Haak, August C. Jr.

1925 - 1945  (20 years)

• Name	Haak, August C.
  		August C. Haak Jr. (1925-1945)
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1925	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HAAK.A001
  _FGRAVE	56290339
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 706th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group (Heavy), 20th Combat Wing, 2nd Air Division, 8th United States Army Air Forces  [1, 2, 3]
  	B-24 Liberator crew member (Sergeant) with the 706th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group (Heavy), 20th Combat Wing, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force stationed at Flixton, England. Killed in an aircraft accident while returning from a combat mission to home base on April 11, 1945. Earned The Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters and The Purple Heart Medal. Also eligible posthumously for The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with at least one bronze battle star and The WWII Victory Medal. Buried with military honors at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge England. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) SOURCE: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1898178
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Haak, August C. Jr. (1925-1945) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Air Medal, United States
  		Air Medal, United States
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honeree, August C. Haak Jr. (1925-1945)
  		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
  Death	11 Apr 1945	Harleston, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England   [3]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England   [3]
  	Plot E Row 0 Grave 105
  		Headstone, Haak, August C.
  		Headstone, Haak, August C.
  Person ID	I42992	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Haak, August William,   b. 3 Nov 1897, Illinois d. 10 Jun 1989, Wyoming (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Dewitt, Frances Cynthia,   b. 26 Aug 1897   d. 27 May 1985 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F18176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1925 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14909] World War II Honoree, August C. Haak Jr., (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1898178) (Reliability: 2). [S13330] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, Haak, August C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56290339/august-c-haak), none. (Reliability: 2).