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MAJESKA, Edward Francis - Date of
birth
20 September 1908 -
Age
35 -
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32426453 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 February 1944 - Place of
death
Pisseleux, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 31 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Barbara Majeska (mother)
Robert Majeska (brother)
Mary A. Majeska (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38015 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Romilly-sur-Seine, France
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 2342
More information
S/Sgt Edward F. Majeska he enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 12 August 1942.Enemy aircraft hit the gas tank in the left wing which blew up. The airplane then collided with a Fw-190 and crashed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
The crew is remembered on a monument in Pisseleux.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Frogman, https://b17flyingfortress.de/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Clement Christophe, www.ancestry.com – Jeff Shonkwiler