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PAS, Cornelius - Date of
birth
8 April 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Irwin, Venango County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13089615 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
409th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1944 - Place of
death
2 Km southwest of Suderschmedeby, south of Frensburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Pas (father)
Caroline (Kissel) Pas (mother)
Harry J. Pas (brother)
Leo J. Pas (brother)
Carolyn Pas (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-23810 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 8342
More information
Sgt Cornelius Pas graduated from Norwin High School in 1938.He enlisted on 29 September 1942 at Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Statement T/Sgt Thomas J. Adams.
"Our plane crashed because the control cables had been shot in two by anti-aircraft fire. Of course the plane went down in a spin, and there was not much time to get out, therefore we that were in good condition could not aid those that had been wounded and could not help themselves.
The aircraft crashed 2 km southwest of Suderschmedeby, south of Flensburg."
Sgt Cornelius Pas and four unidentified American Airmen were buried on the Cemetery Friedenshugel in Flensburg on 8 January 1944.
The picture was taken in high school in 1938.
Source of information: FOHF, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / Enlistment Record / Leffler Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Jac Engels, Norwin High School, 1938