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DURBOROW, Paul J - Date of
birth
22 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania -
Religion
Catholic
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-710240 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 July 1944 - Place of
death
The road between both towns
Niedermöllern-Fränkenau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 6 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph P. Durborow (father)
Edith M. Durborow (mother)
Joseph P. Durborow (brother)
John B. Durborow (brother)
Edith Durborow (sister)
Mary Durborow (sister)
Bernard Durborow (brother)
William Durborow (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31723 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Sparky
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Leuna oil refinery
MACR: 7810
More information
2nd LT Paul J. Durborow graduated from Harrisburg Catholic High School.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Olmsted Field, Middletown, Pennsylvania on 22 June 1942.
Lt Durborow was trained as a glider pilot in Florida and later was graduated as a navigator.
The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters. Eight crew members were killed, one was taken prisoner.
The killed crew members were initially buried in a common grave at the cemetery of Niedermöllern on 3 August 1944.
He is buried next to his brother John.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - 1930, 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.fold3.com - MACR / Harrisburg Telegraph - 24 April 1944, 27 August 1946
Photo source: Jeannick Tapella and Michel Beckers, Harrisburg Telegraph - 24 September 1943