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SIKORSKI, Alfred - Date of
birth
30 October 1915 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32218649 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer -
Unit
407th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
15 May 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea near Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Victor Sikorski (father)
Katie Sikorski (mother)
Clara Sikorski (sister)
Theodore Sikorski (brother)
Theresa Sikorski (sister)
Joseph Sikorski (brother)
Blanche Sikorski (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29820 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
MACR: 16060
More information
T/Sgt Alfred Sikorski was employed as an assistant manager at the local A & P Tea Company store.He was shot down over Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Five men from the crew bailed out over the North Sea and 5 where killed in the crash.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Arie-Jan van Hees, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - New York State Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 10 June 1943