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KOLZER, Joseph F - Date of
birth
1 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35518903 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Turret Gunner -
Unit
777th Bombardment Squadron,
464th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 August 1944 - Place of
death
Near Annaburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 42 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Matilda Kolzer (mother)
Hermina Kolzer (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-78318 -
Data
Type: B-24G
Nickname: All Meat, No Potatoes
Destination: Blechhammer, Germany
Mission: Oil Refinery
MACR: 7534
More information
S/Sgt Joseph F. Kolzer graduated from Collingwood High School. He was employed at Park Appliance Company.He enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio, on 26 October 1942 and was sent overseas in February 1944.
S/Sgt John W. Baker: "I was flying in #21 position in Dog Box on 7 August 1944. I saw Capt Tudor's plane fly under our plane in a vertical dive. His #3 and #4 engines were on fire. I did not see any chutes, nor did I see the plane hit the ground."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / Ohio Birth Index, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten