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GOLEBIEWSKI, Edward R - Date of
birth
20 August 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33266824 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
32nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 November 1943 - Place of
death
Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 27 | 41 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Stanley P. Golebiewski (father)
Stella R. (Karolski) Golebiewski (mother)
Joseph R. Golebiewski (brother)
Frank A. Golebiewski (brother)
Regina J. Golebiewski (sister)
Rita Golebiewski (sister)
Richard Golebiewski (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3380 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Pistol Packin Mama
Destination: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 1095
More information
S/Sgt Edward R. Golebiewski attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 16 May 1942.Sgt Howard B. Campbell:
"I was a Tail Gunner. A/C 42-3343 was flying right wing in the lead element and A/C 42-3380 was flying left wing in the second element. The first wave of fighters attacked A/C 42-3380 and the plane started pouring out white smoke from the #3 engine. It then fell back and the fighters attacked him again until he started going down with the engine still pouring out the white smoke. I didn’t see any chutes come out of the plane".
1st Lt Marcus S. Baker:
"I believe he was killed on about the second or third time passing us".
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Richard Golebiewski & Rita Broccolo, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett / Mark, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Nov.43.html
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – The Pittsburgh Press Pennsylvania 17 December 1943