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name
SENK, John J - Date of
birth
21 October 1915 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32460576 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
579th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 October 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, north of the Frisian Islands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew Senk (father)
Valentina Senk (mother)
Frank Senk (brother)
Jacob H. Senk (brother)
Andrew P. Senk (brother)
Jennie Senk (sister)
Josephine Senk (sister)
Helen (Mrozowski) Senk (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7474 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Satan's Flame
Destination: North Sea
Mission: Diversion
MACR: 891
More information
John Senk worked in a metal factory.He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 17 August 1942.
The mission's objective was to deconcentrate German defenses, primarily fighter units, and draw them away from the main bomber routes across the continent.
This aircraft was last seen when it lost altitude with one or more engines on fire as a result of fighter attacks. Three or four parachutes were noted at that time.
The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com Langer Family Tree, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Martin J. Spisak