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MARICIC, Joseph Anthony - Date of
birth
15 March 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37130753 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
565th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 October 1943 - Place of
death
Spieke-Neufeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
John I. Maricic (father)
Mary (Candri) Maricic (mother)
Anna Maricic (sister)
Estelle Maricic (sister)
Mary Maricic (sister)
Rose Maricic (sister)
Dolores Maricic (sister)
Angeline Maricic (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-63958 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Lucky Tiger
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2444
More information
S/Sgt Joseph A. Maricic attended McKinley High School and was employed as an upholsterer at the Pullman Car Company.He enlisted in June 1942.
After bombing the target first fell out of formation with one knocked out. It was pursued by fighters and observed being attacked by JU-88s as the formation left the coast. The plane spiraled off to the right with flames in the cockpit. Two parachutes emerged from the plane.
Bodies were recovered on October 12 from tidal lands at Spieka-Neufeld by a detail from the Sea Airbase at Wesermünde. Germany.
He was initially buried at the cemetery of Brockeswalde, Germany on 16 October 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch