Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
COSTA, Joseph Salvatore - Date of
birth
14 August 1916 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-673483 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
366th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 August 1943 - Place of
death
Near Mönchengladbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 5 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Vito Costa (father)
Sarah (MacMullan) Costa (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29553 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Arkie II
Target: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic oil plant
MACR: 252
More information
2nd Lt Joseph S. Costa attended high school for four years. He enlisted on 19 March 1942 in New York City, New York.The airplane was hit by flak and attacked by enemy fighters. Eight crew members were killed, two men survived and were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Tery Hirsch, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Courier Post - 18 September 1943