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DZIA DZIA, Ray Peter - Date of
birth
19 November 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11101178 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
612th Bombardment Squadron,
401st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Dzia Dzia (father)
Eva Dzia Dzia (mother)
Emma Dzia Dzia (sister)
Helen Dzia Dzia (sister)
Sophia Dzia Dzia (sister)
Anthony Dzia Dzia (brother)
Theodore Dzia Dzia (brother)
Louise Dzia Dzia (sister)
Caroline Dzia Dzia (sister)
Louis Dzia Dzia (brother)
Anna Dzia Dzia (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-39979 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Mission: Politz/Sorau, Germany
MACR: 4018
More information
Ray P. Dzia Dzia enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 28 October 1942.The plane left the formation after being hit by flak and was finished off by fighters. Ray P. Dzia Dzia died as prisoner of war.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Carla Mans, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.remember-our-heroes.nl - Andy Swinnen, www.ancestry.com - Heidi Dodge