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TIMKO, John Joseph - Date of
birth
16 June 1920 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Forest City, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lemoyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33230569 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
335th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
13 June 1943 - Place of
death
Kiel Bay, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
John Timko (father)
Julia Timko (mother)
Lillian Timko (sister)
Elsie A. Timko (sister)
Virginia I. (Doyle) Timko (wife)
John D. Timko (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30118 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-Boat yards
MACR: 4738
More information
T/Sgt John J. Timko graduated from Forest City High School ans was employed at the Middletown Air Depot.He was married to irginia Isabella Doyle on 2 May 1942.
He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 7 May 1942 and was sent overseas on 4 April 1943.
His son was 18 months old at the time of his father's death.
After having left the target, Kiel, Germany, flightnumber 42-30118 crashed into the Kiel Bay (Baltic Sea) with the loss of all onboard. It is unclear if this was due to flak or enemy fighters.
It is also believed that the aircraft of T/Sgt John J. Timko collided in midair with "colleague", flightnumber 42-29763.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.flensted.eu.com, http://www.8thafhs.com, http://www.andreaszapf.de, http://www.airmen.dk/p184.htm
Photo source: Danny van der Groen, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph, Arie-Jan van Hees