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Personal info

Full name
WESOLOWSKI, Edward V
Date of birth
7 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Erie County, New York
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
32842739
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Engineer / Gunner
Unit
558th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 February 1945
Place of death
Bubenheim, 3 km northwest of Koblenz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 9 1

Immediate family

Members
Vincent Wesolowski (father)
Tekla Wesolowski (mother)
Eleanore Wesolowski (sister)
Francis R. Wesolowski (brother)
Marian Wesolowski (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-96164
Data
Type: B-26B
Destination: Engers, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a railroad bridge
MACR: 12343

More information

S/Sgt Edward V. Wesolowski enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 15 March 1943.
The airplane was hit in de bomb bay just as the formation approached the target area. Flames were seen in the bomb bay doors. The plane remained under control and continued to the right of the formation. Then the plane broke up, separating the wings from the fuselage.

Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, four men were killed. They were initially buried at the community cemetery of Koblenz-Rübenach on 16 February 1945.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR 12343, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Yvonne Athanasaw