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BLASENAK, Arthur Francis - Date of
birth
26 September 1917 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31131909 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
407th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
15 May 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John F. Blasenak (father)
Edna L. (Banks) Blasenak (mother)
Gertrude E. (Fall) Blasenek (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29280 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
MACR: 16060
More information
S/Sgt Arthur F. Blasenak enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 26 May 1942.The plane was shot down over Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Five crew members bailed out over the North Sea and 5 were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, René Bosma, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, René Bosma