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Personal info

Full name
AMTZIS, Melvin
Date of birth
18 October 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
New York City, Richmond County, New York
Hometown
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York

Military service

Service number
12124267
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
735th Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
8 May 1944
Place of death
Hildesheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Robert J. Amtzis (father)
Lena R. (Weiner) Amtzis (mother)
Adele Amtzis (sister)
Mildred Amtzis (sister)
Albert Amtzis (brother)
Florence B. (Katzman) Amtzis (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-50327
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Gypsy Queen
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Industrial Area
MACR: 4592

More information

Melvin Amtzis enlisted at New York City, NY on 1 August 1942.

The airplane was shot down by a German fighter.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / New York Birth Index 1910-1965

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Marvin Family Tree