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MORDKOWITZ, Philip - Date of
birth
25 August 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-683289 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
350th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1944 - Place of
death
English Channel, off the coast of Sangatte, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Jacob Mordkowitz (father)
Rebecca Mordkowitz (mother)
Max Mordkowitz (brother)
Anna Mordkowitz (sister)
Eva Mordkowitz (sister)
Dorothy Mordkowitz (sister)
Joseph Mordkowitz (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30788 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Mismalovin'
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Messerschmitt aviation industry
MACR: 2760
More information
1st Lt Philip Mordkowitz worked in a textile factory.He joined the Army Air Corps as a private in New York City, New York on 30 September 1940.
The aircraft was destroyed by fighters near Calais, France after being forced out to the formation due to flak damage. The aircraft was hit by flak just after bombs away. Gasoline immediately began to flow back across the wing and the aircraft began to fall behind the formation.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com 1920, 1930, 1940 Census / Jewish Servicemen Card, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com,
Photo source: www.100thbg.com , Arie-Jan van Hees, Navigator Class Book 43-9 San Marcos, Texas