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PLEKAVICK, Victor A - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-793164 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
364th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 May 1943 - Place of
death
Tetenhusen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank A. Plekavick (father)
Thekla (Aitutis) Plekavick (mother)
Louis Plekavick (brother)
Anna Plekavick (sister)
Helen Plekavick (sister)
John Plekavick (brother)
Louis M. Plekavick (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24590 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: 590
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Krupp Germaniawerft U-boat yards
More information
2nd Lt Victor A. Plekavick served with the Royal Canadian Air force before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States on 21 May 1942.The airplane was shot down by enemy aircraft. Three crew members survived and were taken prisoner, seven men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8thafhs.com, www.305thbombgroup.com, http://www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Records, 1940 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Boston Globe 7 August 1943, The Boston Globe - 5 April 1943