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WOJCIK, Albert Aloysius - Date of
birth
12 August 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Strawn, Palo Pinto County, Texas -
Hometown
Strawn, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38368910 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1944 - Place of
death
Kappeln, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 14 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John J. Wojcik (father)
Henry F. Wojcik (brother)
Walter Wojcik (brother)
Fatinello Wojcik (sister)
Stanley Wojcik (brother)
Katie Wojcik (sister)
George Wojcik (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31782 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Poznan, Poland
Mission: Bombing of factories
MACR: 3812
More information
His aircraft was lost to enemy aircraft.T/Sgt Albert Wojcik was first buried in a common grave with the other killed crewmembers at the Military Cemetery Schleswig, Section C, Side 15, Grave 15.
T/Sgt Wojcik's brother, Sgt Henry F. Wojcik, died of injuries and is buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemoirla.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: FOHF