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Personal info

Full name
KUBINSKI, Henry
Date of birth
21 November 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36555495
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Air Gunner
Unit
715th Bombardment Squadron,
448th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 February 1944
Place of death
Near Ommen, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 6 18

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Kubinski (father)
Lottie Kubinski (mother)
Jenny Kubinski (sister)
Thaddeus J. Kubinski (brother)
Eugene Kubinski (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-7764
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Bag O' Bolts
Destination: Nürnberg, Germany
Mission: Not available

More information

S/Sgt Henry Kubinski attended Pershing High School and was employed at Packard Motor.

He enlisted in January 1943 and earned his gunner wings at Harlingen Field in Texas. He was sent overseas in December 1943.

S/Sgt Kubinski bailed out near Ommen, the Netherlands and was found at 17:00 hours in the river "Regge" near the railway bridge Ommen - Zwolle.

He was initially buried on 23 February 1944 at the Ommen general cemetery. He was the only one who had bailed out, and the remaining crew made it back to England.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census,
http://www.teunispats.nl/t3438a.htm, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press