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Hugh S Eckenrode

World War II · US Army · Staff Sergeant

Source Documents

Record	Events	Title	Source Website	Type	Created	Actions
Ssgt Hugh Sylvester Eckenrode	Birth		Archives.com	Archives Document
SSGT Hugh Sylvester Ecky Eckenrode	Birth, Burial, Death		Find a Grave	Fgv Document
_Sgt__Hugh_Eckenrode_	Battle, Burial, Death, Military Service, People		Forces War Records	Image	16/10/2023
Screenshot 2023-10-16 at 11-05-46 The News-Chronicle 02 Jul 1948 page 4	Burial		Forces War Records	Image	16/10/2023
Crew of the 379th Bombardment Group's 'Ye Old Pub'			Forces War Records	Image	18/10/2023
Eckenrode, Hugh Sylvester - Page 1		US, WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1940	Forces War Records	Image	18/05/2016
Pennsylvania - Page 48	Battle	US, WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualty List, 1946	Forces War Records	Image	23/10/2013
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 - Page 3969	Battle	US, Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945	Forces War Records	Image	27/10/2022
Crew of B-17 'Ye Olde Pub,' 379th Bomb. Group, WWII..png			Forces War Records	Image	20/10/2023
Tech. Sgt. John 'Ecky' Eckenrode, Tail Gunner.jpeg			Forces War Records	Image	23/10/2023
Eckenrode, Hugh S		US, WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualty List, 1946	Forces War Records	Child Record	23/10/2013
Sgt. Hugh Eckenrode, tail gunner, Ye Olde Pub, K.I.A. Dec. 1943.jpg			Forces War Records	Image	23/10/2023
Obituary of Sgt. Hugh S. 'Ecky' Eckenrode, Dec. 1943.jpeg			Forces War Records	Image	24/10/2023
Hugh S Eckenrode	Birth, Custom, Enlistment, Military Service, Other, People	US, WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946	Forces War Records	Index Record	27/11/2008
Eckenrode, Hugh S	Battle, Death	US, WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954	Forces War Records	Index Record	12/06/2020
Eckenrode, Hugh S	Death	US, WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954	Forces War Records	Index Record	12/06/2020
The News-Chronicle	Custom		Newspapers.com	Newspapers Document
Eckenrode, Hugh Sylvester, SSgt			Forces War Records	Memorial	10/02/2015
Charles Lester Brown			Forces War Records	Memorial	5/01/2009

Source URLs

URL	Events	Description
Author Adam Makos' web page about his book, "A Higher Call."		"A Higher Call" is a book about that fateful first and last mission for the B-17 bomber, 'Ye Olde Pub,' and its crew, on a bombing run to Bremen, German, on the 20th December, 1943.
379th Bomb Group Archives		"The 379th Bomb Group WWII Association is organized to perpetuate the history of the 379th Bomb Group (H) (WWII), to remember and honor the memory of lost comrades, and to educate present and future generations..."
Wikipedia page of the 527th Bomb. Squadron.		"...The squadron was first activated during World War II. After training in the United States, it moved to England, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. The squadron twice was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for its combat actions. Following V-E Day, the squadron moved to Morocco, where it participated in the transportation of military personnel back to the United States until it was inactivated in June 1945..."
S/Sgt. Hugh S. Eckenrode American Air Museum in Britain profile.