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LEVINE, Israel "Ted" - Date of
birth
11 February 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-749439 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
351st Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1943 - Place of
death
Vinnenberger Forest, Warendorf-Ostbevern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 17 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Hyman Levine (father)
Sarah (Kushner) Levine (mother)
Samuel Levine (brother)
Joseph Levine (brother)
Charles Levine (brother)
Rose Levine (sister)
Polly Levine (sister)
Sally Levine (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30723 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Sexy Suzy, Mother Of Ten aka Holy Terror
Destination: Münster, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad
MACR: 1027
More information
2nd Lt Israel Levine was a foreman.He enlisted in Sacramento, California on 4 June 1941.
The airplane collided with a Me 109 en went down on fire and exploded.
Four crew members were taken prisoner, six were killed. They were initially buried at the Catholic cemetery of Ostbevern on 14 and 16 October 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Ingeborg Loo, IDPF, www.100thbg.com, National WWII Memorial, Footnote, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: Michel Beckers, www.100thbg.com, Arie-Jan van Hees, Ingeborg Loo