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KIEDROWSKI, Richard Anthony - Date of
birth
16 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36818348 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
711th Bombardment Squadron,
447th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
Schönhausen, east of Elbe River, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Anton Kiedrowski (father)
Valeria Kiedrowski (mother)
Delphine Kiedrowski (sister)
Alexander Kiedrowski (brother)
Dolores Kiedrowski (sister)
Robert Kiedrowski (brother)
Marcel Glenbocki (half-brother)
Edmund Glenbocki (half-brother)
Henry Glenbocki (half-brother)
Lilian Glenbocki (half-sister)
Irene Glenbocki (half-sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38731 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Blythe Spirit
Destination: Oranienburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 13044
More information
T/Sgt Richard A. Kiedrowski graduated from Bradford High School in 1943. He attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.This crew, which was on its first mission, had taken over this bomber from its original crew that had completed 35 missions.
The bomber took a direct hit in the bomb bay and between the #3 and #4 engines.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner; eight men were killed.
According to the navigator, 2nd Lt Walter Hofman, who survived the incident, the airplane went into a spin after being hit, and it broke into pieces after he and the co-pilot, 2nd Lt Robert P. Dwight, were thrown out.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census, www.fold3.com - MACR 13044, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.447bg.com, Peter Schouteten, Bradford High School 1943, Kenosha News - 6 April 1945