Captain, 17th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force, World War II.
Captain Strauss took off from Adelaide River Airdrome, south of Darwin, Australia, aboard his P-40E Warhawk to intercept incoming Japanese attack bombers and fighter aircraft. Outnumbered seven-to-one, he was shot down and crashed into Fannie Bay, off Darwin Harbor.
His body was recovered and was buried in Australia. His remains were repatriated to the United States and he was permanently buried in Wadesville in March, 1948.
Soon after his loss, "28 Mile Drome" south of Darwin was renamed "Strauss Field" in his memory.
Captain Strauss took off from Adelaide River Airdrome, south of Darwin, Australia, aboard his P-40E Warhawk to intercept incoming Japanese attack bombers and fighter aircraft. Outnumbered seven-to-one, he was shot down and crashed into Fannie Bay, off Darwin Harbor.
His body was recovered and was buried in Australia. His remains were repatriated to the United States and he was permanently buried in Wadesville in March, 1948.
Soon after his loss, "28 Mile Drome" south of Darwin was renamed "Strauss Field" in his memory.
Captain, 17th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force, World War II.
Captain Strauss took off from Adelaide River Airdrome, south of Darwin, Australia, aboard his P-40E Warhawk to intercept incoming Japanese attack bombers and fighter aircraft. Outnumbered seven-to-one, he was shot down and crashed into Fannie Bay, off Darwin Harbor.
His body was recovered and was buried in Australia. His remains were repatriated to the United States and he was permanently buried in Wadesville in March, 1948.
Soon after his loss, "28 Mile Drome" south of Darwin was renamed "Strauss Field" in his memory.
Captain Strauss took off from Adelaide River Airdrome, south of Darwin, Australia, aboard his P-40E Warhawk to intercept incoming Japanese attack bombers and fighter aircraft. Outnumbered seven-to-one, he was shot down and crashed into Fannie Bay, off Darwin Harbor.
His body was recovered and was buried in Australia. His remains were repatriated to the United States and he was permanently buried in Wadesville in March, 1948.
Soon after his loss, "28 Mile Drome" south of Darwin was renamed "Strauss Field" in his memory.
Inscription
CAPT.
KILLED IN ACTION IN AUSTRALIA
17ᴛʜ PURSUIT SQUAD A.A.F.
HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT THE FREEDOM OF MAN
AND OUR CHRISTIAN WAY OF LIFE SHALL SURVIVE
RETURNED FOR REINTERMENT MARCH 17 1948
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