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KOGAN, Aaron - Date of
birth
1 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Grodno, Poland -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-723103 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Radar Operator -
Unit
701st Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 March 1945 - Place of
death
3 miles east of Helgoland, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles Kogan (father)
Florence O. Kogan (mother)
Charles Kogan (brother)
Sara Hoffman (niece)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-48851 -
Data
Type: B-24-JSH
Destination: Hemmingstedt, Germany
Mission: Bombing the Heide oil refinery
MACR: 13563
More information
2nd Lt Aaron Kogan graduated from Hamtramck High School and attended Wayne State University.He was employed as a window designer for the Gratiot Linen Company.
He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Detroit, Michigan on 26 February 1943.
In March 1945, Lt Kogan volunteered for a flight over Germany although he had met his quota. The aircraft received a direct hit by flak while on the bomb run. The right wing came off and a large hole was observed in the left wing. The ship blew up as it crashed into the water. The entire crew is listed on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten.
Note: At the time Lt Kogan was born, Grodno was situated in Poland. Now it is a city in Belarus.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card, www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jewish War Veterans Department of Michigan