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Personal info

Full name
KORBELAK, Samuel "Sam"
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
O-685650
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Navigator
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 November 1943
Place of death
Mahndorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 11 15

Immediate family

Members
John Korbelak (father)
Helen Korbelak (mother)
Peter Korbelak (brother)
Michael Korbelak (brother)
Joe Korbelak (brother)
Anna Korbelak (sister)
Damial Korbelak (brother)
Rose Korbelak (sister)
Steve Korbelak (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-3165
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Melancholy Baby
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat facilities
MACR: 1385

More information

2nd Lt Samuel Korbelak received his wings in July 1943 in Texas.

The airplane was hit by flak that knocked out the #3 engine. The airplane exploded and crashed on the railway track at Mahndorf. Three crew members were taken prisoner, and seven were killed. They were initially buried at the municipal cemetery of Mahndorf on 27 November 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle