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Personal info

Full name
GLEMBOSKI, Stanley Walter
Date of birth
20 October 1914
Age
28
Place of birth
Iron River, Iron County, Michigan
Hometown
Iron County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36196961
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
506th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
14 May 1943
Place of death
Near Surendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

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