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FEIFER, Martin - Date of
birth
5 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-2056364 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Lamspringe and Neuhof, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Abraham Feifer (father)
Sime (Segalowitz) Feifer (mother)
Norman S. Feifer (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102646 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
Mission: Combat
MACR: 10415
More information
A/C encountered severe prop wash and exploded in mid air. Plane exploded in the air and parts spread over 1,5 Miles.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Beth Edelheit, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / Naturalization Record of his mother
Photo source: Peter Schouteten