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PODOLSKY, Murray - Date of
birth
23 December 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Linden, Union County, New Jersey -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12181503 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
412th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1944 - Place of
death
Wohlstreck, northeast of Diepholz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 33 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William Podolsky (father)
Rose Podolsky (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31054 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Irish Luck
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 2545
More information
S/Sgt Murray Podolsky enlisted in New York City, New York on 30 October 1942.Statement by David E. Olsson, Capt, Asst Operations Officer: "B-17G 42-31054, piloted by 2nd Lt Clark A. Huddleston, was last seen at 52 degrees 25N 7 degrees 30E burning and going down. This was probably caused by fighters, as there were great numbers making attacks".
Nine crew members were able to bail out and ended up POWs. Surviving crew members' reports indicate that S/Sgt Murray Podolsky was last seen when he was about to bail out the rear door, at which time a rocket exploded against the tail wheel assembly. He was seen falling.
S/Sgt Murray Podolsky is believed to have been killed by the explosion or when the ship crashed.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR,
www.ancestry.com - US WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.95thbg.org, Peter Schouteten