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SILBERGER, Lawrence H - Date of
birth
30 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12129360 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner/Assistant Engineer -
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
16 October 1944 - Place of
death
Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11
Bad Sulza, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 33 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
Eugene Silberger (father)
Jennie (Blickstein) Silberger (mother)
Erwin Silberger (brother)
Martha Silberger (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30712 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Miss Minookie
Destination: Achmer, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 2461
More information
After we were hit, and had to jump the pilot stayed with the ship long enough to give those who could jump. Silverberger was wounded and died in an hospital.S/Sgt Silberger died in Stalag IX-C.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Silberger Family tree - 1940 Census
Photo source: FOHF, American Air Museum