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Personal info

Full name
KINTZ, Carl Edward
Date of birth
9 November 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Berlin, Green Lake County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36825755
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Top Turret Gunner
Unit
569th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 October 1944
Place of death
Kanzlershof, Gut Moor near Hamburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 37 13

Immediate family

Members
Chester N. Kintz (father)
Emma Kintz (mother)
Betty Kintz (sister)
William Kintz (brother)
Ardell Kintz (brother)
Chester Kintz (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38547
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 10261

More information

Sgt Carl E. Kintz attended Ripon High School.

A/C 547 was hit by flak. Three men were able to bail out and ended up POW. The remaining 6 crew members were killed in the crash.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Ripon High School 1941