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COSTLOW, Joseph Regis - Date of
birth
1 September 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Sidman, Cambria County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Sidman, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13031785 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1943 - Place of
death
Between Rauwerd and Poppingawier, 9 miles southwest of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 5 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles B. Costlow (father)
Margaret M. (Topper) Costlow (mother)
Cecil Costlow (brother)
Florece E. Costlow (sister)
Elise C. Costlow (sister)
Edith G. Costlow (sister)
Eugene B. Costlow (brother)
Margaret M. Costlow (sister)
Lenora M. Costlow (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-37739 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1566
More information
S/Sgt Joseph R. Costlow was a chauffeur.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 27 December 1941.
The airplane was shot down by a FW 190A of JG 1/1 and may have collided with B-17 #42-31086. The entire crew of both planes (20 men in total) were killed and were initially buried at the cemetery of Poppingawier on 21 or 31 December 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: Erik Bosma, www.findagrave.com - Ralph Peeters