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YUZWA, Samuel - Date of
birth
1 October 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6716563 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Nose Gunner -
Unit
854th Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Stadthagen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 25 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Wasyl Yuzwa (father)
Anna (Drit) Yuzwa (mother)
Peter Yuzwa (brother)
Mary Yuzwa (sister)
Anna Yuzma (sister)
Michael Yuzwa (brother)
Olga Yuzwa (sister)
Sophie Yuzwa (sister)
Helen Yuzwa (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-40271 -
Data
Type: B-24 J
Nickname: House of Rumor
Destination: Misburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
Macr: 10766
More information
S/Sgt Samuel Yuzwa attended high school for two years and was a machine operator before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Trenton, New Jersey.His parents immigrated from Poland.
The group was attacked by a large number of enemy fighters on the way to the target, with the loss of one-half of the aircraft.
According to Lt Sonntag, the bombardier who was one of the surviving crew members, S/Sgt Yuzwa was badly wounded or killed by an explosion and was unable to leave the plane.
Six crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Four men were killed and were initially buried at the community cemetery of Meerbeck, near Stadthagen, Germany on 30 November 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: FOHF, Treton Evening Times 5 April 1945 - courtesy of John McParland