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Personal info

Full name
CISAR, Joseph B
Date of birth
8 September 1917
Age
25
Place of birth
Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
North Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-799336
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
334th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
26 July 1943
Place of death
Lauenstein, near Hamelin, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 31 27

Immediate family

Members
Andrew Cisar (father)
Katherine Cisar (mother)
John Cisar (brother)
Margaret Cisar (sister)
Albert T. Cisar (brother)
Edward W. Cisar (brother)
Raymond Cisar (brother)
Thomas Cisar (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-30304
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: She's My Gal
Destination: Hannover, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 196

More information

Joseph Cisar graduated from Scott High School in 1935

He joined the Regular Army in 1937, and after two years, he returned to civilian life. However, in 1939, when war threatened, he enlisted again. Lt Cisar was transferred to the Air Force in 1942. He graduated from the Blytheville Army Air Field in Arkansas in 1943, where he was commissioned a second lieutenant.

The aircraft was last seen in formation over the target.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette