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KRIVONAK, Michael - Date of
birth
10 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Central City, Somerset County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-720867 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
854th Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Deckbergen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Krivonak (father)
Eva (Komkel) Krivonak (mother)
Annette A. Krivonak (sister)
Marie Krivonak (sister)
Kathryn Krivonak (sister)
Susan Krivonak (sister)
John Krivonak (brother)
Eva R. Krivonak (sister)
Joe Krivonak (brother)
Margaret Krivonak (sister)
Joseph Krivonak (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95007 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Scarface
Destination: Misburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 11159
More information
2nd Lt Michael Krivonak graduated from Shade Township High School in 1940.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Miami Beach, Florida on 20 February 1943. He was employed at Vought Sikorsky Aircraft.
A/C 007 bomb bay on fire plane was shot down by enemy aircraft. Lt Krivonak was one of 4 crewmen who bailed out when their B24 was shot down over Germany on Nov 26, 1944. His fellow crew member, Sgt Kenneth Peiffer reported that Lt Krivonak along with two other crew members was killed by civilians before the German Luftwaffe could reach them.
His brother, Sgt John Krivonak, was killed in action at the Mariana Islands on 10 February 1945. He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
The pictures were taken in high school in 1939 and 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Buben Family Tree / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application File, WWII, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Shade Township High School 1939, 1940