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Personal info

Full name
TYKARSKY, Edward Bernard
Date of birth
25 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
West Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13108280
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Top Turret Gunner/Engineer
Unit
853rd Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
26 November 1944
Place of death
Misburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 11 6

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Tykarsky (father)
Martha L. (Lepner) Tykarski (mother)
Ann M. (Merges) Tykarsky (wife)
Edward B. Tykarsky Jr. (son)

Plane data

Serial number
41-28884
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Problem Child
Destination: Misburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
Macr: 10762

More information

The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters over the target. All nine crew members were killed. Due to the large number of bombers who were attacked and shot down in a very short period of time, no details are known about what exactly happened.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card / 1930 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com