 20, 1943-Age: 23 years
Bremen, Germany (K.I.A. while in tail gun of B-17 bomber Ye Old Pub.)
Obituary
Obituary Date
Date:02 Jul 1948Death- Dec 20, 1943-Age: 23 years
KILLED IN ACTION. Diagnosis: Wound, penetrating; QualifyingTerm: Multiple; Location: Iris; CausativeAgent: Shell Fragment, Flak, Shrapnel; CausativeAgent: Shell Fragment, Flak, Shrapnel
Death
Bremen, Germany
Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Burial- 1948
Final: Newville, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 1943
First one: U.S. Military Cemetery, Brookfield, England
Other Facts
Source Information
Source Film Reel Number
1.147
Source Box Number
0630
Occupation
Unskilled routemen
Level Of Education
4 years of high school
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Full Name
Hugh S Eckenrode
Also Known As
Hugh Sylvester Eckenrode
Father
John Eckenrode
Obituary
Obituary Place
Place:Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
