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SILVERSTEIN, Jacob - Date of
birth
28 June 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-738271 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
550th Bombardment Squadron,
385th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 July 1943 - Place of
death
Oschersleben, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Abraham C. Silverstein (father)
Bertha (Borenstein) Silverstein (mother)
Sydney Silverstein (twin brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30179 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname Murder Incorporated
Destination: Oschersleben, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory
MACR: 189A
More information
2nd Lt Jacob Silverstein graduated from Redondo Union High School and attended Compton Junior College and the University of California.He joined the Air Corps of the Army of the United States on 13 March 1942 in Los Angeles, California.
The airplane was last seen as it entered the bombing run over Oschersleben. No one reported having seen it go down, nor was enemy fighter opposition encountered after this time.
Six crew members were taken prisoner, four men were killed.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees, www.8thafhs.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, The Daily Breeze - 17 February 1943