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WOJCIECHOWSKI, Stanley Anthony - Date of
birth
5 May 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35303040 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
409th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 April 1944 - Place of
death
Bourgogne-Fresne, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 34 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jennie A. (Matyas) Wojciechowski (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-100248 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Bar Fly
Destination: Pforzheim, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city center
MACR: 3563
More information
S/Sgt Stanley A. Wojciechowski enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 17 April 1942.The aircraft was hit by flak over the target and during the return flight, the formation was attacked by enemy fighters.
Nine crew members were killed and one was taken prisoner.
S/Sgt Wojciechowski was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
A monument near the corner of the Rue de la Libération and the Avenue du Dr. Manichon in Bourgogne-Fresne, France was erected near the site were two B-24s crashed on 1 April 1944.
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 – Russ Pickett, www.google.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Gary Hawthorne