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Personal info

Full name
AMAYA, Anthony L W
Date of birth
13 June 1917
Age
25
Place of birth
Gonzales, Monterey County, California
Hometown
Gonzales, Monterey County, California

Military service

Service number
O-733509
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Bombardier
Unit
524th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
11 June 1943
Place of death
North Sea, off the coast near Emden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Eloi J.L. Amaya (father)
Mary C. (Raggi) Amaya (mother)
Alred A. Amaya (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-29915
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Thunder God
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 1760

More information

Anthony L. W. Amaya attended college for three years.

He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Moffet Field, California on 7 January 1942.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters. the entire crew of ten men was killed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.ancestry.com Lang Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Lang Family Tree