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KARPINKO, Paul William - Date of
birth
9 August 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-818285 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
567th Fighter Squadron,
389th Fighter Group
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
27 May 1944 - Place of
death
Near Saarbrücken, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 34 | 35 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Stephen Karpinko (father)
Catherine Karpinko (mother)
Pauline D. (Snell) Karpinko (1st wife)
Nancy M. Karpinko (daughter)
Thelma V. (Moorer) Karpinko (2nd wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-94951 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: War Champ
Destination: Saarbrücken, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad yards
MACR: 5261
More information
2nd Lt Paul W. Karpinko was a clerk before he joined the Regular Army in Washington, District of Columbia on 30 July 1942.S/Sgt Herbert P. Wright:
I was flying in A/C 42-100364 and saw the following. A/C 42-94951 and A/C 42-95091 were bot hit by flak at approximately the same time. A/C/ 42-95091 had a fire in the bomb-bay and went into a spin and then steep dive. Saw A/C 42-94951 hit and start to go down. At about that time our own ship was hit by flak and I lost track of the two planes that were in trouble. When we straightened out again I saw four chutes but could not positively identify which plane they had emerged from.
1st Lt Malcolm L. Gardner:
Lt. P. W. Karpinko was seen to bail out and then our B-24 while in a flat spin is believed to have separated him from his parachute. German interrogator at Wetzlar Dulag-Luft informed me that Lt P. W. Karpinko’s dog tags were found on a crushed body.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Wie Madden Family Tree / Pennsylvania U.S. Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / U.S. Marriage Records, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com Kim / John Dowdy