William C Gussenhoven ★ World War II Gold Star Veteran from Colorado
On December 13, 1944 Sergeant Gussenhoven was declared a casualty of World War II. ★ He served with honor in the United States Army Air Forces. ★ He is remembered by the people of Colorado. ★ May his positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect, and equality for all.
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Service Details
| This Profile ID | 22790 |
| Service ID | 17089731 |
| Name | William C Gussenhoven |
| From | Arapahoe County, Colorado |
| Casualty Date | December 13, 1944 |
| War | World War II |
| Service Branch | Army Air Forces |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Specialty | Left Gunner |
| Unit/Group | 499th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, 878th Bomber Squadron |
| Casualty Type | Missing in action or lost at sea |
| Location | Sea of Japan |
| Burial | Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Notable Awards |
★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart |
| Remembered | 
William C Gussenhoven is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location. |
Additional Details
William C. Gussenhoven was born in 1918 in Texas and later lived in Arapahoe County, Colorado. He was also married to Lyndel F Gussenhoven and lived in Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas.On December 13, 1944 he was on the crew of the B-29 Superfortress #42-24638 when they took off with approximately 70 other B-29s, from Isley Field at Saipan. They were on a bombing mission to the Mitsubishi aircraft engine factory at Nagoya, Japan. After a successful bombing mission, they were returning to Saipan and were attempting to land when their right wing hit the surface of the water causing them to crash approximately 1500 feet off shore. It was believed that possibly one of their engines gave out due to low fuel reserves. The entire crew was lost. Note that two other B-29s (42-24687) and (42-63430) and their crews were also lost on this mission. We identified 11 casualties in our archive related to the #42-24638 incident on December 13, 1944.
◼William C Gussenhoven :: Left Gunner
We identified 11 casualties related to the associated incident #42-24687.
We identified 11 casualties related to the associated incident #42-63430.
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Commendations + Awards
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★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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• 623 Vietnam War
• 133 Prisoners of war
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• 47 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 25 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 9 Medal of Honor recipients
• 3,337 World War II
• 314 Korean War
• 623 Vietnam War
• 133 Prisoners of war
• 1,015 Missing in action
• 47 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 25 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 9 Medal of Honor recipients
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