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name
BRODSKY, Arthur J - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Cicero, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-825101 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 30 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Isaac Brodsky (father)
Sylvia K. Brodsky (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102531 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Tangerine II
Destination: Wiesbaden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield of Erbenheim
MACR: 10358
More information
Arthur J. Brodsky attended Morton Junior College and was a draftsman.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Chicago, Illinois on 16 October 1942. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
The aircraft was hit by flak, approximately one minute before bombs away. It immediately broke in two at the ball turret.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, seven were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Morton Junior College yearbook 1942, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Morton Junior College yearbook 1942, The Arizona Republic 6 April 1945