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GUENZIG, Bernard A - Date of
birth
19 March 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
New York City, Manhattan, New York -
Hometown
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31103090 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
511th Bombardment Squadron,
351st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
15 May 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, near Borkum Isle, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Julius Guenzig (father)
Anna Guenzig (mother)
Antoinette Guenzig (half sister)
Laura Guenzig (half sister)
Mathilde Mendlinger (half sister)
William L. Mendlinger (half brother)
William Guenzig (brother)
Celia Guenzig (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3173 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Spare Ball
Destination: Emden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad yards
MACR:15581
More information
Bernard Guenzig was an accountant.He enlisted on 25 March 1942 in Hartford, Connecticut.
The airplane exploded in mid-air after it was hit by a bomb, dropped by another B-17 in the group. The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - US WWII Draft Cards, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930 Census / Enlistment Record / Jewish Serviceman Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten