Reber, Ehle H.
- Date of birth:
- 1920
- Date of death:
- January 23rd, 1943 (over Lorient, France)
- Mentioned on:
- Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
- Service number:
- 19060992
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Ehle Reber enlisted on 15th July 1941 with the Air Corps at Fort Ord, California.
Ehle Reber was killed on 23rd January 1943 during a mission to Lorient, France in B-17F #41-24607, Jerry Jinx GN-W. The plane ditched in the Bay of Biscay after it was shot down by German fighters. Since then he is Missin in Action. His name has been inscripted on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England.
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Air Medal (AM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 427th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1943
Posthumously awarded. Air Medal awarded during ceremony in Klamath Falls, Oregon, 14th June 1943.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- 1st Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 427th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1943
Posthumously awarded. Purple Heart awarded during ceremony in Klamath Falls, Oregon, 14th June 1943.
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