Axel P. Slustrop

World War II
Service #O-738483
Unit555th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Oregon
Date of DeathJune 22 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart -
Notes
1LT Slustrop was originally listed as missing in action or non-recoverable. His name was permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Normandy American Cemetery. 1LT Slustrop's remains were recovered, identified and permanently interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.