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GLEMBOSKI, Stanley Walter - Date of
birth
20 October 1914 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Iron River, Iron County, Michigan -
Hometown
Iron County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36196961 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
506th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
14 May 1943 - Place of
death
Near Surendorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John Glemboski (father)
Benedicta (Downar) Glemboski (mother)
Joe Glemboski (brother)
Charles Glemboski (brother)
Julius Glemboski (brother)
Louise Glemboski (sister)
Leona Glemboski (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24295 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Wicked Witch
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: Not available
More information
S/Sgt Stanley W. Glemboski enlisted in Marquette, Michigan, on 17 April 1942.The plane was shot down over Kiel, Germany, while bombing Krupp Submarine Works.
All officers were taken prisoner, all enlisted men were killed in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Employment Record, http://franckruffino.chez.com/My-Site/B-24%2041-24295.htm
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://franckruffino.chez.com/My-Site/B-24%2041-24295.htm