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HORECKY, Albert Roy - Date of
birth
6 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18171709 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
On the road from Haste to Belm, near Osnabruck, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 8 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
P. Roy Horecky (father)
Ura D. Horecky (mother)
Jean Horecky (sister)
Theresa C. (Burleigh) Horecky (sister)
Barbara (Smith) Horecky (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37792 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Osnabrück, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 10417
More information
T/Sgt Albert R. Horecky attended college.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Lafayette Louisiana on 8 December 1942.
The aircraft was downed by a direct flak hit.
The entire crew of nine was killed and initially buried at the cemetery of the airbase headquarters of Achmer, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mark Broussard, Theresa Horecky Burleigh (sister) and Albert Burleigh (nephew), The Crowley Post Signal 27 January 1945